How to hold 'q' and press 3

[captaincurrie]

Hello,

I'm trying to figure out how to create something like this

(sequence (hold q) (delay 400) (tap 3) (release q))

Basically i want to assign a single key to hold the q button and then press 3 while
q is held. Is this possible in Kanata?

[jtroo]

Yes but it's not as easy as tapping keys. You would use the virtual key actions to only press q instead of tapping it.

[captaincurrie]

Would you mind writing me an example, its difficult to understand the docs on this.

[jtroo]

Link to simulator

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Simulator config

(defsrc)
(defvirtualkeys
 q q
)
(deflayermap (base)
 a (macro (on-press press-vkey q) 400 Digit3 (on-press release-vkey q))
)

Simulator input

d:a t:10 u:a t:500

Simulator output

t:              2ms
out:   ↓(press) Q
t:              400ms
out:   ↓(press) Kb3
t:              1ms
out: ↑(release) Kb3
t:              2ms
out: ↑(release) Q

[captaincurrie]

Thank you that works perfectly!