joy2chord-config

#   Why a 6 button controller as the default config?
#
#  Default Config File for joy2chord by Nathanael Anderson
#  wir ele ssdr eamer A@T gmail D0T com
#
# 1. Thats what I built, so the config is made and tested
# 2. One button for each finger, 2 for the thumb, fingers don't 
#    have to move very far at all.
# 3. 63 combinations per mode, I used 3 modes, define whatever you want 
#    for each, I started with 5 buttons and 32 combinations, but I had 
#    to change modes too often with this setup, so i added a 6th button
#
#   Why A Joystick as a Chorded Keyboard?
# 
# Gamepads and joysticks are dirt cheap, chorded keyboards ... usually aren't 
# I wanted to play around with this for a while, so if its useful to you, 
# enjoy, if not ignore it :)
#
#
# Basic Config Options
jsdev = 0 # if device hooked up to /dev/input/js0 set jsdev = 0

# to find out button numbers use the jstest utility

total_simple_buttons = 0 # no simple buttons are defined in this config, so this is set to 0

# use simple_b1, and increment for every button you use, map buttons to the joystick code they send
# a simple button is not part of a chord, and is held down untill released
# in 1simple2 1 stands for the current mode, and 2 for the 

simple_b1 = 5
simple_b2 = 7

1simple1 = KEY_A
1simple2 = KEY_B

2simple1 = KEY_C
2simple2 = KEY_D

3simple1 = KEY_E
3simple2 = KEY_F

total_chorded_buttons = 6 # The hardware used may provide more buttons than we use, so only cycle through as many as we use

# use joy_b0, and increment for every button you use, map buttons to the joystick code they send
# these are assigned binary number combinations so 
# b1 is worth 1 
# b2 is worth 2 
# b3 is worth 4
# b4 is worth 8
# b5 is worth 16
# b6 is worth 32

# so if b2 and b5 are pressed, the current value is 18, whenever a button is pressed, what it is worth is added to the total value of the chord, so if the chorded keyboard is in mode 1 and buttons 2 + 5 are pressed, the chord total is 18, if all buttons are released mode 1 value 18 is sent, which in the default config would map to the letter r.

# to find out button numbers use the jstest utility

chord_b1 = 4
chord_b2 = 6
chord_b3 = 9
chord_b4 = 3
chord_b5 = 5
chord_b6 = 7

# How many modes do you want to define
total_modes = 3 # How many modes do you want to define

total_macros = 4 # macros are not implemented yet

total_modifiers = 4 # a modifier is activated until a non modifier is pressed

1modifier = KEY_LEFTMETA
2modifier = KEY_LEFTCTRL
3modifier = KEY_LEFTALT
4modifier = KEY_LEFTSHIFT

# what key combinations toggle modes
# Examples:
# on a 6 button controller pressing buttons
# 1modecode = 31
# 1,2,3,4,5 = 1+2+4+8+16 = 31
# 2modecode = 47
# 1,2,3,4,6 = 1+2+4+8+32 = 47
# 3modecode = 63
# 1,2,3,4,5,6 = 1+2+4+8+16+32 = 63

1modecode = 31 
2modecode = 47
3modecode = 63

# all valid codes come from /usr/include/linux/input.h
# Mode One options ( form of 1chord# )
# the leading number 1 in this case signifies the mode
# the trailing number is the binary number combination the chorded buttons equal
# so for 1chord10 if you have 4 buttons, the 2nd and 4th would be pressed down
# as 2 + 8 = 10

