Support key code aliases

[dedebenui]

I'm not using the standard US layout, so I copied QMK's aliases and adapted them for ZMK. Here is an example:

#define CH_AGRV QUOTE // à

Would it be feasable to parse those and have them available in the editor? having CH_AGRV displayed would be fine, but it would be amazing if it could get the à from the comment

[nickcoutsos]

Hi @dedebenui, it isn't something I do dynamically but a common approach for ZMK users is to include zmk-locale-generator headers in their keymap, which the app will detect and use that extended list for keycode selection and rendering.

From what I can tell that's the Swiss mapping but I'm not sure if it's the DE or FR version. Both are available, so you can download the appropriate header file from zmk-locale-generator's releases, copy it to your config/ folder and include it locally with #include "keys_XXX.h". Naming is different so if you're already referencing the QMK aliases you'd need to update that.

[dedebenui]

Oh wow, how did I miss that? Thanks for the tip, I had no idea this existed. I guess that solves my problem, thank you!

[nickcoutsos]

Not your fault! I don't actually list it as a feature because I don't know first hand if it's enough support for using other locales. When I added it I had been seeing more people using headers from zmk-locale-generator and wanted to avoid users encountering errors.

Anyway, glad it's working out!