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@ -16,27 +16,18 @@ letter "b" will be held down until the tap dance key is released.
To use this, you may want to define a `tap_time` value in your keyboard To use this, you may want to define a `tap_time` value in your keyboard
configuration. This is an integer in milliseconds, and defaults to `300`. configuration. This is an integer in milliseconds, and defaults to `300`.
The timeout is reset after each tap and every tapdance sequence can also define
an individual `tap_time`.
You'll then want to create a sequence of keys using `KC.TD(KC.SOMETHING, You'll then want to create a sequence of keys using `KC.TD(KC.SOMETHING,
KC.SOMETHING_ELSE, MAYBE_THIS_IS_A_MACRO, WHATEVER_YO)`, and place it in your KC.SOMETHING_ELSE, MAYBE_THIS_IS_A_MACRO, WHATEVER_YO)`, and place it in your
keymap somewhere. The only limits on how many keys can go in the sequence are, keymap somewhere. The only limits on how many keys can go in the sequence are,
theoretically, the amount of RAM your MCU/board has, and how fast you can mash theoretically, the amount of RAM your MCU/board has.
the physical key. Here's your chance to use all that button-mash video game
experience you've built up over the years.
[//]: # (The button mashing part has been 'fixed' by a timeout refresh per)
[//]: # (button press. The comedic sentiment is worth keeping though.)
**NOTE**: Currently our basic tap dance implementation has some limitations that Tap dance supports all `HoldTap` based keys, like mod tap, layer tap, oneshot...
are planned to be worked around "eventually", but for now are noteworthy: it will even honor every option set for those keys.
Individual timeouts and prefer hold behavior for every tap in the sequence?
- The behavior of momentary layer switching within a tap dance sequence is Not a problem.
currently "undefined" at best, and will probably crash your keyboard. For now,
we strongly recommend avoiding `KC.MO` (or any other layer switch keys that
use momentary switch behavior - `KC.LM`, `KC.LT`, and `KC.TT`)
[//]: # (This also doesn't seem to be the case anymore; as long as the layer)
[//]: # (is transparent to the tap dance key.)
[//]: # (At least KC.MO is working as intended, other momentary actions haven't)
[//]: # (been tested.)
Here's an example of all this in action: Here's an example of all this in action:
@ -52,13 +43,20 @@ tapdance.tap_time = 750
keyboard.modules.append(tapdance) keyboard.modules.append(tapdance)
EXAMPLE_TD = KC.TD( EXAMPLE_TD = KC.TD(
KC.A, # Tap once for "a" # Tap once for "a"
KC.B, # Tap twice for "b" KC.A,
# Tap twice for "b", or tap and hold for "left control"
KC.MT(KC.B, KC.LCTL, prefer_hold=False),
# Tap three times to send a raw string via macro # Tap three times to send a raw string via macro
send_string('macros in a tap dance? I think yes'), send_string('macros in a tap dance? I think yes'),
# Tap four times to toggle layer index 1 # Tap four times to toggle layer index 1, tap 3 times and hold for 3s to
KC.TG(1), # momentary toggle layer index 1.
KC.TT(1, tap_time=3000),
) )
# make the default tap time really short for this tap dance:
EXAMPLE_TD2 = KC.TD(KC.A, KC.B, tap_time=80)
keyboard.keymap = [[ ...., EXAMPLE_TD, ....], ....] keyboard.keymap = [[ ...., EXAMPLE_TD, ....], ....]
``` ```