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Hammerspoon caps lock escape and control install#
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In order to make sure that we can always access this functionality we need to bind it to global shortcuts, of which we know that they are not used by other applications. For some tasks this can be acceptable, but there is definitely some functionality that needs to work in all contexts, like resizing windows, opening certain applications, or locking your screen. Every application has their own shortcuts, making it very likely that some of them overlap. This has happened to me on multiple occasions. Wait, why did I move to the next tab in my editor?' Note: On the backlight version there is an override with Fn-Q.'I will just move my active window to the right, using ⌥⌘→. Additional rule required for command-tilde behaviour. Capslock alone is set to behave like the Escape-key, with this setting the key is forced to tilde and grave-accent.

The Magicforce is a 68 key keyboard with a combined escape_grave_accent_and_tilde key. (custom variables) & modifiers -> Advanced Examples: :profiles ]

Hammerspoon caps lock escape and control install#

! | means mandatory - modifier(s) alone when pressend change behavior # | means optional - modifiers are optional (but atleast one necessary) :!Ca is keycode :a and prefix a with !C C | left_command T | left_control O | left_option S | left_shift F | fn Q | right_command W | right_control E | right_option R | right_shift # | optional any !! | command + control + optional + shift (hyper) Install via brew: `brew install yqrashawn/goku/goku` karabiner docs: includs ~to_if_alone~, ~to_if_held_down~,~to_after_key_up~, ~to_delayed_action~ and ~parameters~. A work-around is to open the application from the commandline. It happened to me a couple of times that the GUI of Karabiner-Elements or Karabiner-Eventviewer would not display.

When you work with Goku or directly with Karabiner-Elements this tool shows all keyboard events. Karabiner-Elements comes with a very nice debugging tool, Karabiner-Eventviewer. My menu bar is already filled with icons so I unchecked the option “Show icon in menu bar …” In some cases you need to create the ‘Default’ profile in other cases you need to rename the profile to ‘Default’. The “Default” profile is a requirement for Goku. Under “Basic configuration” make sure your keyboard is selected (☑️). After running “Goku” this tab will be filled. Initially the “Complex modifications”-tab is empty. My current configuration has no simple modifications. In part 1 an example was shown that swapped the left Option (⌥) and left Command (⌘) keys. The preferences/configuration screens of my Karabiner-Elements setup.

Specific for the native Apple keyboardsīefore we dive into Goku and the keyboard customizations first the application preferences.

Hammerspoon caps lock escape and control Pc#

Specific for the compact PC keyboard in my case the Qisan Magicforce 68.

My keyboard customizations are divided in three parts:

Hammerspoon to do some automation tasks.

Goku to generate the Karabiner-Elements configuration file and.

Karabiner-Elements to manage the keyboard customizations,.

That didn’t work as nicely as I expected. At first I used Karabiner-Elements only to swap the left-option (⌥) and left-command (⌘) key and a hyperkey for Hammerspoon.

There is overlap in functionality between Karabiner-Elements and Hammerspoon. I looked at the macOS native options, invested some time exploring the available tools and decided to use Karabiner-Elements, Goku and Hammerspoon. I prefer to have a dedicated key for grave accent (`) and tilde (~). By default the function of this combined Escape-key can be modified with fn+q. The keyboard has only 5 rows, the main reason to combine three keys into one Escape key. The main goal was to swap the Window (❖)- and Alt- keys for the Command (⌘)- and Option (⌥) keys. A nice compact PC keyboard with proper arrow-keys. I bought this Qisan Magicforce 68 mechanical keyboard, with a PC layout. In part 1 I wrote about the tools and native ways I encountered to customize my keyboard. This is part 2 of my “Keyboard redefined” post.