Request: (Japanese Karabiner functionality) Command keys to En and Ja

[b-d-m-p]

Hi,

Thanks for making this utility—I really appreciate it.

I use Japanese everyday and I got a Spanish keyboard, so I was using Karabiner's first option in the Japanese section, which changes, on one tap, the left command key to English and the right command key to Japanese. (I've included a screenshot.)

With Karabiner-Elements, I mapped my fn key to En and my right cmd to Ja. Is there a way that I can add this specific option, which differentiates between a tap and a hold, to Karabiner-Elements? Having this would really make my work day more pleasant. 😄

Any info you can give to point me in the right direction would be very appreciated.

Thanks.

[htakemoto]

I am also the one waiting for this feature.

[delphinus]

You can use the feature by forked binary that can be downloaded below.

• https://github.com/wwwjfy/Karabiner-Elements/releases/
• PR #247

My sample setting:

{
    "profiles": [
        {
            "devices": [],
            "name": "Default profile",
            "selected": true,
            "simple_modifications": {
                "left_command": "left_command",
                "right_command": "right_command"
            },
            "standalone_modifiers": {
                "left_command": "japanese_eisuu",
                "right_command": "japanese_kana"
            }
        }
    ]
}

I hope to merge PR early.

[b-d-m-p]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[b-d-m-p]

I installed your fork, but I'm not sure how to apply those settings. Could you describe the process?

[b-d-m-p]

Found it! https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/pull/247

[htakemoto]

It didn't work.

First, I am very confused with the config location

~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json ~/.karabiner.d/configuration/karabiner.json

Which is the one to add our custom json?

I also tried both standalone keys 0.90.72 (with hyper key) and standalone keys 0.90.72 from the one @delphinus provided. There is no luck.

UPDATE:

It seems there are some changes with 0.90.72, so here is how I made it work with the one @delphinus provided:

1. install standalone keys 0.90.72 (NOT with hyper key)
2. add your custom config into ~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json
3. update karabiner.json to replace standalone_modifiers with standalone_keys.

Here is my complete ~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json file

{
    "profiles": [
        {
            "devices": [],
            "fn_function_keys": {
                "f1": "display_brightness_decrement",
                "f10": "mute",
                "f11": "volume_decrement",
                "f12": "volume_increment",
                "f2": "display_brightness_increment",
                "f3": "mission_control",
                "f4": "launchpad",
                "f5": "illumination_decrement",
                "f6": "illumination_increment",
                "f7": "rewind",
                "f8": "play_or_pause",
                "f9": "fastforward"
            },
            "name": "Default profile",
            "selected": true,
            "simple_modifications": {
                "left_command": "left_command",
                "right_command": "right_command"
            },
            "standalone_keys": {
                "left_command": "japanese_eisuu",
                "right_command": "japanese_kana"
            },
            "virtual_hid_keyboard": {
                "keyboard_type": "ansi"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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