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Re:Using foot pedals for modifier keys in Linux (2014) by panda88888 on Friday April 01, 2022 @03:22PM (#30882239)
This looks really interesting. Could you provide more details on your setup?
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Re:Using foot pedals for modifier keys in Linux (2014) by georgewsinger on Friday April 01, 2022 @03:36PM (#30882393)
I use qjoypad (https://github.com/panzi/qjoypad) to configure each shift to a single number press. So for example shifting into 2nd gear sends a single "2" key press to Linux.

After that, I usual xbindkeys & emacs to configure more complex bindings. So for example "WindowsKey + n" is configured to go into workspace n. Or "CapsLock + 8" is binded to close the current tab I'm on.

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Re:Using foot pedals for modifier keys in Linux (2014) by loa_in_ on Saturday April 02, 2022 @08:57AM (#30887883)
You could improve on this using F13-F24 as they're pretty much universally supported by X, SDL, etc.
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Re:Using foot pedals for modifier keys in Linux (2014) by georgewsinger on Saturday April 02, 2022 @01:07PM (#30889809)
Whoa. Interesting idea!
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