Function keys not working with custom layer

Programming
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I created a custom layer to switch space & cmd around when I play games, however whenever I use that layer I am unable to use any function keys. Anyone have any idea what the issue might be?

Here are my layers:

enum { QWERTY, NUMPAD, FUNCTION, GAME }; // layers

const Key keymaps[][ROWS][COLS] PROGMEM = {

  [QWERTY] = KEYMAP_STACKED
  (___, Key_1, Key_2, Key_3, Key_4, Key_5, ___,
   Key_Backtick, Key_Q, Key_W, Key_E, Key_R, Key_T, Key_Tab,
   Key_PageUp,   Key_A, Key_S, Key_D, Key_F, Key_G,
   Key_PageDown, Key_Z, Key_X, Key_C, Key_V, Key_B, Key_Escape,
   Key_LeftControl, Key_Backspace, Key_LeftGui, Key_LeftShift,
   ShiftToLayer(FUNCTION),

   M(MACRO_ANY),  Key_6, Key_7, Key_8,     Key_9,         Key_0,         LockLayer(NUMPAD),
   Key_Enter,     Key_Y, Key_U, Key_I,     Key_O,         Key_P,         Key_Equals,
                  Key_H, Key_J, Key_K,     Key_L,         Key_Semicolon, Key_Quote,
   Key_RightAlt,  Key_N, Key_M, Key_Comma, Key_Period,    Key_Slash,     Key_Minus,
   Key_RightShift, Key_LeftAlt, Key_Spacebar, Key_RightControl,
   ShiftToLayer(FUNCTION)),


  [NUMPAD] =  KEYMAP_STACKED
  (___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___,
   ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___,
   ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___,
   ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___,
   ___, ___, ___, ___,
   ___,

   M(MACRO_VERSION_INFO),  ___, Key_Keypad7, Key_Keypad8,   Key_Keypad9,        Key_KeypadSubtract, ___,
   ___,                    ___, Key_Keypad4, Key_Keypad5,   Key_Keypad6,        Key_KeypadAdd,      ___,
                           ___, Key_Keypad1, Key_Keypad2,   Key_Keypad3,        Key_Equals,         Key_Quote,
   ___,                    ___, Key_Keypad0, Key_KeypadDot, Key_KeypadMultiply, Key_KeypadDivide,   Key_Enter,
   ___, ___, ___, ___,
   ___),

  [FUNCTION] =  KEYMAP_STACKED
  (LockLayer(GAME),      Key_F1,           Key_F2,      Key_F3,     Key_F4,        Key_F5,           Key_LEDEffectNext,
   Key_Tab,  ___,              Key_mouseUp, ___,        Key_mouseBtnR, Key_mouseWarpEnd, Key_mouseWarpNE,
   Key_Home, Key_mouseL,       Key_mouseDn, Key_mouseR, Key_mouseBtnL, Key_mouseWarpNW,
   Key_End,  Key_PrintScreen,  Key_Insert,  ___,        Key_mouseBtnM, Key_mouseWarpSW,  Key_mouseWarpSE,
   ___, Key_Delete, ___, ___,
   ___,

   Consumer_ScanPreviousTrack, Key_F6,                 Key_F7,                   Key_F8,                   Key_F9,          Key_F10,          Key_F11,
   Consumer_PlaySlashPause,    Consumer_ScanNextTrack, Key_LeftCurlyBracket,     Key_RightCurlyBracket,    Key_LeftBracket, Key_RightBracket, Key_F12,
                               Key_LeftArrow,          Key_DownArrow,            Key_UpArrow,              Key_RightArrow,  ___,              ___,
   Key_PcApplication,          Consumer_Mute,          Consumer_VolumeDecrement, Consumer_VolumeIncrement, ___,             Key_Backslash,    Key_Pipe,
   ___, ___, Key_Enter, ___,
   ___),

  [GAME] = KEYMAP_STACKED
  (___, Key_1, Key_2, Key_3, Key_4, Key_5, ___,
   Key_Backtick, Key_Q, Key_W, Key_E, Key_R, Key_T, Key_Tab,
   Key_PageUp,   Key_A, Key_S, Key_D, Key_F, Key_G,
   Key_PageDown, Key_Z, Key_X, Key_C, Key_V, Key_B, Key_Escape,
   Key_LeftControl, Key_Backspace, Key_Spacebar, Key_LeftShift,
   ShiftToLayer(FUNCTION),

   M(MACRO_ANY),  Key_6, Key_7, Key_8,     Key_9,         Key_0,         LockLayer(NUMPAD),
   Key_Enter,     Key_Y, Key_U, Key_I,     Key_O,         Key_P,         Key_Equals,
                  Key_H, Key_J, Key_K,     Key_L,         Key_Semicolon, Key_Quote,
   Key_RightAlt,  Key_N, Key_M, Key_Comma, Key_Period,    Key_Slash,     Key_Minus,
   Key_RightShift, Key_LeftAlt, Key_LeftGui, Key_RightControl,
   ShiftToLayer(FUNCTION))

};
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The problem is the order of your layers. Kaleidoscope allows more than one layer to be active at a time, so the fn keys are actually turning on the FUNCTION layer, but all those keys are masked by the GAME layer, which is above it.

Note that when you activate the NUMPAD layer, any of the keys marked ___ still retain their QWERTY functionality (for example). The solution is to move the GAME layer higher up (before FUNCTION).

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ShifToLayer() is a bit misleading, in my opinion. It’s a “toggle layer while held” key, but implies that it will bring the target layer to the front, or that the keymap has only one active layer at a time.

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Oh I see, thank you!