This repository holds my configuration files for Karabiner-Elements.

It contains the fully documented Goku file (karabiner.edn) as well as the generated file (karabiner.json).

In my configuration I remapped some specific "PC" keys for my Qisan Magicforce 68 keyboard.

A cleaned version is also available, I created this version for my colleague with just a Macbook Pro. Almost the same generic functionality but not up to date.

I wrote two blogposts with background information on the choices made and tools explored:

• Keyboard redefined - part 1
• Keyboard redefined - part 2

The following sections give an overview of the shortcuts, mappings and automations

The specific settings for my compact Qisan Magicforce68 keyboard

This section is removed in the cleaned version.

The specific Apple keyboard setting involve the use of the 'fn' or function key. I was unable to address the function key on my Qisan keyboard.

The Keychron K1 keyboard setting has a special keys to take a screenshot right next to it is a key with a microphone that sends out fn + spacebar. I use this key to silently take a screenshot.

You might wonder why there are so many hyper-keys, yes it is to much but I'm still figuring out which hyperkey location is most convenient. The position of your hands above the keyboard is an important factor in this. Using the capslock as hyper key is also a good option due to the size of the key.

In my current configuration I disabled the left- and right-shift options to move the cursor one word to the left or right. Too many typing errors.

* See Silence is foo

** See Saving the Yak browser-trail

*** See Open in VCodium

Four layers have been added to make it easier to type diacritic characters.

• Slash ('/') + vowel = vowel + acccent aigu acute accent
• Semicolon (';') + vowel = vowel + umlaut
• Backslash ('') + vowel = vowel + accent grave
• Six ('6') + vowel = vowel + circumflex

Capitalized versions: layerkey + (shift + vowel) = capitalized vowel with accent

For example: '/' + 'a' = á

Some shortcuts to test stuff.

When the 'karabiner.edn' file is not located in the directory '~/.config' you can run the shell script 'gokuc.sh' which uses the config file from the current directory.

#!/bin/bash

# Run goku with the karabiner.edn file from the current directory
goku -c $PWD"/karabiner.edn"

Output:

goku$ ./gokuc.sh
Done!