Snippet
Snippets are similar to words, except they aren't preceded by a space and they can't be modified by `word_modifiers` or `anagram_modifiers` (or any other type of modifier). Here's the definition for a snippet that will type a smiley face when you press `(` and `:` at the same time: - {snippet: "(:"}
It's better to define this as a snippet than as a word because it wouldn't make sense to capitalize a smiley face.
If we had defined it as a word, pressing mod_capital at the same time would produce 9:, which is never what we want.
By default, the snippet's chord will be generated by combining the existing plain_key chords mapped to every character in the snippet's sequence. However, it's usually more useful to specify a different, simpler chord. This snippet will type your email address when you press space, m, and e at the same time:
- {snippet: "me@example.com", chord: " me"}
Special symbols
These special symbols can appear in a snippet definition to represent keys that can't be displayed normally:
| symbol | key | unicode |
|---|---|---|
\n | key_enter | |
\t | key_tab | |
\" | key_doublequote | |
\\ | key_backslash | |
← | key_left | U+2190 |
↑ | key_up | U+2191 |
→ | key_right | U+2192 |
↓ | key_down | U+2193 |
◀ | key_home | U+25C0 |
▶ | key_end | U+25B6 |
For example, these snippets type a pair of parentheses of quotation marks, and then position the cursor inside:
- {snippet: "()←", chord: "()"}
- {snippet: "\"\"←", chord: " \""}
This snippet types out a C if-statement, and positions the cursor inside the parentheses:
- {snippet: "if () {\n}↑▶←←", chord: " if"}