How do I hide keys that are not on my layout?

[ujl123]

As the image shows, I have a 1 handed keyboard that has 1 key in the 4th column. However I can't seem to find a property that allows me to remove that key. I'm currently using "type: Ghost" but i"m unsure on how to remove it completely.

Also I want to make the space key 2u, but trying things like thumbs: MIT gives me an error that it can't be used with odd number of columns

Here is my code for reference:

layout:
  ortho_layout:
    split: false
    rows: 4
    columns: 5
layers:
  Qwerty:
    - [{t: Q, h: P},   {t: W, h: O},  {t: E, h: I},   {t: R, h: U},   {t: T, h: Y}]
    - [{t: A, h: ";"},   {t: S, h: L},  {t: D, h: K},   {t: F, h: J},   {t: G, h: H}]
    - [{t: Z, h: "/?"},   {t: X, h: ">."},  {t: C, h: "<,"},   {t: V, h: M},   {t: B, h: N}]
    - [{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: SPACE, h: SHIFT}]
  Number:
    - [null,   {t: 9, h: "("},  {t: 8, h: "*"},   {t: 7, h: "&"},   null]
    - [null,   {t: 6, h: "^"},  {t: 5, h: "%"},   {t: 4, h: "$"},   null]
    - [null,   {t: 3, h: "#"},  {t: 2, h: "@"},   {t: 1, h: "!"},   {t: 0, h: "."}]
    - [{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},TO 0]
  Navigation:
    - [null,   HOME,          Arrow UP,   END,   VOL UP]
    - [null,   ARROW LEFT,  ARROW DOWN,   ARROW RIGHT,   PLAY/PAUSE]
    - [null,   PAGE UP,  ctrl+shift+down,   PAGE DOWN,   VOL DOWN]
    - [{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},TO 0]
    
  Mouse:
    - [lGUI+SHIFT+S,   LEFT CLICK,          MOUSE UP,   RIGHT CLICK,   SCROLL UP]
    - [Mouse 5,   MOUSE LEFT,  MOUSE DOWN,   MOUSE RIGHT,   MIDDLE CLICK]
    - [Mouse 4,   LEFT ARROW,  ctrl+shift+down,   ARROW RIGHT,   SCROLL DOWN]
    - [{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},{t: NONE, type: ghost},TO 0]
    
combos:
  - {p: [1, 5,7], k: "Toggle Navigation Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [2, 6,8], k: "Toggle Mouse Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [16, 17,18], k: "Toggle Number Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [16, 15], k: "TO QWERTY Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 13], k: "OSM SHIFT", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [7, 12], k: "OSM CTRL", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [6, 11], k: "OSM ALT", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [5, 10], k: "OSM LGUI", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 7], k: "ENTER", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 9], k: "BACKSPACE", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 9,19], k: "DEL", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [5, 6], k: "TAB", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [0, 1], k: "ESC", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [5, 8], k: "CAPWORD", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [2, 1], k: " tap=' \n hold=\""}
  - {p: [3, 1], k: " tap=` \n hold=~", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [2, 8], k: " tap=( \n hold=)", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [1, 8], k: " tap={ \n hold=}", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 12], k: " tap=[ \n hold=]", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  

  

[caksoylar]

Hey, sounds like you want a different type of physical layout definition because ortho_layout doesn't support what you want. Easiest would be the cols+thumbs spec (commented out combos that require updating the positions):

layout:
  cols_thumbs_notation: 33333+1
layers:
  Qwerty:
    - [{t: Q, h: P},   {t: W, h: O},  {t: E, h: I},   {t: R, h: U},   {t: T, h: Y}]
    - [{t: A, h: ";"},   {t: S, h: L},  {t: D, h: K},   {t: F, h: J},   {t: G, h: H}]
    - [{t: Z, h: "/?"},   {t: X, h: ">."},  {t: C, h: "<,"},   {t: V, h: M},   {t: B, h: N}]
    - [{t: SPACE, h: SHIFT}]
  Number:
    - [null,   {t: 9, h: "("},  {t: 8, h: "*"},   {t: 7, h: "&"},   null]
    - [null,   {t: 6, h: "^"},  {t: 5, h: "%"},   {t: 4, h: "$"},   null]
    - [null,   {t: 3, h: "#"},  {t: 2, h: "@"},   {t: 1, h: "!"},   {t: 0, h: "."}]
    - [TO 0]
  Navigation:
    - [null,   HOME,          Arrow UP,   END,   VOL UP]
    - [null,   ARROW LEFT,  ARROW DOWN,   ARROW RIGHT,   PLAY/PAUSE]
    - [null,   PAGE UP,  ctrl+shift+down,   PAGE DOWN,   VOL DOWN]
    - [TO 0]
    
