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author | Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com> | 2018-10-16 08:22:37 -0700 |
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committer | MechMerlin <30334081+mechmerlin@users.noreply.github.com> | 2018-10-28 08:44:58 -0700 |
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Update readme for userspace
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diff --git a/users/drashna/readme.md b/users/drashna/readme.md index 179960322a..ffc60060f4 100644 --- a/users/drashna/readme.md +++ b/users/drashna/readme.md @@ -1,11 +1,8 @@ -Overview -======== +# Overview -This is my personal userspace file. Most of my code exists here, as it's heavily shared. +This is my personal userspace file. Most of my code exists here, as it's heavily shared. - -Custom userspace handlers -------------------------- +## Custom userspace handlers Specifically QMK works by using customized handlers for everything. This allows for multiple levels of customization. @@ -15,29 +12,26 @@ The same goes for `matrix_init`, `layer_state_set`, `led_set`, and a few other f All (most) `_user` functions are handled here instead. To allow keyboard specific configuration, I've created `_keymap` functions that can be called by the keymap.c files instead. -This allows for keyboard specific configuration while maintaining the ability to customize the board. - -My [Ergodox EZ Keymap](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/drashna/keymap.c#L399) is a good example of this, as it uses the LEDs as modifier indicators. +This allows for keyboard specific configuration while maintaining the ability to customize the board. +My [Ergodox EZ Keymap](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/layouts/community/ergodox/drashna/keymap.c#L297) is a good example of this, as it uses the LEDs as modifier indicators. -Keyboard Layout Templates -------------------------- +## Keyboard Layout Templates -This borrows from @jola5's "Not quite neo" code. This allows me to maintain blocks of keymaps in the userspace, so that I can modify the userspace, and this is reflected in all of the keyboards that use it, at once. +This borrows from @jola5's "Not quite neo" code. This allows me to maintain blocks of keymaps in the userspace, so that I can modify the userspace, and this is reflected in all of the keyboards that use it, at once. This makes adding tap/hold mods, or other special keycodes or functions to all keyboards super easy, as it's done to all of them at once. -The caveat here is that the keymap needs a processor/wrapper, as it doesn't like the substitutions. However, this is as simple as just pushing it through a define. For instance: +The caveat here is that the keymap needs a processor/wrapper, as it doesn't like the substitutions. However, this is as simple as just pushing it through a define. For instance: `#define LAYOUT_ergodox_wrapper(...) LAYOUT_ergodox(__VA_ARGS__)` -Once that's been done and you've switched the keymaps to use the "wrapper", it will read the substitution blocks just fine. +Once that's been done and you've switched the keymaps to use the "wrapper", it will read the substitution blocks just fine. Credit goes to @jola5 for first implementing this awesome idea. -Custom Keycodes ---------------- +## Custom Keycodes Keycodes are defined in the drashna.h file and need to be included in the keymap.c files, so that they can be used there. @@ -45,10 +39,9 @@ A bunch of macros are present and are only included on boards that are not the E Included is a custom macro for compiling my keyboards. This includes the bootloader target (`:teensy`, `:avrdude`, or `:dfu`), and keeps RGBLIGHT, AUDIO and/or FAUXCLICKY enabled, if it previously was (regardless of the rules file). -This also includes a modified RESET keycode as well, that sets the underglow to red. +This also includes a modified RESET keycode as well, that sets the underglow to red. -Layer Indication ----------------- +## Layer Indication This uses the `layer_state_set_*` command to change the layer color, to indicate which layer it is on. This includes the default keymap, as well. @@ -58,9 +51,7 @@ Additionally, there is a custom keycode to toggle layer indication. And all RGB Also. I use `rgblight_sethsv` since it works with animation modes (that support it). - -Diablo Layer ------------- +## Diablo Layer This layer has some special handling. @@ -72,8 +63,7 @@ Tappind once disables this, and switching layers temporarily disables this, unti For critics that think this is cheating, search "diablo 3 num lock auto cast". This is just a simpler