Karabiner-elements: Is forward_delete possible?

Created on 21 Sep 2016 · 6Comments · Source: pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

Is it possible to map right option key to forward delete? Console debug is throwing error for both Option_R and "Forward Delete" tried forward_delete as with old Karabiner to no avail.

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DavidCatalano

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I did exactly what you want as follows:

1) Open up a text editor and paste the following lines:

{
    "profiles": [
        {
            "name": "Default profile",
            "selected": true,
            "simple_modifications": {
                "right_option": "delete_forward"
            }
        }
    ]
}

2) Save as:

/Users/Your Username/.karabiner.d/configuration/karabiner.json

Voila!

(the syntax seems to have changed in this version, see here: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/blob/master/src/share/types.hpp#L177-L369)

joostjodel on 21 Sep 2016

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I did exactly what you want as follows:

1) Open up a text editor and paste the following lines:

{
    "profiles": [
        {
            "name": "Default profile",
            "selected": true,
            "simple_modifications": {
                "right_option": "delete_forward"
            }
        }
    ]
}

2) Save as:

/Users/Your Username/.karabiner.d/configuration/karabiner.json

Voila!

(the syntax seems to have changed in this version, see here: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/blob/master/src/share/types.hpp#L177-L369)

joostjodel on 21 Sep 2016

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Thank you! I didn't see the types.hpp file and was confused by the label changes.

DavidCatalano on 21 Sep 2016

@DavidCatalano Be sure to close this issue if it's fixed.

shaungrady on 21 Sep 2016

Hi, I managed to change right option to forward delete. Would you help me how to change right command to right option? Thanks.

EditorKubala on 21 Sep 2016

@EditorKubala see #72

talha131 on 22 Sep 2016

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