Use $mainMod instead of SUPER for keybinds

[kromsam]

Currently, SUPER as modkey is pretty much hard-coded throughout the omarchy defaults.

The standard Hyprland config does this differently:

https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/blob/0ed880f3f7dc2c746bf3590eee266c010d737558/example/hyprland.conf#L224

$mainMod = SUPER # Sets "Windows" key as main modifier
and then
bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, $terminal

Would it make sense to add this modkey variable to the bindings, such that users can change their modkey a bit easier?

I thought that we could do this by adding an extra source to hyprland.conf: mod.conf that contains the line from the hyprland config. I tried configuring this myself for a bit, but I got a bit stuck. Would it be even possible?

(FYI: Im currently writing from a Superless IBM Model M - keyboard ;) , that's why this came up. I would like to set it to CAPSLOCK)

[kromsam]

quick fix for switching your SUPER to CAPS. this is how i did it for my Model M (yes, it thinks it's a barcode scanner).

# IBM Model M
device {
    name = barcode-reader-
    kb_layout = nl
    kb_options = caps:super
  }

[michaellenahan]

You just beat me to it, but I wanted also to point out that you can use kb_options to achieve what you want.

Here is what I have in my ~/.config/hypr/input.conf

In my case, I use altwin:swap_alt_win to have two SUPER keys, one on Alt and the other on AltGr

input {
  # Use multiple keyboard layouts and switch between them with ScrLk grp:sclk_toggle
  kb_layout = us,gb,de

  # Use AltGr for umlauts with us keyboard
  # No longer used: AltGr is now an additional SUPER
  #kb_variant = de_se_fi # see: /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us
  # Umlauts: menu-space-a ä - see ~/.XCompose

  # compose:menu - change compose key from omarchy default (caps)
  # caps:escape - make caps lock an additional esc (I like this, for using vim)
  # altwin:swap_alt_win - alt and altgr is now SUPER keys, windows key is now alt
  # grp:sclk_toggle - use scroll lock to toggle keyboard layout
  kb_options = compose:menu,caps:escape,altwin:swap_alt_win,grp:sclk_toggle

[dhh]

Yeah, we're relying on those kb_options to do this.

[yavasdev]

for my keyboard layout, altgr is essential and I want to keep it that way, after trying some configurations, I find this option works perfect for me

kb_layout = tr
kb_options = altwin:swap_lalt_lwin

[yachal-upson]

Love Omarchy so far, but coming from Windows (Obsidian, Cursor etc) where everything is a convenient finger-mash of Ctrl + ... OR Ctrl + Shift + ... Having to involve the 'super' ie windows key is just painful. Does not blend.

Begging for a way to get Windows equivalent defaults

[tdak]

@yachal-upson

Note: I'm using the Apple Keyboard:

Here's what I did.

• Swap Command Key and Control key using kb_options
• Changed Copy and Paste shortcuts defined by omarchy because Command becomes CTRL and vice versa.

Here are the two files you have to change:

• ~/.config/hypr/input.conf
• ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf

input.conf

# kb_options = compose:caps # ,grp:alts_toggle
kb_options = compose:caps, ctrl:swap_lwin_lctl

bindings.conf

# Change copy/cut/paste bindings
bindd = CTRL, C, Universal copy, sendshortcut, CTRL, Insert,
bindd = CTRL, V, Universal paste, sendshortcut, SHIFT, Insert,
bindd = CTRL, X, Universal cut, sendshortcut, CTRL, X,

# Bonus mapping to take screenshots like on a mac
bindd = CTRL SHIFT, 4, Screenshot like mac, exec, omarchy-cmd-screenshot smart clipboard

You can try something similar for your Windows layout.

Checkout this file for key swap options:

cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst