Having multiple simlayer map definitions for a single key triggers the first one

[kayg04]

Hello,

Thanks for your help so far. I have been using more and more of Karabiner Elements, thanks to your project. However, I have run into this minor issue where:

  simlayer('spacebar', 'Navigation Layer').manipulators([
    // window navigation
    map('tab').to$('open raycast://extensions/raycast/navigation/switch-windows'),
    // common MacOS shortcuts
    map('a').to('a', 'left_command'),
    map('s').to('s', 'left_command'),
    map('f').to('f', 'left_command'),
    map('t').to('t', 'left_command'),
    // copy cut paste
    map('c').to('c', 'left_command'),
    map('v').to('v', 'left_command'),
    map('x').to('x', 'left_command'),
    // more hjkl - select words
    map('h', 'right_shift').to('left_arrow', 'left_option'),
    // hjkl vim style
    map('h').to('left_arrow'),
    map('j').to('down_arrow'),
    map('k').to('up_arrow'),
    map('l').to('right_arrow'),
  ]),

typing Space + h triggers left_arrow + left_option for the first time but if I press h after keeping Space held, it results in just left_arrow.

If I move map('h', 'right_shift').to('left_arrow', 'left_option'), after map('h').to('left_arrow'), then left_arrow + left_option never get triggered. Am I missing something here?

Thank you!

[kayg04]

CleanShot.2024-06-29.at.09.59.01.mp4

[kayg04]

As you can see, when I press Space + h first → left_arrow + left_option are triggered (which is unexpected) and on subsequent presses of h, the desired behaviour is triggered: left_arrow.

[evan-liu]

map('h', 'right_shift').to('left_arrow', 'left_option'),

This doesn't work with simlayer, which needs each key on the layer to be pressed together with the layer key.

If you want to have mappings more than that, you can use the layer condition variable instead:

  rule('More on navi layer').condition(ifVar('navi-layer')).manipulators([
    // Put it above `navi-layer` so Karabiner runs it instead of 
    // `right_shift` + `h` on the simlayer
    map('h', 'right_shift').to('left_arrow', 'left_option'),
  ]),

  simlayer('spacebar', 'navi-layer').manipulators([
    // map().to(), only one-key in map(), without modifiers
  ]),

[kayg04]

This doesn't work with simlayer, which needs each key on the layer to be pressed together with the layer key.

It does work when I press Space + right shift + h. The problem is that just the first time I press Space + h, it triggers the incorrect action.

If you want to have mappings more than that, you can use the layer condition variable instead:

Your solution works the expected way though. Thank you so much for that!