[Feature Request] Locked Ctrl, Alt, Fn, Meta

[amihsekai]

It would be really convenient to have CapsLock equivalent to those keys. Other modifiers such as accents may have lower interest for this feature.

[Spike-from-NH]

I think long-press already does this. See legend in Settings: "You can lock any modifier by holding it". CAPS LOCK is, by definition, self-locking (until SHIFT is pressed). Other behavior would baffle users of physical keyboards.

[amihsekai]

I think long-press already does this. See legend in Settings: "You can lock any modifier by holding it". CAPS LOCK is, by definition, self-locking (until SHIFT is pressed). Other behavior would baffle users of physical keyboards.

Yes, but I feel it's slow. If I increase the press speed, all keys are affected, which is an issue for me.

[Julow]

An alternative to locking is to hold the modifier with one finger while typing with the other. You could have a copy of Ctrl and Fn on each side in a custom layout to be able to press them with any thumb.
I'm curious to know what are your usecases for locking these modifiers ?

[amihsekai]

Some keybindings in my code editor heavily utilize Ctrl and Alt. It would be more efficient if I could simply swipe to lock Ctrl and Alt modifers, similar to how Caps Lock toggles Shift to a locked state, instead of having to wait for it to lock upon holding the default modifier key.

[Julow]

I have a hard time thinking how locking a modifier, typing some bindings and unlocking the modifier is any efficient.
What do you think of a single modifier that is the equivalent of Ctrl and Alt together ?

[amihsekai]

I have a hard time thinking how locking a modifier, typing some bindings and unlocking the modifier is any efficient.

Maybe I was not clear... I just find swiping CapsLock to achieve the locked state more convenient than holding shift, and wish other modifiers could have their CapsLock equivalents. They would be really helpful for me, as they fit really well in my layout.

What do you think of a single modifier that is the equivalent of Ctrl and Alt together ?

That's not really that useful for me, but could be interesting.

[Spike-from-NH]

With syntax now being developed, you could use your custom layout to define a swipe of A as Alt A or Ctrl Alt A. I doubt you would benefit from a mode in which Alt or even the diacritics were locked on for every keystroke.