How do I get a "ß"

[mseibert]

I want to turn this line
duoModifier('ds', '⇧'),
into this
duoModifier('ds', 'ß'),
But it does not work. How do I do it?

[mseibert]

Basically, I am searching for an easy way to create ß with Karabiner.ts.

[evan-liu]

If you want to create it when you press 'd' and 's' together, you can try

mapSimultaneous(['d', 's']).to('s', '⌥'), // If your keyboard input has 'ß', change '⌥s' to what's on your keyboard
mapSimultaneous(['d', 's']).toPaste('ß'), // Otherwise you can paste it via clipboard

[mseibert]

I could find a workaround with this code (via ChatGPT):

const customDsToSs: { type: 'basic', from: any, to: any[] } = { type: 'basic', from: { simultaneous: [ { key_code: 'd' }, { key_code: 's' }, ], }, to: [ { key_code: 'left_option', modifiers: ['left_option'] }, { key_code: 's', modifiers: ['left_option'] }, ], };

[evan-liu]

Sorry, I am unfamiliar with this, as I use an English keyboard layout. It looks like you need ⌥, s instead of⌥ + s. Can you try

mapSimultaneous(['d', 's']).to('left_option').to('s')
// or
mapSimultaneous(['d', 's']).to('‹⌥').to('s')

If mapSimultaneous(['d', 's']).to('s', '⌥') doesn't work

[mseibert]

Oh, your solution is elegant and does work. I also now have a US keyboard. But as a German I still have to use those Umlauts. 🤷‍♂️

[mseibert]

@evan-liu I have realized that I also need big letters. I have created this:

mapSimultaneous([';', 'u', "left_shift"]).toPaste('Ü'), mapSimultaneous([';', 'o', "left_shift"]).toPaste('Ö'), mapSimultaneous([';', 'a', "left_shift"]).toPaste('Ä'),

Is there a way that I can press "left shift" first, keep it pressed, and then click ";" and "u" or "a" or "o" simultaneously?

[evan-liu]

You can try

modifierLayer('‹⇧', ';').manipulators({
  u: toPaste('Ü'),
  o: toPaste('Ö'),
  a: toPaste('Ä'),
}),

However, ‹⇧ + ; will no longer trigger : that way. You can try modifiers other than ⇧ if it is a problem.

modifierLayer('⌘', ';')...

Or you can try

duoLayer(';', 'f').manipulators({
  u: toPaste('Ü'),
  o: toPaste('Ö'),
  a: toPaste('Ä'),
}),

So you can press ; and f together (or any two keys) to trigger the layer, keep them pressed (only need to keep one of them pressed), then press a/o/u.

[mseibert]

Thank you so much. The second option works like a charm!