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author | Nick Blyumberg <nblyumberg@gmail.com> | 2020-05-16 03:35:19 -0400 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-05-16 00:35:19 -0700 |
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[Docs] Clarify layer transparency keymap.md (#9081)
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@@ -71,10 +71,22 @@ On the other hand, you can change `layer_state` to overlay the base layer with o | |||
71 | 71 | ||
72 | 72 | ||
73 | ### Layer Precedence and Transparency | 73 | ### Layer Precedence and Transparency |
74 | Note that ***higher layer has higher priority on stack of layers***, namely firmware falls down from top layer to bottom to look up keycode. Once it spots keycode other than **`KC_TRNS`**(transparent) on a layer it stops searching and lower layers aren't referred. | 74 | Note that ***higher layers have higher priority within the stack of layers***. The firmware works its way down from the highest active layers to look up keycodes. Once the firmware locates a keycode other than `KC_TRNS` (transparent) on an active layer, it stops searching, and lower layers aren't referenced. |
75 | 75 | ||
76 | You can place `KC_TRANS` on overlay layer changes just part of layout to fall back on lower or base layer. | 76 | ____________ |
77 | Key with `KC_TRANS` (`KC_TRNS` and `_______` are the alias) doesn't has its own keycode and refers to lower valid layers for keycode, instead. | 77 | / / <--- Higher layer |
78 | / KC_TRNS // | ||
79 | /___________// <--- Lower layer (KC_A) | ||
80 | /___________/ | ||
81 | |||
82 | In the above scenario, the non-transparent keys on the higher layer would be usable, but whenever `KC_TRNS` (or equivalent) is defined, the keycode (`KC_A`) on the lower level would be used. | ||
83 | |||
84 | **Note:** Valid ways to denote transparency on a given layer: | ||
85 | * `KC_TRANSPARENT` | ||
86 | * `KC_TRNS` (alias) | ||
87 | * `_______` (alias) | ||
88 | |||
89 | These keycodes allow the processing to fall through to lower layers in search of a non-transparent keycode to process. | ||
78 | 90 | ||
79 | ## Anatomy of a `keymap.c` | 91 | ## Anatomy of a `keymap.c` |
80 | 92 | ||