The new Microsoftslop copilot key always sends the following key-sequence when pressed down:

copilot key down: left-shift-down left-meta-down f23-down f23-up left-meta-up left-shift-up
copilot key up: <null>

This means there’s no real key-up event when you release the key --> it can’t be used (properly) as a modifier like ctrl or alt.

The workaround is to send a pretend key-up event after a time delay, but then you mustn’t be too slow / fast when pressing a shortcut.

tldr: AI took a perfectly working modifier key from you.

— edit —
Some keyboards apparently do the “right” thing and don’t send the whole sequence at once, you can remap those properly with keyd, see: https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd/issues/1025#issuecomment-2971556563 / https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd/issues/825

copilot key down: left-shift-down left-meta-down f23-down
copilot key up: f23-up left-meta-up left-shift-up

this will still break "left-shift + remapped copilot" and "left-meta + remapped copilot", but "RCtrl + letter key" can work as expected

      • degen@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        9 days ago

        ESC on tap, timeout to Super on hold 😎

        edit: keyd makes it as easy as capslock = overloadt2(meta, esc, 300)

          • degen@midwest.socialEnglish
            2·
            8 days ago

            That’s just to not emit the keyup for ESC after pressing Super+key and letting go. The only thing affected by time is a reeeaally long ESC press not registering (the same as holding Super for a second).

            And rolling Super+key faster than the timeout resolves as a hold (Super) instead of tap (ESC), so there’s zero jank unless you need to hold ESC, and there’s still the real key.

              • degen@midwest.socialEnglish
                2·
                7 days ago

                I thought there was no way a binding like that would just work when I tried it and was blown away. Keyd’s config is powerful but so simple. I urge any linux user interested in key layers or just remapping in general to check it out! Arguably hits top 5 software of all time.