# New Plugin: Kaleidoscope-ColorZones

**URL:** <https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Tags:** plugin, release\
**Created:** [May 17, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871 "2019-05-17T15:09:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![noseglasses](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/noseglasses/32/429_2.png) [@noseglasses](https://community.keyboard.io/u/noseglasses)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871/1 "2019-05-17T15:09:42Z")

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Plugin name: Kaleidoscope-ColorZones  
Author: noseglasses  
Source URL: [https://github.com/CapeLeidokos/Kaleidoscope-ColorZones.git](https://github.com/CapeLeidokos/Kaleidoscope-ColorZones.git)

Description:

Define groups of keys (key zones) and color them dynamically (e.g. via remote communication from the host). Use keys or key groups to get notified of events on the host system (incoming mail, …).

**To all of you who want to try this:**  
Please make sure that you pull up the Kaleidoscope repo to the latest version as this plugin depends on recent changes in the firmware core that might not yet be coming with the firmware bundle.

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**Author:** ![to1ne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/to1ne/32/35_2.png) [@to1ne](https://community.keyboard.io/u/to1ne)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871/2 "2019-05-17T16:28:55Z")

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Where should I find this `focus-test` tool you’re talking about?

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**Author:** ![algernon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/algernon/32/4404_2.png) [@algernon](https://community.keyboard.io/u/algernon)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871/3 "2019-05-17T17:50:53Z")

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> [@to1ne](#):
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> Where should I find this `focus-test` tool you’re talking about?

It’s part of the Kaleidoscope repo, in `bin/`.

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**Author:** ![noseglasses](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/noseglasses/32/429_2.png) [@noseglasses](https://community.keyboard.io/u/noseglasses)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871/4 "2019-05-17T19:09:23Z")

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> [@to1ne](#):
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> Where should I find this `focus-test` tool you’re talking about?

Sorry, would have been worth mentioning.

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**Author:** ![noseglasses](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/noseglasses/32/429_2.png) [@noseglasses](https://community.keyboard.io/u/noseglasses)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871/5 "2019-05-17T19:18:16Z")

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I fixed the plugin’s README accordingly.

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**Author:** ![noseglasses](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/noseglasses/32/429_2.png) [@noseglasses](https://community.keyboard.io/u/noseglasses)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/new-plugin-kaleidoscope-colorzones/2871/6 "2019-05-17T19:21:17Z")

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**To all of you who want to try this:**  
Please make sure that you pull up the Kaleidoscope repo to the latest version as this plugin depends on recent changes in the firmware core that might not yet be coming with the firmware bundle.