spacefn-win is a Windows implementation of the SpaceFN keyboard layout by spiceBar. It is an AutoHotkey script.

I'm looking for a maintainer. I have moved away from Windows to Linux, and therefore do not use AutoHotkey anymore. If you like spacefn-win and would like to maintain it, please contact me.

There are two different ways to go.

The simplest option is to download the compiled file spacefn-win.exe and run it. No installation required.

The other option is to install AutoHotkey 1.1.13.00+ (if you haven't already), download the whole project and run the spacefn-win.ahk file using AutoHotkey. Use this option if you're already using AutoHotkey or want to customize the layout.

Either way, put a shortcut to spacefn-win.{ahk,exe} in the Autostart directory to activate the layout automatically when you log in to your computer. (It won't work in the login screen.)

The stand-alone exe file as well as a zip of the project can be found under releases. If you download the zip file, you must also download dual, and put the contents of it in the Lib/dual directory.

git users might want to run git clone https://github.com/lydell/spacefn-win.git (to download the whole project), followed by git submodule init and git submodule update (to download dual).

The script accepts any number of command line options of the form option=value. The following options are available:

• swap_backtick_escape: true or false (default)
• mode: ijkl (default), ijkl2, hjkl or wasd
• delay, timeout and doublePress: Integer (advanced)

Examples:

• autohotkey spacefn-win.ahk delay=70 swap_backtick_escape=true
• spacefn-win.exe delay=70 swap_backtick_escape=true

The script assumes that you're using the en-US QWERTY layout. If you're using some other layout, you unfortunately might have to modify the script. It should be pretty straight-forward, though. Don't hesitate to ask for help with this, if needed. If you find a way to make the script layout-agnostic, please tell me!

The SpaceFN post mentions a gaming mode. As far as know, using AHK and games at the same time is not such a good idea.

MIT Licensed