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I wonder if this will finally give a solid, cross-platform way to make the Caps Lock key work as it should: press for escape, hold for control.

by teeray 2y ago

nemomarx 2y ago
the easiest cross platform way is to use qmk and flash some firmware on the keyboard itself to map that. tons of software tools for this now
- unshavedyak 2y ago
  That's what i did. It's worked super well. Finding a keyboard i liked that worked with that was the hardest part. As it is my keyboard's brand (Keychron) had support in QMK, but the model did not. I had to hack a bit to get there, but in the end it worked. Sad thing is that was two years ago and i've forgotten how to flash it lol. I can't wait until something like Rust's QMK (i think RMK?) starts to work on more boards. My board having complex modes but the ease of it being written in Rust (because i love Rust) would be a dream for me. If i could i'd write those type of Rust-QMK for both my Keyboard and Mouse. It really feels great
- ristomatti 2y ago
  While that's true, QMK isn't context aware. You can't have application or OS specific mappings for instance. Edit: typo fix
- brirec 2y ago
  This looks like it might work on my ordinary Dell Latitude laptop, which certainly doesn't support QMK for its internal keyboard as much as I wish it did!
tagfowufe 2y ago
May I suggest the absolutely awesome Extend Layer [0] instead? Arrow keys, advanced cursor movement and modifiers chording, and more, without leaving the home row! [0] https://dreymar.colemak.org/layers-extend.html https://dreymar.colemak.org/layers-extend.html
4k93n2 2y ago
it would help to know what your tried. kanata?
ristomatti 2y ago
Yes it does but a lot more. I've personally switched to using only Keymapper even though my keyboard runs on QMK. There's a lot of features but the killer one for me is the context awareness. You can have different mappings based on the application, device or OS.

I wonder if this will finally give a solid, cross-platform way to make the Caps Lock key work as it should: press for escape, hold for control.

by teeray 2y ago

I wonder if this will finally give a solid, cross-platform way to make the Caps Lock key work as it should: press for escape, hold for control.

nemomarx 2y ago

the easiest cross platform way is to use qmk and flash some firmware on the keyboard itself to map that. tons of software tools for this now

unshavedyak 2y ago
That's what i did. It's worked super well. Finding a keyboard i liked that worked with that was the hardest part. As it is my keyboard's brand (Keychron) had support in QMK, but the model did not. I had to hack a bit to get there, but in the end it worked. Sad thing is that was two years ago and i've forgotten how to flash it lol. I can't wait until something like Rust's QMK (i think RMK?) starts to work on more boards. My board having complex modes but the ease of it being written in Rust (because i love Rust) would be a dream for me. If i could i'd write those type of Rust-QMK for both my Keyboard and Mouse. It really feels great
ristomatti 2y ago
While that's true, QMK isn't context aware. You can't have application or OS specific mappings for instance. Edit: typo fix
brirec 2y ago
This looks like it might work on my ordinary Dell Latitude laptop, which certainly doesn't support QMK for its internal keyboard as much as I wish it did!

tagfowufe 2y ago

May I suggest the absolutely awesome Extend Layer [0] instead? Arrow keys, advanced cursor movement and modifiers chording, and more, without leaving the home row! [0] https://dreymar.colemak.org/layers-extend.html https://dreymar.colemak.org/layers-extend.html

4k93n2 2y ago

it would help to know what your tried. kanata?

ristomatti 2y ago

Yes it does but a lot more. I've personally switched to using only Keymapper even though my keyboard runs on QMK. There's a lot of features but the killer one for me is the context awareness. You can have different mappings based on the application, device or OS.