dzaima / keyboard

A keyboard for SOGL & Canvas, but easily editable & extendable

SOGL & Canvas keyboard

..This is not limited to these languages only though - go in generator/kbd.txt and modify as you like.

The LUA macros part of this is mostly taken from Tarans video on Linus Tech Tips, and the code is taken from here. Go thank him for the heart of this project!

This, however, doesn't only support keys on an extra keyboard - it has a single keyboard mode too.

Geting started

Linux:

Note that the Linux version is still in development, only has the alt+ mode and is very slow and horrible, but it (kind of) works.

• install xclip, xbindkeys and xdotool
• run the .sh file of the language you want.

Windows:

• Get Autohotkey 2.0. Then, either

• go multi keyboard:

  1. get LuaMacros here
  2. open luaMacros.lua with that
  3. launch one of the multiKeyboard.ahk files

• or use a single keyboard:

  1. launch one of the singleKeyboard.ahk files

You can try to use both at the same time, but be aware, problems might arise.

To modify the keyboard layouts, you'll need to get Processing, and edit generator/kbd.txt. Then, after running generator.pde in Processing, the files should be updated (you'll need to re-launch them though.)

The Windows version contains a box drawing character creator, which uses a part of MarkLodato's JavaScript Box Drawing Library - press alt+Numpad5 (or just Numpad5 if on the 2nd keyboard) to enter the box drawing mode, then click Numpad2/4/6/8 to add lines to the corresponding direction, and finish with another click on Numpad5 (alt not required). Clicks on the corner numbers count for the two closest directions.

examples:

click count	line type	examples
1	regular line	╵│─┼
2	double line	╚╬╣
3	thick line	┣╋╸

keyboard's Issues

Use the X11 Compose key for constructing characters

The current method is a bit.. Odd. Instead, use the compose key.