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d192b3b6
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2025-06-19T21:57:46
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keymap: Add option `unlockOnPress` for SetMods()
It enables e.g. to deactivate `CapsLock` *on press* rather than on
release, as in other platforms such as Windows.
It fixes a [18-year old issue] inherited from the X11 ecosystem, by
extending the [XKB protocol key actions].
As it is incompatible with X11, this feature is available only using the
keymap text format v2.
[18-year old issue]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/issues/74
[XKB protocol key actions]: https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/kbproto/xkbproto.html#Key_Actions
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ee87f6ed
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2025-06-21T19:28:53
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state: Fix broken latch not honoring clearLocks=no
Before this commit, breaking a latch (modifier & group) would always
clear locks, even if `clearLocks=no`.
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69c3d257
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2025-06-17T16:43:05
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keymap: Add parameter `latchOnPress` for LatchMods()
Some keyboard layouts use `ISO_Level3_Latch` or `ISO_Level5_Latch` to
define “built-in” dead keys:
- they do not rely on the installation of custom Compose file;
- they do not clash with other layouts.
However, layout projects usually want the exact same behavior on all OS,
but the XKB latch behavior (often misunderstood) also acts as a *set*
modifier, which is not expected.
The usual behavior of a dead key on Linux, macOS and Windows is:
- latch on press;
- deactivate as soon as another (non-modifier) key is pressed.
Added the parameter `latchOnPress` to `LatchMods()` to enable the
aforementioned behavior.
As it is incompatible with X11, this feature is available only using the
keymap text format v2.
[XKB protocol key actions]: https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/kbproto/xkbproto.html#Key_Actions
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ee50e0c9
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2025-06-12T20:14:50
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keymap: Add option `unlockOnPress` for LockMods()
It enables e.g. to deactivate CapsLock on press rather than
on release, as in other platforms such as Windows.
The specification of `LockMods()` is changed to:
- On key *press*:
- If `unlockOnPress` is true and some of the target modifiers were
*locked* before the key press, then unlock them if `noUnlock` false.
- Otherwise:
- add target modifiers to *depressed* modifiers;
- if `noLock` is false, add target modifiers to the *locked*
modifiers.
- On key *release*:
- If `unlockOnPress` is true and triggered unlocking on key press, do
nothing.
- Otherwise:
- remove modifiers from the *depressed* modifiers, if no
other key that affect the same modifiers is down;
- if `noUnlock` is false and if any target modifiers was locked before
the key press, *unlock* them.
It fixes a [12-year old issue] inherited from the X11 ecosystem,
by extending the [XKB protocol key actions].
As it is incompatible with X11, this feature is available only using the keymap
text format v2.
[12-year old issue]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/312
[XKB protocol key actions]: https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/kbproto/xkbproto.html#Key_Actions
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d9d82355
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2025-06-12T09:13:27
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keymap: Add option `lockOnRelease` for LockGroup()
It enables to use e.g. the combination `Control + Shift` *alone* to
switch layouts, while keeping the use of `Control + Shift + other key`
(typically for keyboard shortcuts).
The specification of `LockGroup()` is changed to:
- On key *press*:
- If `lockOnRelease` is set, then key press has no effect.
- Otherwise:
- if the `group` is absolute, key press sets the *locked* keyboard group to
`group`;
- otherwise, key press adds `group` to the *locked* keyboard group.
In either case, the resulting *locked* and *effective* group is brought back
into range depending on the value of the `GroupsWrap` control for the keyboard.
- On key *release*:
- If `lockOnRelease` is not set, then key release has no effect.
- Otherwise, if any other key was *pressed* after the locking key, then
key release has no effect.
- Otherwise, it has the same effect than a key press *without* `lockOnRelease`
set.
This is really useful for people coming from other platforms, such as
Windows.
It fixes a [20-year old issue] inherited from the X11 ecosystem, by
extending the [XKB protocol key actions].
As it is incompatible with X11, this feature is available only using the keymap
text format v2.
[20-year old issue]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/258
[XKB protocol key actions]: https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/kbproto/xkbproto.html#Key_Actions
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4ea9d431
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2023-11-16T17:12:03
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rules: Add support for :all qualifier
Some layout options require to be applied to every group to maintain
consistency (e.g. a group switcher). Currently this must be done manually
for all layout indexes. This is error prone and prevents the increase of
the maximum group count.
This commit introduces the `:all` qualifier for KcCGST values. When a
rule with this qualifier is matched, it will expands the qualified
value (and its optional merge mode) for every layout, e.g.
`+group(toggle):all` (respectively `|group(toggle)`) would expand to
`+group(toggle):1+group(toggle):2` (respectively
`|group(toggle):1|group(toggle):2`) if there are 2 layouts, etc.
If there is no merge mode, it defaults to *override* `+`, e.g. `x:all`
expands to `x:1+x:2+x:3` for 3 layouts.
Note that only the qualified *value* is expanded, e.g. `x+y:all` expands
to `x+y:1+y:2` for 2 layouts.
`:all` can be used in combination with special layout indexes. Since
this can lead to an unexpected behaviour, a warning will be raised.
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cdafba4f
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2024-09-24T15:23:16
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rules: Add support for index ranges
There is a lot of repetition in the current rules files provided by
xkeyboard-config, because the MLVO mappings need to match on the exact
layout/variant index. This also prevents to increase the number of
maximum groups, because it does not scale.
We introduces the following new special layout/variant indexes:
- “single”: matches a single layout; same as with no index.
- “first”: matches the first layout/variant, no matter how many layouts
are in the RMLVO configuration. It allows to merge `layout` and
`layout[1]` patterns.
- “later”: matches all but the first layout. This is an index range.
- “any”: matches layout at any position. This is an index range.
We also introduces the new `%i` expansion, which correspond to the index
of the matched layout in a mapping with an index range. Example:
layout[later] = symbols
my_layout = +my_symbols:%i
* = +%l[%i]:%i
Let’s have a look at concrete examples from xkeyboard-config:
! model layout = symbols
* * = pc+%l%(v)
! model layout[1] = symbols
* * = pc+%l[1]%(v[1])
! model layout[2] = symbols
* * = +%l[2]%(v[2])
! model layout[3] = symbols
* * = +%l[3]%(v[3])
! model layout[4] = symbols
* * = +%l[4]%(v[4])
! layout option = symbols
* grp:toggle = +group(toggle)
! layout[1] option = symbols
* grp:toggle = +group(toggle):1
! layout[2] option = symbols
* grp:toggle = +group(toggle):2
! layout[3] option = symbols
* grp:toggle = +group(toggle):3
! layout[4] option = symbols
* grp:toggle = +group(toggle):4
With this commit we can now simplify it into:
! model layout[first] = symbols
* * = pc+%l[%i]%(v[%i])
! model layout[later] = symbols
* * = +%l[%i]%(v[%i]):%i
! layout[any] option = symbols
* grp:toggle = +group(toggle):%i
The latter rule will work even if we increase XKB_MAX_GROUPS, whereas
the former would require to add the missing entries for the new groups.
In order to maintain consistent rules, we now disallow layout and
variant to have different indexes. For example, the following mapping
are now invalid:
- layout variant[1]
- layout[1] variant[2]
- layout[1] variant
- layout[first] variant[1]
- layout[first] variant
- layout variant[any]
- etc.
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