I have a custom keyboard layout which heavily uses modifiers for navigation and commands. It works great when I have both of my hands on the keyboard, but now I'm trying to configure my keypad to be a partial alternative that can be used with only one hand. The simplest way to do this would be by defining some keys to act like CapsLock does, only for other modifiers like Ctrl or Hyper, locking them until pressed again. Is there a way to do this, maybe using xkb or some interception-plugin?
- Probably - but read the spec.Thomas Dickey– Thomas Dickey2023-09-18 21:19:22 +00:00Commented Sep 18, 2023 at 21:19
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A quick hack is to use xdotool to press the modifier key, but not release it. To test:
xdotool keydown shift; sleep 5; xdotool keyup shift This definitely makes keys typed after the first command appear shifted for me.
