microsoft/PowerToys

[KBM] Separate function for key press vs key hold (a la dual-key-remap)

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#5,679 opened on Aug 5, 2020

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Help WantedIdea-EnhancementProduct-Keyboard Shortcut ManagerStatus-In progress

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Description

I love the idea of managing key remaps via PowerToys, but there's no way (that I'm aware of) to remap a key to serve two purposed depending on whether it's pressed and released vs pressed in combination. https://github.com/ililim/dual-key-remap <- This tool is a great example. By default, it maps the CapsLock key to Escape when pressed without any other keys and Ctrl when pressed in combination with another key.

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Research direction
Investigate the dual key remap tool's approach and examine the existing Keyboard Manager code in PowerToys to understand how key events are currently handled. Plan to implement a similar dual function key mapping feature.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktoptooling
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3
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3-5 days
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Clear
Prerequisites
C#Windows APIKeyboard hooks
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30