[Feature Request] Caps Word: Auto-press shift momentarily for each letter, instead of all the time

[mellanslag-de]

Feature Request Type

• Core functionality
• Add-on hardware support (eg. audio, RGB, OLED screen, etc.)
• Alteration (enhancement/optimization) of existing feature(s)
• New behavior

Description

Currently, when I enable Caps Word and type at least one letter, shift is held down for 5 seconds (until timeout).

When I e.g. click around in my IDE in that time frame, text fragments get selected (between old cursor position and new cursor position), because shift is held down.

I want to propose to not keep shift pressed the whole time, but instead momentarily enable it for each key press while caps word is on, and immediately after sending the pressed key, releasing shift again.

That way, if I click around, no unwanted behaviour is caused.

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Was that already considered? Any implications I currently dont see? Or can we make it configurable?

[mellanslag-de]

The original Issue where the feature was implemented: #16588

[getreuer]

That's an interesting idea!

It's not what you asked for, but it might help that Caps Word's 5-second timeout can be configured (documentation). Tighten it to, say, 3 seconds by adding in config.h:

#define CAPS_WORD_IDLE_TIMEOUT 3000  // 3 seconds.

[casuanoob]

I can only replicate this if I keep holding down the letter key while clicking.

Looking at process_caps_word.c it seems like caps word has always been implemented by using add_weak_mods to add weak shift to the subsequent keypress.
So for the host device shift should only appear to be held down for as long as each letter key is held.

So what I mean is - caps word is already implemented as a momentary press of shift with each keypress.

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