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authorJason Stillwell <dragonfax@gmail.com>2018-03-16 21:41:01 +0100
committerJack Humbert <jack.humb@gmail.com>2018-03-16 21:41:01 +0100
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Rule to enable Modifiers with Auto-Shift (#2542)
* Re-enable modifiers with auto-shift * Auto-shift modifiers rule * missed a line * Documentation * fixing whitespace
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@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ Yes, unfortunately.
characters, you could press and hold the 'a' key for a second or two. This no
longer works with Auto Shift because it is timing your depressed time instead
of emitting a depressed key state to your operating system.
-2. Auto Shift is disabled for any key press that is accompanied by one or more
- modifiers. Thus, Ctrl+A that you hold for a really long time is not the same
- as Ctrl+Shift+A.
-3. You will have characters that are shifted when you did not intend on shifting, and
+2. You will have characters that are shifted when you did not intend on shifting, and
other characters you wanted shifted, but were not. This simply comes down to
practice. As we get in a hurry, we think we have hit the key long enough
for a shifted version, but we did not. On the other hand, we may think we are
@@ -48,6 +45,18 @@ If no `rules.mk` exists, you can create one.
Then compile and install your new firmware with Auto Key enabled! That's it!
+## Modifiers
+
+By default, Auto Shift is disabled for any key press that is accompanied by one or more
+modifiers. Thus, Ctrl+A that you hold for a really long time is not the same
+as Ctrl+Shift+A.
+
+You can re-enable Auto Shift for modifiers by adding another rule to your `rules.mk`
+
+ AUTO_SHIFT_MODIFIERS = yes
+
+In which case, Ctrl+A held past the `AUTO_SHIFT_TIMEOUT` will be sent as Ctrl+Shift+A
+
## Configuring Auto Shift
If desired, there is some configuration that can be done to change the