JTROO / Kanata: Forever Forever Relief and Advanced Customization

Improve Your Keyboard Run

This is a cross-platform keyboard remapper software for Linux, Macos and Windows. A brief summary of the parts:

• There are many layers of key functionality
• Advanced Key Custom Adaptation (eg Tap-Hold, Macros, Unicode)

To see all parts, see the Configuration Guide.

You can see pre-buildings binaries in Page release
or read for building instructions.

You can see a List of informed issues here.

Showcase in multi-layer function (30s, 1.7 MB).

You can check the Online Simulator
To test the configuration and test input attempt.

Imagine if, instead of forcing the transfer of letter pieces, we have giant keyboards with different keys for uppercase and lowercase letters. I wish we all agree: that is a terrible user experience!

A way of thinking how to move the transit keys so they move your input to another layer of functionality which you type the uppercase and symbols instead of lowercase letters and numbers .

What your Kanata is allowed to do is get this alternative layer concept that moves keys and apply it any key. You can customize what layers do with your precise needs and work work.

Song running doesn’t start with a background process. You need to keep the window starting with cana running to keep on the active onboard. Some tips for running on the background can

Look at the
Page release
for executables and instructions.

This project uses the most recent stake firm toolchin. If you install the toolchain toolchain tool rustupeg by using the instructions from
Official WebsiteYou can get the most recent stable toolchain with rustup update stable.

cargo install kanata

# On Linux and macOS, this may not work without `sudo`, see below
kanata --cfg 

git clone https://github.com/jtroo/kanata && cd kanata
cargo build   # --release optional, not really perf sensitive

# sudo is used because kanata opens /dev/ files
#
# See below if you want to avoid needing sudo:
# https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/wiki/Avoid-using-sudo-on-Linux
sudo target/debug/kanata --cfg 

git clone https://github.com/jtroo/kanata; cd kanata
cargo build   # --release optional, not really perf sensitive
target\debug\kanata --cfg 

git clone https://github.com/jtroo/kanata && cd kanata
cargo build   # --release optional, not really perf sensitive

# sudo is needed to gain permission to intercept the keyboard

sudo target/debug/kanata --cfg 

If any construction of yourself or use cargo installYou can add filing flags capable of functionality to be killed by default.

cargo build --release --features cmd
cargo install --features cmd

cargo build --release --features interception_driver
cargo install --features interception_driver

cargo build --release --features cmd,interception_driver
cargo install --features cmd,interception_driver

• TRUE STARTING TO TRYING TO TRY.
• Live reconfiguration for quick attempt at your changes.
• There are many layers of key functionality
• Advanced actions such as tap-hold, unicode output, dynamic and static macros
• Subsequent leader-like actions
• Optional run a TCP server to communicate with other programs
• The interception driver Support (use kanata_wintercept.exe)

Contributions are welcome!

Unless clearly expressed otherwise, your contributions to Kanata will be under LGPL-3.0 only* license.

Some directory exceptions:

Here’s a basic low-low tree DOC design on Kanata

• Try it and let me know what you think. Feel free to file an issue or start a discussion.
• The issues with either non-bad error messages are considered bugs that should be repaired. If you have experienced anyone, I am grateful if you file an issue.
• Browse open issues and help if you can and / or want. If you want to try to contribute, feel free to ping jtroo for some pointers.
• If you know anything to know a keyboard driver for windows, starting with an open source alternative to driver’s driver beautiful.

• Vscode-Kanata: Language Support for Configure Configure Code in VS
• Kromakana: Automatic Application-Advation Layer Switching for komorebi (Windows)
• Can-train: Control Kanata from an icon tray
• Join the application

I want a word “k” because it is relevant to keyboards. According to Wikipedia, Kanata is a native ambush meaning “village” or “settlement” and the name of the Name of Canada.

There is also ppt✧.

TLDR: QMK features but for either keyboard, not only mechanical fashion.

arrows:       numpad:
- - -         7 8 9
- ↑ -         4 5 6
← ↓ →         1 2 3
- - -         0 * .

The most similar project is Evinalwhich served as inspiration for Kanata. Here’s a comparison document. Other similar projects:

• CMC: Open source of keyboard firmware
• overeron: Bet #(no_std) Library intended for keyboard firmware
• Ctrl: Linux-Lo Youx keyboard insisizer with layers, a TCP server, and audio support
• corporal: Counddod-Youndex Custorizer with layers and unicodes
• Xcapape: Modix-Hold-Holding Modifier
• Elements of the Karabiner: Mac-only Keyboard Customizer
• Capesicain: Windows-keys only remapper with driver-level key interception
• collection: Linux-key key supper similar to QMK, Kmonad, and Kanata
• Xridaap: Linux-perfect key key remapper being inspired more by sequences of emacs vequence vs. QMK Layers / Vim Modes
• KNIFE: Context – cross-platform key remapper with different models of change (Linux, Windows, Mac)
• Reluctant: Linux-mouse focus on key remapper with also layers, key combo and conducting capabilities

While what cana is the best tool for some, it may not be the best tool for you. I am pleased to introduce you to tools that may be more appropriate for your needs. This list is also useful as reference / inspiration for functionality that can be added to Kanata.

The author (jtroo) does not accept money donations for Kanata work. Please pay your time and / or money in charity.

Some links below. These links are provided for learning and as interesting to read. they not an endorsement.