Karabiner-elements: App specific settings possible?

[danz54]

Is there a way to implement App-specific settings to change keys?
Thanks

[jonaskello]

Looking for this too.
In old karabiner I used that for remote desktop.
In macos I have switched CTRL and CMD with karabiner elements which works fine.
But when i RDP into a Windows machine the mapping will make Windows use CMD for CTRL and vice-verca.
Bascially I'm looking to have CTRL+C etc. to work the same regardless if I'm using macos or RDP into Windows.

[jixiuf]

it seems supported now

                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.apple\\.finder$"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "Finder Ctrl-; goto location",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "semicolon",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "left_control"
                                        ],
                                        "optional": [
                                            "caps_lock",
                                            "shift",
                                            "option"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "g",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command",
                                            "shift"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },

[jonaskello]

@jixiuf Yes, looks like the conditions section is it. Is there somewhere in the UI we could set this? Or where is the file you are looking at located?

[jixiuf]

https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/commit/795fe1f049f3ebdb8e6baa21f976052ed0643406
https://github.com/pqrs-org/KE-complex_modifications/blob/master/docs/json/emacs_key_bindings.json

[transamericamoon]

You can copy this example into ~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/windows-binding.json

Got to karabiner preferences->complex Modifications->Add rule and press enable on it.

You can modify it to your liking but make sure you run it through a json validator first.

{
  "title": "Windows keys",
  "rules": [
    {
      "description": "swap control/command fix home/end/redo except for iterm2/vim",
      "manipulators": [
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "y",
            "modifiers": {
              "mandatory": [
                "command"
              ]
            }
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "z",
              "modifiers": [
                "command",
                "shift"
              ]
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "end"
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "e",
              "modifiers": [
                "control"
              ]
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "home"
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "a",
              "modifiers": [
                "control"
              ]
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "left_command"
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "left_control"
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "left_control"
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "left_command"
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "right_command"
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "right_control"
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "right_control"
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "right_command"
            }
          ],
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^org\\.vim\\.",
                "^com.googlecode.iterm2"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

[jonaskello]

Yupp, already done it and it works perfectly :-)

[garbage914]

This is awesome. Thank you. I have it running in Karibiner elements. Can you please tell me how I would tweak it so that it only works when typing from within Teamviewer?

[garbage914]

I was given a solution to switch the command and control keys only using team viewer. It is here:
https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/switching-command-and-control-keys/7721/27?u=cinematree

[Palisand]

It looks like there is no way to define "conditions" once so it applies to all manipulators?

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