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"DreymaR's Big Bag of Keyboard Tricks" for Windows with EPKL
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How do I remap the extend layer 2 so instead of a right alt it is picked using the left alt? #78

Open mrakgr opened 9 months ago

mrakgr commented 9 months ago

I am guessing the setting is in an ini file somewhere, but I am not sure where. Also, after that I'd like to create a symbols layer to replace that useless emoji one. Is there an existing mapping that somebody else has done that I could use instead?

Thanks!

mrakgr commented 9 months ago

Also, I just tried changing the keybindings for StrFaces layer and even if I save and restart the program, the changes don't seem to be taking effect.

DreymaR commented 9 months ago

In the settings file:

;;  Extend modifiers let you select Multi-Extend layers: Ext+Mod1 -> Ext2; Ext+Mod2 -> Ext3; Ext+Mod1+Mod2 -> Ext4.
extendMods      = RAlt,RShift           ;       - Mod1,Mod2

Not sure what you mean by the "keybindings for StrFaces layer", but you should probably go back to the original file if you messed up. If you mean Kaomoji, then I recommend doing those with dead keys now; I use the Shift+Extend-tap dead key (@ex1 = Ext_Kaomoji).

To make a symbols layer, I also recommend dead keys. Unless you plan on releasing many copies of symbols at once, or otherwise staying in the symbol layer for more than a couple of key strokes, DKs are better suited for the purpose. See the deadkeys file for examples.

Since I started using DKs more extensively, I've never seen a need for more than 2 hold-Extend layers. Nav/edit and NumPad layers are useful since you do stay in those for a longer time. One-shot symbol layers are better done by sequencing methods.