The short version: Mouse actions are not supported when recording macros, and they can’t be added after recording by inserting the appropriate keycodes in the JSON source (directly in Via, not in a file). Introduction Via has a lot of …
For a list of aliases in PowerShell, e.g., alias cd for Set-Location, see my previous blog post PowerShell aliases and missing Microsoft documentation (aliases in PowerShell are not in the official Microsoft documentation). See also my blog post Breaking into …
The short version: in function rgb_matrix_indicators_kb() in file keymap.c, use function rgb_matrix_set_color(). For example, to set a blue colour on key F7 on a Keychron V5: Introduction It isn’t well advertised in the QMK documentation or any examples you may …
Setting RGB colour for individual keys in QMK (per-key RGB colour) Read more »
Getting output from printf debugging for QMK is not worth much if it is not known what the QMK key codes actually are. That is, actual numbers, not the symbolic names in the source code. Some QMK keycodes (raw numbers) …
The short version: Building the third-party tool “hid_listen” from source and using Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) or later enables debugging of QMK firmware on Ubuntu. Introduction Printf debugging is enabled in QMK by using the standard printf (or its cousin dprintf()) …
The short version: Use QMK‘s send_string_with_delay() with binary content (as it is not a real string) encoded in a particular manner to piecemeal execute a macro, housekeeping_task_user() to run a state machine for executing the macro (which can check for …
The basis for a way to cancel QMK macros in progress Read more »
They conveniently leave out the fact that the macro functionality in the Corsair K95 RGB mechanical keyboard is entirely dependent on having some software running on Windows (a kernel-level driver). Only the (very limited) colour options are stored on the …
The truth about the Corsair K95 RGB keyboard, especially with regard to keyboard macros Read more »
For example, the total number of key actions available to macros defined in Via can be increased from about 150 to use most of the free flash memory, using emulated EEPROM memory (or possibly be limited by the RAM (used …
It doesn’t appear there is a way to change the keyboard layout in Xfce using the GUI (e.g., the default desktop environment in ArcoLinux), but it is possible as described here. Though it isn’t permanent, so it must be done …
The default setup of the terminal program in ArcoLinux is not OK. In particular, the opacity makes it practically unusable. Here is a description of how to configure it to get it into a usable state. Introduction Under the surface, …
Setting up the terminal/console program Alacritty to be usable (e.g., on ArcoLinux) Read more »