Can i modify ctrl behavior when it's pressed with j/l using Chrysalis?

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Here’s a little plugin that you can add to your sketch to do this:

namespace kaleidoscope {
namespace plugin {

// Plugin that converts `ctrl`+`j` to `ctrl`+`left arrow` and `ctrl`+`l` to
// `ctrl`+`right arrow`.
class CtrlJLArrows : public Plugin {
 public:
  EventHandlerResult onKeyEvent(KeyEvent &event) {
    // We only care about events where `j` or `l` toggles on, so return `OK`
    // immediately in all other cases.
    if (!keyToggledOn(event.state) ||
        (event.key != Key_J && event.key != Key_L))
      return EventHandlerResult::OK;

    // Search `live_keys` for an active `ctrl` key.
    bool ctrl_active = false;
    for (Key key : live_keys.all()) {
      if (key == Key_LeftControl || key == Key_RightControl) {
        ctrl_active = true;
        break;
      }
    }
    // If we found an active `ctrl` key, replace the `j` or `l` with an arrow.
    if (ctrl_active) {
      if (event.key == Key_J) {
        event.key = Key_LeftArrow;
      } else {
        event.key = Key_RightArrow;
      }
    }
    return EventHandlerResult::OK;
  }
};

} // namespace plugin
} // namespace kaleidoscoope

kaleidoscope::plugin::CtrlJLArrows CtrlJLArrows;

KALEIDOSCOPE_INIT_PLUGINS(CtrlJLArrows);

You would also include any other plugins that you’re using in the call to KALEIDOSCOPE_INIT_PLUGINS(), with CtrlJLArrows somewhere near the bottom of the list.

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