New keymap for ryanbaekr/rb87

[ryanbaekr]

Description

Added a new keymap for ryanbaekr/rb87 that emulates my most used emacs shortcuts

IF THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A VENDOR KEYMAP, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY

Types of Changes

• Core
• Bugfix
• New feature
• Enhancement/optimization
• Keyboard (addition or update)
• Keymap/layout/userspace (addition or update)
• Documentation

Issues Fixed or Closed by This PR

Checklist

• My code follows the code style of this project: C, Python
• I have read the PR Checklist document and have made the appropriate changes.
• My change requires a change to the documentation.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
• I have added tests to cover my changes.
• I have tested the changes and verified that they work and don't break anything (as well as I can manage).

[fauxpark]

Added a new keymap for ryanbaekr/rb87 that emulates my most used emacs shortcuts

Sounds like a personal keymap to me.

[ryanbaekr]

Added a new keymap for ryanbaekr/rb87 that emulates my most used emacs shortcuts

Sounds like a personal keymap to me.

So the criteria is based on sound and not whether or not it's from the vendor? That feels wrong but it's not my call

[fauxpark]

It's neither. A "vendor" keymap is a/the keymap that ships with the board, which may not necessarily be the same as the default keymap.

[ryanbaekr]

It's neither. A "vendor" keymap is a/the keymap that ships with the board, which may not necessarily be the same as the default keymap.

That's what this is

[tzarc]

Then it needs to be renamed to via_ryanbaekr, as per the PR checklist. Also, the unused combo feature should be removed, as well as empty layouts.

[ryanbaekr]

Then it needs to be renamed to via_ryanbaekr, as per the PR checklist. Also, the unused combo feature should be removed, as well as empty layouts.

Will do on the name

Combos must be enabled for repeat key. This is well documented here

Add it to your keymap

If you are new to QMK macros, see my macro buttons post for an intro.

Step 1: Repeat Key requires that Combos are enabled. If you aren’t using Combos already, set in rules.mk:

COMBO_ENABLE = yes

It is not required that you use combos for anything in your keymap. But at a minimum, you need to define an empty key_combos array by adding the following in keymap.c:

combo_t key_combos[] = {};
uint16_t COMBO_LEN = 0;

Step 2: In your keymap.c, add a custom keycode for the Repeat Key and use the new keycode in your layout. I’ll name it REPEAT, but you can call it anything you like.

enum custom_keycodes {
REPEAT = SAFE_RANGE,
// Other custom keys...
};

It used to be the case that via keymaps had to have 4 layers. I see that is no longer the case, will do

[tzarc]

Compiles fine without combos enabled. Also, there's no mention on the QMK documentation of requiring combos.
Perhaps the documentation you're referring to should be considered historical?

[tzarc]

Your docs:

An essential piece to making this work is that we set the desired alternate keycode in the keyrecord_t’s .keycode field, and this field is only present when Combos are enabled.

QMK Code:

typedef struct {
    keyevent_t event;
#ifndef NO_ACTION_TAPPING
    tap_t tap;
#endif
#if defined(COMBO_ENABLE) || defined(REPEAT_KEY_ENABLE)
    uint16_t keycode;
#endif
} keyrecord_t;

Seems like combos aren't required.

[ryanbaekr]

Compiles fine without combos enabled. Also, there's no mention on the QMK documentation of requiring combos. Perhaps the documentation you're referring to should be considered historical?

It compiles fine but the feature does not work on the board when flashed

To clarify, QK_REP works, get_last_keycode() does not

[tzarc]

To clarify, QK_REP works, get_last_keycode() does not

Can't reproduce this I'm afraid. Implemented your repeat keycodes identically and it works fine without any combos.

        case TZ_REP_2 ... TZ_REP_5:
            if (record->event.pressed) {
                for (int i = TZ_REP_2 - 1; i <= keycode; i++) {
                    tap_code16(get_last_keycode());
                }
            }
            return false;

...where TZ_REP_2 would be the equivalent of your M2, etc.

[ryanbaekr]

I believe the last commit addresses your concerns

[ryanbaekr]

I believe the last commit addresses your concerns

@tzarc

[ryanbaekr]

I believe the last commit addresses your concerns

@tzarc

@tzarc @fauxpark

[tzarc]

QMK is an open-source project run by volunteers. This is a low-priority item. It can wait its turn.

To gain some perspective, please have a read of these links:
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