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kbct
- Help - Key Remap
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Show HN: I spent a year designing an low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard
I had a similar problem with the Tecurs KB510 I got at work. The only way I found to type F1-F12 keys on Linux was to set up a hack with kbct [0] and the Super key... until I tried the configuration described in the gist you linked. Thanks a lot for that !
[0] https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct
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Linux utility to assign different keys to tap vs hold (like Karabiner does in macOS)
I use KBCT and encourage others to support it: https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct
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me right now
kbct
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Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now Shipping
>Creating a "standardized experience" like Windows usually means that configurability goes right out the window. It's how you get abominations like dconf or the GNOME music player
I don't understand how you connected these dots and I'd suggest against calling things abominations. You don't have to use dconf or the GNOME music player, those aren't standardized. If someone does like them I think they're perfectly fine, they do exactly what they're advertised to do. It's also fine if you don't like them, they're just two options from the many configuration databases and media players that you can choose from.
>But why shouldn't I be able to run xbindkeys or sxhkd or whatever hotkey dameon I want?
In some ways you actually can but it depends on the hotkey daemon and how it's implemented. The reason for that is technical, those are implemented with X grabs which have a number of usability and security issues. There are a few key rebinding daemons that use evdev directly so they work with Wayland:
https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct
https://github.com/snyball/Hawck
But these also do have similar security issues to X key grabs, in that they effectively operate as keyloggers. If you're looking for an API that works purely within Wayland and lets unprivileged clients request key rebinding, that doesn't exist yet. Somebody would need to specify what that API looks like and figure out a good way to make it secure. What would the end goal of the API be, and how could the system (and by extension, the user) tell the difference between a legitimate hotkey daemon and a malicious keylogger? And would it actually be any better than the approach of snooping evdev? I don't know the answer to these questions but you may have more experience with this than I do.
- Keyboard customization tool for Linux
miryoku
- Principles for Keyboard Layouts (2022)
- Been at this for 6 months, need advice
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Idea: script for generating QMK keymap and diagram
I've seen https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku but it doesn't appear to be easily modified.
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Recommendations for laptop user
A 75% keyboard still require quite a lot of wrist movement, which is not ideal in your situation. It's better to learn to use layers, you could still have all the function keys and such with a 36 or 34 keys. With with such a small keyboard you don't need to move your wrist while typing. A Corne or even a Ferris Sweep can do the job with a proper keymap, like Miryoku.
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Dvorak map in Miryoku
If you prefer to have semicolon on Base you'd substitute custom Base, Nav, and Sym layers, swapping semicolon and slash, with https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku/discussions/85.
- Miryoku: An ergonomic, minimal, orthogonal, and universal keyboard layout
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My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards ⌨
The Miryoku layout [1] has a dedicated number layer which turns the left half into a number pad. Practical (once you get used to it) and portable.
[1] https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
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ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard
It's understandable if some people would prefer a larger layout. I wouldn't argue people should be using smaller keyboards.
It's "I don't mind moving my hand to hit the key" vs "I don't mind holding down some Fn key to hit the key". (Or with F1-F12 on Macbooks, you need to both hold down a Fn key and move your hand).
For an example of "36 keys ... how", I think the popular miryoku layout is fascinating. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku/tree/master/docs/re... -- Often, mnemonics for particular keys aren't all that complicated.
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Split kb symbol layer for dev/vim user
Except for those who use Miryoku, which is not optimized for software development, probably every single person here will have its own custom keymap.
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My new work setup, and a repurposing of my old setup
The keyboard on the other desk is a wireless Corne low profile kit I built up a while back using a couple nice!nano controllers and their low power display too. For general typing I don't have much of a problem going back and forth between the two, but the Corne is only 34 keys and I use a complex layout called Miryoku to get access to most symbols and functions I have by default on my 360.
What are some alternatives?
input-remapper - 🎮 ⌨ An easy to use tool to change the behaviour of your input devices.
keyboard-layout - keyboard-layout pools all the needed files to set up my custom XKB keyboard layout (takbl) on Linux Ubuntu.
rkvm - Virtual KVM switch for Linux machines
ferris - A low profile split keyboard designed to satisfy one single use case elegantly
compute-runtime - Intel® Graphics Compute Runtime for oneAPI Level Zero and OpenCL™ Driver
corne - QMK files for my 36-key Corne keyboard
evsieve - A utility for mapping events from Linux event devices.
halmak - The final version of the AI designed keyboard layout
kmonad - An advanced keyboard manager
vim-unimpaired - unimpaired.vim: Pairs of handy bracket mappings
leddy - Linux LED controller for the Fnatic miniStreak.
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families