# unused keys should be set to KEY_RESERVED so warnings are not given about undefined values

1chord1 = KEY_A
1chord2 = KEY_B
1chord3 = KEY_C
1chord4 = KEY_D
1chord5 = KEY_E
1chord6 = KEY_F
1chord7 = KEY_G
1chord8 = KEY_H
1chord9 = KEY_I
1chord10 = KEY_J
1chord11 = KEY_K
1chord12 = KEY_L
1chord13 = KEY_M
1chord14 = KEY_N
1chord15 = KEY_O
1chord16 = KEY_P
1chord17 = KEY_Q
1chord18 = KEY_R
1chord19 = KEY_S
1chord20 = KEY_T
1chord21 = KEY_U
1chord22 = KEY_V
1chord23 = KEY_W
1chord24 = KEY_X
1chord25 = KEY_Y
1chord26 = KEY_Z
1chord27 = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
1chord28 = KEY_LEFTMETA
1chord29 = KEY_LEFTCTRL
1chord30 = KEY_LEFTALT
1chord31 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode one
1chord32 = KEY_ENTER
1chord33 = KEY_SPACE
1chord34 = KEY_TAB
1chord35 = KEY_BACKSPACE
1chord36 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord37 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord38 = KEY_RESERVED 
1chord39 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord40 = KEY_ESC
1chord41 = KEY_PAGEUP
1chord42 = KEY_PAGEDOWN
1chord43 = KEY_HOME
1chord44 = KEY_END
1chord45 = KEY_INSERT
1chord46 = KEY_DELETE
1chord47 = KEY_RESERVED #using for mode two
1chord48 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord49 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord50 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord51 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord52 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord53 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord54 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord55 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord56 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord57 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord58 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord59 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord60 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord61 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord62 = KEY_RESERVED
1chord63 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode two

# Mode Two options ( form of 2chord# )

2chord1 = KEY_1
2chord2 = KEY_2
2chord3 = KEY_3
2chord4 = KEY_4
2chord5 = KEY_5
2chord6 = KEY_6
2chord7 = KEY_7
2chord8 = KEY_8
2chord9 = KEY_9
2chord10 = KEY_0
2chord11 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord12 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord13 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord14 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord15 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord16 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord17 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord18 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord19 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord20 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord21 = KEY_LEFTBRACE
2chord22 = KEY_RIGHTBRACE
2chord23 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord24 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord25 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord26 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord27 = KEY_LEFTSHIFT	
2chord28 = KEY_LEFTMETA
2chord29 = KEY_LEFTCTRL
2chord30 = KEY_LEFTALT
2chord31 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode one
2chord32 = KEY_ENTER
2chord33 = KEY_SPACE
2chord34 = KEY_TAB
2chord35 = KEY_BACKSPACE
2chord36 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord37 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord38 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord39 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord40 = KEY_ESC
2chord41 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord42 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord43 = KEY_HOME
2chord44 = KEY_END
2chord45 = KEY_INSERT
2chord46 = KEY_DELETE
2chord47 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode two
2chord48 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord49 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord50 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord51 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord52 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord53 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord54 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord55 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord56 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord57 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord58 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord59 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord60 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord61 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord62 = KEY_RESERVED
2chord63 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode two

# Mode Three options ( form of 3chord# )

3chord1 = KEY_UP
3chord2 = KEY_LEFT
3chord3 = KEY_PAGEUP
3chord4 = KEY_RIGHT
3chord5 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord6 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord7 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord8 = KEY_DOWN
3chord9 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord10 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord11 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord12 = KEY_PAGEDOWN
3chord13 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord14 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord15 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord16 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord17 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord18 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord19 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord20 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord21 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord22 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord23 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord24 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord25 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord26 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord27 = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
3chord28 = KEY_LEFTMETA
3chord29 = KEY_LEFTCTRL
3chord30 = KEY_LEFTALT
3chord31 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode one
3chord32 = KEY_ENTER
3chord33 = KEY_F1
3chord34 = KEY_F2
3chord35 = KEY_F3
3chord36 = KEY_F4
3chord37 = KEY_F5
3chord38 = KEY_F6
3chord39 = KEY_F7
3chord40 = KEY_F8
3chord41 = KEY_F9
3chord42 = KEY_F10
3chord43 = KEY_F11
3chord44 = KEY_F12
3chord45 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord46 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord47 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode two
3chord48 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord49 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord50 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord51 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord52 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord53 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord54 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord55 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord56 = KEY_RESERVED
3chord57 = KEY_SYSRQ
3chord58 = KEY_BREAK
3chord59 = KEY_PAUSE
3chord60 = KEY_CAPSLOCK
3chord61 = KEY_NUMLOCK
3chord62 = KEY_SCROLLLOCK
3chord63 = KEY_RESERVED # using for mode three