Combo key with disabled home row

[noahfraiture]

Hello,
I'm trying to setup a nice home row that feels normal when typing and this is a very good configuraiton I got recommended https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/blob/main/cfg_samples/home-row-mod-advanced.kbd

However there's a problem : I can't do combo of key from home row. For instance I use lmet + lctl + hjkl to move around. But as I press the replacement of lmet and lctl, it disables the home row and the combo doens't work. Is it possible to not disable it if two key from the home row are press to allow such combo ? Or i you have any better solution i'm open of course

Also I would like to add simple alias (swap caps and esc, and map rmet to ralt), but because the sefsrc becomes 11 elements long, nomod must be 11 long too, and if I put them in the nomod, it produce unwanted behavior (like the cap key that should be esc disable and become a real cap key)

This is my config

(defsrc
  a s d f j k l ; caps esc rmet
)
(defvar
  ;; Note: consider using different time values for your different fingers.
  ;; For example, your pinkies might be slower to release keys and index
  ;; fingers faster.
  tap-time 200
  hold-time 150

  left-hand-keys (
    q w e r t
    a s d f g
    z x c v b
  )
  right-hand-keys (
    y u i o p
    h j k l ;
    n m , . /
  )
)
(deflayer base
  @a  @s  @d  @f  @j  @k  @l  @; @caps @esc @rmet
)

(deflayer nomods
  a s d f j k l ; caps esc rmet
)
(deffakekeys
  to-base (layer-switch base)
)
(defalias
  tap (multi
    (layer-switch nomods)
    (on-idle-fakekey to-base tap 20)
  )

  a (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi a @tap) lalt $left-hand-keys)
  s (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi s @tap) lsft $left-hand-keys)
  d (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi d @tap) lctl $left-hand-keys)
  f (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi f @tap) lmet $left-hand-keys)
  j (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi j @tap) rmet $right-hand-keys)
  k (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi k @tap) rctl $right-hand-keys)
  l (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi l @tap) rsft $right-hand-keys)
  ; (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi ; @tap) ralt $right-hand-keys)

  caps esc
  esc caps
  rmet ralt
)

[gerhard-h]

(defcfg
   process-unmapped-keys yes
   delegate-to-first-layer yes 
)

Might help with _ on nomods layer; last resort set misbehaving keys to XX on nomods.

advanaced.kbd asumes you hold multi mods down on after the other.

One way to change this within the system is to make individual $left-hand-keys-a, $left-hand-keys-s,... versions.

or brut force

(defchordsv2
  (a s) (multi lmet lalt) 45 all-released  ()
)

or
#1602 (comment)

[noahfraiture]

Thank you, the firts problem is resolved. But I think it introduced a problem where the key are typed in the wrong order when using keys in the home-row.
I'm not sure to understand what you mean in the first solution of the second problem $left-hand-keys-a, $left-hand-keys-s,... versions.. In kanata or on my system ?

I tried the bruteforce method, but sadly it doens't change anything

      (defsrc
        a s d f j k l ; caps esc rmet
      )
      (defvar
        ;; Note: consider using different time values for your different fingers.
        ;; For example, your pinkies might be slower to release keys and index
        ;; fingers faster.
        tap-time 200
        hold-time 150

        left-hand-keys (
          q w e r t
          a s d f g
          z x c v b
        )
        right-hand-keys (
          y u i o p
          h j k l ;
          n m , . /
        )
      )
      (deflayer base
        @a  @s  @d  @f  @j  @k  @l  @; @caps @esc @rmet
      )

      (deflayer nomods
        a s d f j k l ; _ _ _
      )

      (deffakekeys
        to-base (layer-switch base)
      )

      (defchordsv2
        (f d) (multi lmet lctl) 45 all-released ()
        (f d a) (multi lmet lctl lalt) 45 all-released ()
        (f s) (multi lmet lsft) 45 all-released ()
        (f s a) (multi lmet lsft lalt) 45 all-released ()
      )

      (defalias
        tap (multi
          (layer-switch nomods)
          (on-idle-fakekey to-base tap 20)
        )

        a (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi a @tap) lalt $left-hand-keys)
        s (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi s @tap) lsft $left-hand-keys)
        d (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi d @tap) lctl $left-hand-keys)
        f (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi f @tap) lmet $left-hand-keys)
        j (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi j @tap) rmet $right-hand-keys)
        k (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi k @tap) rctl $right-hand-keys)
        l (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi l @tap) rsft $right-hand-keys)
        ; (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi ; @tap) ralt $right-hand-keys)

        caps esc
        esc caps
        rmet ralt
      )

[gerhard-h]

advanced.kbd disallows certain keys combos to be mods. By "within the system" I meant you just adept this idea

a (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi a @tap) lalt (f d))
s (tap-hold-release-keys $tap-time $hold-time (multi s @tap) lsft (f d))

this would allow A and S to be press together and act as mods, while D and S would not.
(f d) being a simplified $left-hand-keys-for-a

(defcfg
   process-unmapped-keys yes
   delegate-to-first-layer yes 
   concurrent-tap-hold yes ;; this is needed for defchordsv2 I never checked if it has unwonted sideeffects
     )

instead of delegate-to-first-layer yes you can try (deflayer nomods a s d f j k l ; @caps @esc @rmet)
instead of process-unmapped-keys yes add all letters to defsrc and nomods
I do although x (multi x @tp) for every letter which is not a home row mod (but maybe not needed)

does (on-idle-fakekey to-base tap 120) fix the ordering issue?

[noahfraiture]

Yes it did. Thank you !