From cd15a1e143f053632901c084675dffa92f5d5bce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Vanbesien <tvanbesi@proton.me>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:14:22 +0200
Subject: misc: bind capslock → esc/ctrl, leftctrl → compose, and more
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 .config/keyd/default.conf | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .config/kxkbrc            |  3 +++
 .local/bin/dotfiles       | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .config/keyd/default.conf
 create mode 100644 .config/kxkbrc

diff --git a/.config/keyd/default.conf b/.config/keyd/default.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c841d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/keyd/default.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Apply config to all keyboards
+[ids]
+*
+
+# Tap CapsLock for Escape, hold it for Control.
+#
+# Right control is mapped to the compose key:
+#   - leftcontrol is bound to emit altgr (rightalt)
+#   - rightalt is bound to the compose key (in KDE shortcuts)
+# This works well since I don't use altgr/rightalt
+[main]
+capslock = overload(control, esc)
+leftcontrol = layer(altgr)
+
+# CTRL+M        Enter
+# CTRL+;        Delete
+# CTRL+H        Backspace
+[control]
+m = enter
+; = delete
+h = backspace
diff --git a/.config/kxkbrc b/.config/kxkbrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c83ebbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kxkbrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Layout]
+Options=compose:ralt
+ResetOldOptions=true
diff --git a/.local/bin/dotfiles b/.local/bin/dotfiles
index 9e6bff3..1868358 100755
--- a/.local/bin/dotfiles
+++ b/.local/bin/dotfiles
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ declare NVIM_SRC_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/dotfiles/deps/neovim"
 declare NVIM_BUILD_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/nvim"
 declare -a PACKAGES_YAY=(7zip atool base-devel bash bash-completion
 	bash-language-server bat browserpass browserpass-firefox bzip2 cmake cpio
-	ctags docker docker-buildx fd firefox foot fzf git glib2 gzip lhasa
+	ctags docker docker-buildx fd firefox foot fzf git glib2 gzip keyd lhasa
 	lua-language-server lzop marksman ninja pass pigz python-black ranger
 	ripgrep shfmt stylua tar texinfo tig tk tmux tree-sitter-cli unrar unzip
 	vim-language-server wl-clipboard xz yay zip)
@@ -179,6 +179,20 @@ _sync_vpn() {
 	_sync_protonvpn
 }
 
+################################################################################
+# keyd #########################################################################
+################################################################################
+
+_install_keyd() {
+	local src="$HOME/.config/keyd/default.conf" dst=/etc/keyd/default.conf
+	if [[ ! -f "$dst" ]] || ! cmp --quiet "$src" "$dst"; then
+		sudo install -D --mode 644 "$src" "$dst"
+		sudo keyd check
+		systemctl is-active --quiet keyd && sudo keyd reload
+	fi
+	systemctl is-active --quiet keyd || sudo systemctl enable --now keyd
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 # main() #######################################################################
 ################################################################################
@@ -211,6 +225,8 @@ _sync_all() {
 	_sync_nvim
 	echo "Syncing Proton VPN…"
 	_sync_vpn
+	echo "Installing keyd…"
+	_install_keyd
 }
 
 main() {
-- 
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