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Spec for CAPS_MOD custom keycode: tap=ESC, hold=Ctrl, Shift+tap=CapsLock,
Alt+tap=CapsWord, GUI+tap=Autocorrect toggle. Includes RGB indicators and
feature enablement plan.

2026-04-08 00:20:44 -04:00

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Caps Lock Mod — Design Spec

Date: 2026-04-07
Keyboard: Keychron Q5 Max (ANSI Encoder)
Keymap: keyboards/keychron/q5_max/ansi_encoder/keymaps/via/

Summary

Replace the plain KC_CAPS key with a smart CAPS_MOD custom keycode that provides tap-vs-hold behavior and modifier-aware tap actions. Enable Caps Word and Autocorrect features with RGB indicators on the Caps Lock key (LED 55).

Behavior

Action	Result
Tap	Escape
Hold (past tapping term)	Left Ctrl (held until release)
Shift + Tap	Toggle normal Caps Lock
Alt + Tap	Toggle Caps Word
GUI + Tap	Toggle Autocorrect

Priority for modifier-aware taps: GUI → Alt → Shift → default (ESC).
Modifiers are checked via get_mods() at key release time (they remain held by the user).

Implementation

New custom keycode

CAPS_MOD  // added to enum custom_keycodes, after existing entries

Replaces every KC_CAPS in all layers of keymap.c.

State variables

static bool     caps_mod_held            = false;
static bool     caps_mod_ctrl_registered = false;
static uint16_t caps_mod_timer           = 0;

`process_record_user` logic

On press:

caps_mod_held  = true;
caps_mod_timer = timer_read();

On release:

if (caps_mod_ctrl_registered) {
    unregister_code(KC_LCTL);
    caps_mod_ctrl_registered = false;
} else {
    uint8_t mods = get_mods();
    if (mods & MOD_MASK_GUI) {
        autocorrect_toggle();
    } else if (mods & MOD_MASK_ALT) {
        caps_word_toggle();
    } else if (mods & MOD_MASK_SHIFT) {
        tap_code(KC_CAPS);
    } else {
        tap_code(KC_ESC);
    }
}
caps_mod_held = false;

`matrix_scan_user` addition

if (caps_mod_held && !caps_mod_ctrl_registered
    && timer_elapsed(caps_mod_timer) > TAPPING_TERM) {
    caps_mod_ctrl_registered = true;
    register_code(KC_LCTL);
}

RGB Indicators (LED 55 — Caps Lock physical position)

Added inside rgb_matrix_indicators_advanced_user, checked in priority order:

State	Color
Caps Word on	Green `(0, 200, 0)`
Autocorrect on	Purple `(150, 0, 255)`
Normal Caps Lock on	White `(255, 255, 255)`
All off	Dark `(0, 0, 0)`

Caps Word takes visual priority over host Caps Lock because both can technically be active simultaneously.

Feature Enablement

`rules.mk` additions

CAPS_WORD_ENABLE = yes
AUTOCORRECT_ENABLE = yes

`config.h` addition

#define AUTOCORRECT_MIN_LENGTH 4

autocorrect_data.h is already present in the keymap folder. QMK picks it up automatically when AUTOCORRECT_ENABLE = yes — no manual #include needed.

Files Changed

File	Change
`keymap.c`	Add `CAPS_MOD` to enum; add state vars; add press/release logic in `process_record_user`; add scan logic in `matrix_scan_user`; add LED 55 indicators in `rgb_matrix_indicators_advanced_user`; replace all `KC_CAPS` with `CAPS_MOD`
`rules.mk`	Add `CAPS_WORD_ENABLE = yes` and `AUTOCORRECT_ENABLE = yes`
`config.h`	Add `AUTOCORRECT_MIN_LENGTH 4`

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