VIA/Remap Support

[JohnAZoidberg]

• Via Support
  • Seems all other keyboards have separate VIA variants. Why? Do we need that as well?
  • Add VIA JSON to their repo
• Remap Support
  • Add to their website
  • The layered function keys are assigned to different keys in version 0.19.2 of QMK. remap-keys/remap#751
  • Lightning support for RGB_Matrix remap-keys/remap#608

[WolfIcefang]

You might want to check out Vial, an open source replica of Via https://get.vial.today/
Vial is less well known but it's a fully open source project.
Via is technically closed source, but from what little I understand it's just because the devs don't want to wade through random merge requests form internet strangers. Then again my knowledge comes entirely from a message I read in Discord last year, so take it with a grain of salt.

[nooges]

@WolfIcefang VIA used to be closed-source, but that is no longer the case, and they have recently opened up a Discord server to handle user/develop support

[WolfIcefang]

Cool! I had checked VIA's website from my phone, and the link to their GitHub was not visible from the mobile page layout.

[Blue-Sauce]

I much prefer Vial. To start with, it has more configuration options.
VIA requires a Chrome based browser to run their webapp. Vial doesn't force this. Vial has desktop apps for Windows, Linux and Mac, in addition to a web browser app. Personally, I use Firefox, I don't wish to use a Chrome based browser if I can avoid it.
And while VIA has opened up their source, they have a history of being a pain to work with for the qmk devs. So much so that it's prompted qmk to work on a live configuration solution, XAP, that will eliminate any need for VIA.
Combined VIA just doesn't seem to fit with Framework as well as Vial does.

[nyabinary]

VIAL ftw tbh

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[nyabinary]

bru