# Macros with modifiers **URL:** \ **Category:** Programming\ **Created:** [December 30, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/macros-with-modifiers/909 "2017-12-30T07:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/67e7ee/32.png) [@fire](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fire)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/macros-with-modifiers/909/4 "2017-12-30T21:10:55Z")
Oh ok, it’s wasModifierActive(Key\_LeftShift). These threads are also helpful: > [@Is there a way to change the effect of chorded modifier keys without making them layer keys?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-effect-of-chorded-modifier-keys-without-making-them-layer-keys/831/2): > > The easiest, in my opinion, would be a custom event handler hook, something along these lines: Key customControls(Key mapped\_key, byte row, byte col, uint8\_t key\_state) { // If none of the controls are pressed, fall through. if (!kaleidoscope::hid::wasModifierKeyActive(Key\_LeftControl) && !kaleidoscope::hid::wasModifierKeyActive(Key\_RightControl) { return mapped\_key; // Either left or right control is active! // If the key isn't C, fall through if (mapped\_key != Key\_C) … > [@Some funky shift customizations I’d like to make slight\_smile](https://community.keyboard.io/t/some-funky-shift-customizations-i-d-like-to-make/716/4): > > Yeah… hm. Perhaps releaseing shifts, then sending a report, then the backslash would help? And do the release+report combo only on keyToggledOn, not while keyIsPressed? Just a hunch. (Sorry for the brevity, kinda time-pressed here and can’t elaborate :/) > [@Mapping International Characters](https://community.keyboard.io/t/mapping-international-characters/556/49): > > What do you get when you type Fn+shift+unicode macro when using that sketch? --- _[View the full topic](https://community.keyboard.io/t/macros-with-modifiers/909)._