uri = 'ipfs://www.paulfioravanti.com/blog/starting-stenography-ergodox/#use-steno-appropriate-keycaps'
author = 'Paul Fioravanti'

Floor and Varnish
Starting Stenography with an Ergodox
QMK and Plover can get your Ergodox singing steno chords.
+++
```el
(lisp-fill-paragraph nil)
(0000000-extended-command nil "xah-open-in-external-app" "xa-exter")
(xah-open-in-external-app)
(customize-apropos '("l-col") nil)
Fill Column: 5
(0000000-extended-command nil "fill-paragraph" nil)
(describe-function 'xah-unfill-paragraph)
(fill-paragraph nil t)
```
Use KPA/AOUS
Steno-Appropriate KPA/STOEUPB/H-PB/KPA*/PROET
KeycapsPermalink K*P/*E/KWR*/KR*/A*/P*/S*/P*P/*E/R*/PH*/A*L/*EUPB/*BG
Based KPA/PWAEUFD
on OPB
the -T
Plover PHROFR
Keycap K*P/*E/KWR*/KR*/KWRA/*P
Recommendations, KPA/REPLGS/-S/KW-BG
I EU
picked PEUBGD
up a UP/AEU
set SET
of -F
G20 TKPW*P/#T/#O
Blank KPA/PWHRA*PBG
Keysets KPA/KAOES/ET/-S
and SKP
this TH
has HAS
made PHAED
chording KHORD/-G
much PHUFP
easier. AO*ERS/TP-PL
Switching KPA/SWEUFPG
the -T
direction TKREBGS
of my -F/PHEU
original ORPBLG
DCS TK*P/KR*P/S*P
profile PROEFL
keys KAOES
helped HEPD
a AEU
little HREUL
bit, PWEUT/KW-BG
but PWUT
the -T
flat TPHRAT
and SKP
wide WAOEUD
profile PROEFL
of -F
the -T
G20s TKPW*P/#T/#O/-S
makes PHAEUBGS
pressing PREFG
two TWO
keys KAOES
with W
the -T
same SAEUPL
finger TPEURPBG
significantly SEULG
less HRES
awkward. So, AUBG/WARD/TP-PL/KPA/SO/KW-BG
I can KEU
definitely TKEFPBLT
recommend REPL
picking P*EUG
up a UP/AEU
set SET
if TP
you U
are R
going TKPW-G
to TO
make PHAEUBG
a AEU
serious SAOERS
attempt A/TEPLT
at AT
learning HRERPBG
steno STOEUPB
on an OPB/APB
Ergodox, *EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*/KW-BG
or OR
really R-L
any TPHEU
mechanical PHEBG/K-L
keyboard. KAOEBD/TP-PL
For KPA/TPOR
Ergodox *EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*
users, AOUS/ERS/KW-BG
I EU
would WO
recommend REPL
picking P*EUG
up UP
both PWO*T
the -T
G20 TKPW*P/#T/#O
Ergodox *EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*
Base KPA/PWAEUS
and SKP
Ergodox *EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*
Modifier KPA/PHOD/TPAOEUR
sets SETS
that THA
PMK P*P/PH*P/K*P
offers. I OFRS/TP-PL/EU
initially TPHEURB/HREU
only OEPBL
ordered ORD/-D
a AEU
modifier PHOD/TPAOEUR
set, SET/KW-BG
thinking THEUG
that THA
I EU
would WO
be -B
fine TPAOEUPB
with W
having SR-G
a mix AEU/PHEUBGS
of -F
profiles PROEUFLS
on OPB
the -T
board, PWAORD/KW-BG
but PWUT
the -T
issues *EURBS
with W
that THA
I EU
found TPOUPBD
were: WR/STPH-FPLT