method, since I no longer own a normal (non QMK) numpad. -Secret Macros -------------- +## Secret Macros With help from gitter and Colinta, this adds the ability to add hidden macros from other users. @@ -82,7 +72,8 @@ First, I have several files that are hidden/excluded from Git/GitHub. These con And this requires `KC_SECRET_1` through `KC_SECRET_5` to be defined in your `<name>.h` file to define the keycodes for the new macros. -###### .git/info/exclude +### .git/info/exclude + ``` # git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude # Lines that start with '#' are comments. @@ -96,7 +87,7 @@ And this requires `KC_SECRET_1` through `KC_SECRET_5` to be defined in your `<na Then you can create these files: -###### secrets.c +### secrets.c ```c #include "drashna.h" // replace with your keymap's "h" file, or whatever file stores the keycodes @@ -129,7 +120,8 @@ bool process_record_secrets(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) { } ``` -###### secrets.h +### secrets.h + ```c static const char * const secrets[] = { "secret1", @@ -142,9 +134,9 @@ static const char * const secrets[] = { Replacing the strings with the codes that you need. -###### name.c +### name.c -In the `<name>.c` file, you will want to add this to the top: +In the `<name>.c` file, you will want to add this to the top: ```c __attribute__ ((weak)) @@ -152,64 +144,37 @@ bool process_record_secrets(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) { return true; } ``` -This is so that the function can be called here, and replaced in the `secrets.c` file, and so it won't error out if it doesn't exist. +This is so that the function can be called here, and replaced in the `secrets.c` file, and so it won't error out if it doesn't exist. And then, in the `process_record_user` function, assuming you have `return process_record_keymap(keycode, record)` here, you'll want to replace the "final" return with the following. Otherwise, you want to replace the `return true;` with `return process_record_secrets(keycode, record);` + ```c return process_record_keymap(keycode, record) && process_record_secrets(keycode, record); } ``` -###### rules.mk +### rules.mk -Here, you want your `/users/<name>/rules.mk` file to "detect" the existence of the `secrets.c` file, and only add it if the file exists. To do so, add this block: -```c +Here, you want your `/users/<name>/rules.mk` file to "detect" the existence of the `secrets.c` file, and only add it if the file exists. To do so, add this block: + +```make ifneq ("$(wildcard $(USER_PATH)/secrets.c)","") SRC += secrets.c endif ``` Additionally, if you want to make sure that you can disable the function without messing with the file, you need to add this to your `/users/<name>/rules.mk`, so that it catches the flag: -```c + +```make ifeq ($(strip $(NO_SECRETS)), yes) OPT_DEFS += -DNO_SECRETS endif ``` -Then, if you run `make keyboard:name NO_SECRETS=yes`, it will default to the test strings in your `<name>.c` file, rather than reading from your file. - - -Userspace EEPROM config ------------------------ - -This adds EEPROM support fo the userspace, so that certain values are configurable in such a way that persists when power is lost. Namely, just the clicky feature and the Overwatch macro option ("is_overwatch"). This is done by reading and saving the structure from EEPROM. - -To implement this, first you need to specify the location: - -```c -#define EECONFIG_USERSPACE (uint8_t *)20 -``` -This tells us where in the EEPROM that the data structure is located, and this specifies that it's a byte (8 bits). However, to maximize it's usage, we want to specify a data structure here, so that we can use multiple settings. To do that: - -```c -typedef union { - uint8_t raw; - struct { - bool clicky_enable :1; - bool is_overwatch :1; - }; -} userspace_config_t; -``` -Then, in your C file, you want to add: `userspace_config_t userspace_config;`, and in your `matrix_init_*` function, you want to add `userspace_config.raw = eeprom_read_byte(EECONFIG_USERSPACE);` - -From there, you'd want to use the data structure (such as `userspace_config.is_overwatch`) when you want to check this value. - -And if you want to update it, update directly and then use `eeprom_update_byte(EECONFIG_USERSPACE, userspace_config.raw);` to write the value back to the EEPROM. - +Then, if you run `make keyboard:name NO_SECRETS=yes`, it will default to the test strings in your `<name>.c` file, rather than reading from your file. -Pro Micro Hacking ------------------ +## Pro Micro Hacking Well, you can get the QMK DFU bootloader working on the ProMicro. But you need to change fuses. |