I also several layers dedicated to typing Ethiopic I lived there as a kid ; plus I have layers for rudimentary Greek, Hebrew and Arabic as well as a layer for symbols. There is a trial version you can check out for free of course; the website is PACKED with useful, fascinating and often obscure information on keyboards.
Other free software which allows you to do all sorts of things, including making use of all the modifier keys MUCH more freely for virtually any purpose is available as well. It is called AutoHotKey.
I have been using it for years to do all sorts of nifty things it's actually part of my system for remapping my keyboard for 3 additional modifier keys it lets me "double use" keys so I don't lose functionality. For instance, I have physically remapped the two Japanese thumb modifiers to my Alt keys.
I never use the Alt keys to access the menus in windows apps; however, I use software that does make use of keyboard shortcuts that contain Alt. However, as you may recall, Alt must always be used with Control to do anything other than navigate the menu. So, I didn't use any combinations of Control with the thumb modifiers on my custom keyboard layout which posed no challenges. I also DESPISE the trackpad on my laptop; trying to use to scroll is erratic and infuriating; furthermore, it is incapable of producing a middle click which I use extensively.
So, I re-purposed that key that nobody uses that opens the "context menu" because it's much easier just to "right click" to open that menu , usually called the "Application Key". If I'm holding it down like a custom modifier , it translates arrow-key presses into scroll-wheel movement in up-down or left-right axes , and it converts a space bar tap to a middle click. I also have some function or button programmed to be triggered by all of the other keys I can easily reach with that hand while holding that "faux" custom modifier.
I'm able to control my media apps by simulating media keys that my little laptop doesn't have, and a host of other cool things. AutoHotKey would probably be able to accommodate for most any reason you would want to add an additional modifier key to your keyboard, without actually going through all that rigmarole!
It is 8-bit, it provides values and there is some gaps in table. Modern keyboards allow to detect up to 6 simultaneous key press but there are N-Key Rollover and Key Ghosting problems that you should be aware. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
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