Remap J,K,L,I keys to arrow keys via caps lock

[jukaiser]

Hey Ukelele users,

I'm wondering if it is possible to create a keyboard in Ukelele that would allow me to use J,K,L,I as arrow keys. 

Basically I'm trying to recreate the layout shown here on a mac:

Ideally, I'd like to enter a "navigation state" by pressing caps lock and have this state continue until I press caps lock a second time. I'd also like to still be able to use the option key while I'm using J,K,L,I as arrow keys so that I can jump over whole words while navigating the cursor through text.

I'm on a Mac with Sierra. I think this may have been possible with the full version of karabiner. However, karabiner currently only has  a basic version for osx Sierra. I've also tried to get this working better touch tool to no avail.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :-)

[John Brownie]

As is often the case, it might work in some applications, and not work in others. Arrows are "special keys" in the sense I use with Ukelele, in that some applications honour the output generated, while others ignore that and look for the key code, which means that only the original keys will work. The only way to know is by trying it with the application you want.

And it's not possible to turn the shift key into an output key to produce *. That's something that a keyboard layout cannot do.

jukaiser

15 November 2016 at 21:39

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