KDE Key Switcher

This script uses input-remapper and the Publish Resource on Activate KWin script to create an automatic key switcher that is compatible with KDE on Wayland or X11.

I use this to switch mouse keys on my mouse, because there's not a first-party / good solution available on Linux.

Future work

1. Make the program + profile names more configurable.
   1. key-switcher is currently more of an example to be edited, rather than a 1-size-fits-all solution.

Setup

The script assumes you have all of the pre-requisites installed, and that you have setup your mouse in Input Remapper.

You should have several profiles to switch between pre-configured, before trying to use this script.

If the buttons you want to remap are not working in Input Remapper, you might want to remap them to F13+ keys. This can be useful for mice with extra mouse buttons (beyond M4/M5).

Usage

1. Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/pendo324/kde-key-switcher.git
2. Run the script: ./key-switcher <mouse_name>, e.g. ./key-switcher "Razer Razer Naga Trinity"

Advanced

Configure the script to run automatically on start

I usually do this using the Autostart system settings menu included with KDE. Other solutions could be a systemd unit.