allow key chords containing modifiers?

[lrvideckis]

I want a single tap/swipe to do:

• ctrl + backspace (to delete an entire word)
• ctrl+end (to go to the end of the input)
• shift+end+backspace (to delete to the end of the input)

[lrvideckis]

currently, you can do key chords without modifiers by doing: key0="some text", but I couldn't figure out how to do it with modifiers

[Spike-from-NH]

The top of https://github.com/Julow/Unexpected-Keyboard/blob/master/doc/Possible-key-values.md says you can't. Other participants here have called for this ability. Complex keys at the bottom of that page presents a syntax that might be expanded to provide the ability.

[lrvideckis]

gotcha. I looked at that complex key thing, and I couldn't get it to do what I want. Thx for your reply tho!

[lrvideckis]

Hi, I would like to implement this! (but I might need some guidance for how)

now I looked at the Complex Keys and one option is to allow "Kind char" keys to have the ability to include modifiers. the syntax would be something like: :char modifier='ctrl',modifier='shift':q

[Julow]

Sorry for the slow reply. Modifiers are not only used with character keys, for example ctrl+backspace is a useful chord that you mentioned.
We'll also need a syntax for defining a sequence of keys. I've started experimenting with that in b4f72ab, I was thinking of this syntax: :macro symbol='copy':ctrl,a,ctrl,c. This idea will require a bit of work on the KeyEventHandler side.

[Spike-from-NH]

And it doesn't require any new syntax, as you could type macro c,t,r,l if you really wanted a key to generate a reserved word.

[Julow]

@Spike-from-NH I think you are mistaken. "macro" and "," mean nothing to the app today and this discussion is about creating that.