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# NOTE: to use this, rename this file to default.conf and put in /etc/keyd/
# Mac-Like Configuration Example
#
# Uses "Alt" button to the left of spacebar as "Cmd" key
#
# Note:
# This 'trick' generally requires that the press+release of the Meta
# key will do nothing. On my system, I had to disable the "overlay-key"
# in mutter to make it inert:
# - `gsettings set org.gnome.mutter overlay-key ''`
[ids]
*
[main]
# Create a new "Cmd" button, with various Mac OS-like features below
leftalt = layer(meta_mac)
# Swap meta/alt
leftmeta = alt
# meta_mac modifier layer; inherits from 'Ctrl' modifier layer
#
# The main part! Using this layer, we can remap our new "Cmd" key to
# do almost everything our muscle memory might need...
[meta_mac:C]
# Meta-Space: Open the Launcher (a feature of gnome-shell)
# keybinding: ? how did we arrive at M-/ ?
space = M-/
# Switch directly to an open tab (e.g. Firefox, VS code)
1 = A-1
2 = A-2
3 = A-3
4 = A-4
5 = A-5
6 = A-6
7 = A-7
8 = A-8
9 = A-9
# Copy
c = C-insert
# Paste
v = S-insert
# Cut
x = S-delete
# Move cursor to beginning of line
left = home
# Move cursor to end of Line
right = end
# As soon as tab is pressed (but not yet released), we switch to the
# "app_switch_state" overlay where we can handle Meta-Backtick differently.
# Also, send a 'M-tab' key tap before entering app_switch_sate.
tab = swapm(app_switch_state, M-tab)
# Meta-Backtick: Switch to next window in the application group
# - A-f6 is the default binding for 'cycle-group' in gnome
# - keybinding: `gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings cycle-group`
` = A-f6
# app_switch_state modifier layer; inherits from 'Meta' modifier layer
[app_switch_state:M]
# Meta-Tab: Switch to next application
# - keybinding: `gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications`
tab = M-tab
right = M-tab
# Meta-Backtick: Switch to previous application
# - keybinding: `gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications-backward`
` = M-S-tab
left = M-S-tab
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