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Re:Framework Laptop 16 Delivers Great Linux Support and Perf... by csdvrx on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @07:35PM (#39112064)
It is a very nice keyboard layout. I'm very happy I discovered it (even if it was by mistake!)

Another example I can think about: remap the Ro key to toggle between international layout while it's pressed, so you can switch between layouts with a key right next to the shift key.

For example, on a US/RU settting, press Ro while pressing the 6 keys to the right of Tab in a sequence and you would get ЙЦУКЕН, don't press Ro and do the same: you would get QWERTY. Mixing and matching in both upper and lowercase would be very easy.

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Re:Framework Laptop 16 Delivers Great Linux Support and Perf... by mixmastamyk on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @04:08AM (#39115264)
Could you make the key under the C act as a Cmd/Ctrl key like a Mac?
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Re:Framework Laptop 16 Delivers Great Linux Support and Perf... by natrys on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @02:26PM (#39121575)
There are probably many ways of doing it at software level, I would suggest either of these two cross-platform tools:

[1] https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad

[2] https://github.com/jtroo/kanata

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Re:Framework Laptop 16 Delivers Great Linux Support and Perf... by csdvrx on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @06:28PM (#39124071)
With the extra keys, you can have 4 modifiers on each side of the space bar: Control, Win (Super), Alt and Cmd - total 8 modifiers, ideal for your thumbs!

This still leaves you with the Yen and the Ro key to map for other things!

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