In Chrysalis 0.13.3 under Main Menu > Preferences > My Keyboard > Sticky keys > Double tap behaviour there are four options to choose from: Lock in for all sticky keys Lock in for layer keys only Lock in for modifier keys only Nothing The help text reads: “Select what to do when a sticky key is d…

Lock in for all sticky keys Any key marked sticky in the Modifiers menu in Chrysalis will be “locked” or be active until canceled (defaults to escape key pressed). Lock in for layer keys only Only lock layer keys when double tapped. If a key is mapped to a layer shift then double pressing it wi…

Thank you for the explanation. I have a follow-up question to clarify something. You wrote that the shift keys are modifier keys. And I agree. But are they not also layer keys? I mean they shift to another layer. But what is referred to as “layer keys” by Chrysalis/Kaleidoscope are probably only tho…

You are correct in your understand that “layer keys” refer to changing the Chrysalis/Kaleidoscope layers. Shift keys are modifiers like ctrl, alt, etc and apply to the current “layer” In theory you could implement them as “layers” but functionally they are separate as they are sent to the system as …

Correct, or anything else that handles keyboard input.

Sticky Keys Double Tap Behaviour Options Explained

MichaelT (Michael Tobias) January 30, 2025, 8:58pm 5

Thanks for making that clear. By “system” you mean the operating system of the computer the keyboard is plugged into, right?

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