  Mouse:
    - [lGUI+SHIFT+S,   LEFT CLICK,          MOUSE UP,   RIGHT CLICK,   SCROLL UP]
    - [Mouse 5,   MOUSE LEFT,  MOUSE DOWN,   MOUSE RIGHT,   MIDDLE CLICK]
    - [Mouse 4,   LEFT ARROW,  ctrl+shift+down,   ARROW RIGHT,   SCROLL DOWN]
    - [TO 0]
    
combos:
  - {p: [1, 5,7], k: "Toggle Navigation Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [2, 6,8], k: "Toggle Mouse Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  # - {p: [16, 17,18], k: "Toggle Number Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  # - {p: [16, 15], k: "TO QWERTY Layer", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 13], k: "OSM SHIFT", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [7, 12], k: "OSM CTRL", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [6, 11], k: "OSM ALT", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [5, 10], k: "OSM LGUI", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 7], k: "ENTER", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 9], k: "BACKSPACE", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  # - {p: [8, 9,19], k: "DEL", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [5, 6], k: "TAB", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [0, 1], k: "ESC", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [5, 8], k: "CAPWORD", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [2, 1], k: " tap=' \n hold=\""}
  - {p: [3, 1], k: " tap=` \n hold=~", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [2, 8], k: " tap=( \n hold=)", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [1, 8], k: " tap={ \n hold=}", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}
  - {p: [8, 12], k: " tap=[ \n hold=]", l: ["Qwerty","Number"]}

The other option is to create a custom physical layout using e.g. the QMK format, see https://github.com/caksoylar/keymap-drawer/blob/main/PHYSICAL_LAYOUTS.md#qmk-infojson-specification.

[ujl123]

Thank you, that solved my biggest question! A minor unanswered question I had was how do I adjust the size for any specific key? I want to change the thumb key to a 2u key, but wondered how do I adjust any key to 2u (or any other unit size/rotation)

Thanks again! Was banging my head for a few days trying to figure it out

[caksoylar]

No worries. Being able to change the size also depends on the kind of layout. cols_thumbs_notation doesn't give you a way, for instance. You'd probably want to write a QMK-style json for that, like this:

{
  "layouts": {
    "Default": {
      "layout": [
        { "x": 0.0, "y": 0.0 },
        { "x": 1.0, "y": 0.0 },
        { "x": 2.0, "y": 0.0 },
        { "x": 3.0, "y": 0.0 },
        { "x": 4.0, "y": 0.0 },
        { "x": 0.0, "y": 1.0 },
        { "x": 1.0, "y": 1.0 },
        { "x": 2.0, "y": 1.0 },
        { "x": 3.0, "y": 1.0 },
        { "x": 4.0, "y": 1.0 },
        { "x": 0.0, "y": 2.0 },
        { "x": 1.0, "y": 2.0 },
        { "x": 2.0, "y": 2.0 },
        { "x": 3.0, "y": 2.0 },
        { "x": 4.0, "y": 2.0 },
        { "x": 3.0, "y": 3.0, "w": 2.0 }
      ]
    }
  }
}

This lets you set width/height and rotation, see the last link I sent above.

(Hint: upload this using the "Layout Override" pop-up on the web app or pass it to keymap draw -j test.json ... for the CLI tool)

(Hint 2: use https://nickcoutsos.github.io/keymap-layout-tools/ to edit above json)

[ujl123]

Thank you! I figured the solution had to be within the layout overrides. I was still stuck in the KLE method of having each object's rotation, size etc exposed rather than it being defined elsewhere. I've uploaded and it looks great.

[caksoylar]

Nice, glad you figured it out. I aimed to keep the physical layout (key positions/sizes) and logical layout (keymap assignments) separate from each other, though abstractions can leak a bit (like the ghost type).