Capslock as modifier key for AutoKey
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I want to use Capslock
as a modifier key for AutoKey shortcuts, and I've successfully remapped it to its own custom key using the terminal command
xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 66 = F13'
.
However, AutoKey seems to only allow the modifiers Ctrl
Shift
Alt
Super
when setting shortcuts. As a work-around, could I somehow define the shortcuts within the script itself? Would this even be the most efficient work-around?
P.S. I found a relevant page, though I'm not exactly sure how to implement it.
P.P.S. I found a cheap way to do this by mapping Capslock
to Shift
+Alt
and then setting all appropriate shortcuts in AutoKey with the modifier Shift
+Alt
. However, I'd really prefer having Capslock
as its own modifier. Any help would be appreciated.
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