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1. HAMMERSPOON CODE MOUSE CLICK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT INSTALL
2. HAMMERSPOON CODE MOUSE CLICK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT FULL

Every application has their own shortcuts, making it very likely that some of them overlap. For some tasks this can be acceptable, but there is definitely some functionality that needs to work in all contexts, like resizing windows, opening certain applications, or locking your screen. In order to make sure that we can always access this functionality we need to bind it to global shortcuts, of which we know that they are not used by other applications. One way to do this is using all modifier keys for these shortcuts, since most applications don't use all modifier keys at once. However, the reason that most applications don't do this is because it is highly impractical to press ⌥⌃⌘⇧ at the same time. To overcome these issues, we will be setting up a so-called Hyper key, a special key reserved only for global shortcuts. The Hyper KeyĪ Hyper key is a special key that is reserved only for these global shortcuts, to keep it completely separate from our regular environment and applications. By setting up such a key, we make sure that we can always count on our global shortcuts to work, no matter what application we're using.īut how do we do this? All keys on the keyboard have their use, and we can't really add any new ones. The best solution to this is using a key that has relatively little use in day to day life, and rebind this as a Hyper key. In this guide we will be rebinding the CAPS LOCK key, since this is one of the least used and most redundant keys on the keyboard. Let me start by saying that there are multiple ways to set up a Hyper key, and our Hammerspoon approach is not the most simple one. However, Hammerspoon gives you a lot of power in terms of automation and customisation tools. This is why I recommend the Hammerspoon approach if you have programming or technical experience. If you don't, a simpler approach using only Karabiner Elements might be better. In our approach we will also be using Karabiner Elements for the initial key remapping, but we will be extending this functionality using Hammerspoon.

HAMMERSPOON CODE MOUSE CLICK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT INSTALL

Remapping CAPS LOCK with Karabiner Elements Prerequisitesįirst download Karabiner Elements and Hammerspoon from their pages or by using Homebrew: brew cask install hammerspoonġ. Win:setFullscreen(not win:isFullscreen()) Open up Karabiner Elements and add the following rule to Simple Modifications:Īlternatively, you can add the following to the "simple modifications" section in your ~/.config/karabiner/karabiner/karabiner.json file, which can help if you want to add the configuration to your dotfiles. We can set up a Hyper key by going through several steps using Karabiner Elements and Hammerspoon. Functionality can be added to this Hyper key in multiple ways by binding existing shortcuts to it, by executing Applescript code, and by using built in Hammerspoon functions.Įxamples are included for each of tese methods to get you started on your own configuration.

HAMMERSPOON CODE MOUSE CLICK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT FULL

If you would like to go beyond the examples that I've shown here, you can check out my full configuration, take a look at some of the configurations of others, or dive into the Hammerspoon documentation.