Karabiner-elements: SimultaneousKeyPresses and support for chording

[arialdomartini]

With Karabiner I remapped J+K to SHIFT_R, and D+F to SHIFT_L (that is: index+middle finger = Shift) using the following configuration.

    <item>
      <name>Shift as a key chord</name>
      <appendix>Multiple keys acting as the Shift key</appendix>
      <appendix>(J+K to SHIFT_R)</appendix>
      <appendix>(D+F to SHIFT_L)</appendix>
      <identifier>remap.gould_shift</identifier>
      <autogen>__SimultaneousKeyPresses__ KeyCode::J, KeyCode::K, KeyCode::SHIFT_L</autogen>
      <autogen>__SimultaneousKeyPresses__ KeyCode::D, KeyCode::F, KeyCode::SHIFT_L</autogen>
    </item>

I do the same for the other modifiers, and this helps me to move my hands as little as possible away from the home row.

I wasn't able to reproduce anything similar with Karabiner Elements. Is there any change to get the same result?

Actually, the inability to have key chords is the single reason why I'm neither updating El Capitan or buying a new Mac Book.
I'm sincerely willing to pay to get such a feature.

[ww7]

+1 for SimultaneousKeyPresses and chording (sequences)

[manolodeinternet]

Hi @arialdomartini !, What a great idea !, simultaneous key presses for the modifiers keys, for keeping your fingers next to the home row. Would you mind to share with us the keys combination for the rest of the modifiers ?

Did you solve your issue ?
I didn't understand the answer from @ww7. I'm sorry, I'm a newbie to keyboard programming.
But I'm pretty interested in doing the same thing. "Simultaneous key presses "

Have a great day, guys !

[gsjackson]

I would also value a 'simultaneous key press' feature being added to K-elements. I use it not only for modifier or 'layer invocation' keys, but for substituting functions. Example: press A+S together (not A first then S, but actually pressed simultaneously) produces TAB key.

[fredcallaway]

Bump. Has anyone found another solution? I'm also stuck on OSX 10.11 because of this.

[arialdomartini]

I personally ended up buying a keyboard supporting the QMK Firmware, which allows to map a key as a modifier when held, and as an ordinary key when tapped.

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