The new Microsoftslop copilot key always sends the following key-sequence when pressed:
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.
- Linux workaround: https://github.com/m-bartlett/remap-copilot?tab=readme-ov-file
- Windows workaround https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys/issues/560
- https://xcancel.com/dcolascione/status/2019936377408811319
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 remaps should work as expected


Doesn’t seem to be present on my keyboard. 😁
this is the truly Alienware keyboard
My eyes, my eyes!
Oh, wow. There it is. The keyboard of my dreams.
Using one of these while on acid does not seem advisable, though.
What’s the keyboard? Always wanted to try an arisu/Alice/derivations.
Feker Alice98
I’m… Reborn and in love with mech keyboards. 😃
Neat, they have a near full keys version now. I’ve bookmarked their smaller Alice board from before, but I don’t really follow mech keebs much. This is amazing news. Thanks.
Yeah, you don’t sacrifice any convenience here, in my opinion:
Netscape Navigator key, 1337 retronaut.