Vim Foot Pedal

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  • footswitch

    Command-line utility for PCsensor and Scythe foot switches

  • Until I switched to a kneeling chair I had a 3 button foot pedal under my desk. I programmed it with https://github.com/rgerganov/footswitch and it worked an absolute treat. As an i3 devotee it was even more special.

    It didn't support up/down events but that was ok for me.

    For me the mapping was:

  • footswitcher

    Switch vim modes (and more) with a USB pedal

  • A couple of years ago I made a software-only thing to trigger two alternating key sequences (e.g. Esc and i) by pressing down one of those cheap USB pedals. A little bit hacky but it works. https://github.com/baumschubser/footswitcher

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  • sharpkeys

    SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key.

  • For a more general solution, I prefer https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys on Windows.

  • midi-to-keypress

    Takes MIDI input and turns it into keypresses

  • midiStroke

    MIDI to Keystroke Macro convertor for OS X

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