Major documentation update

Signed-off-by: Gergely Nagy <algernon@madhouse-project.org>
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TODO
Inspired by a similar feature on other keyboards, the `EEPROM-Keymap-Programmer`
plugin implements an on-device keymap re-arrangement / re-coding system. There
are two modes of operation: in one, we need to press a key we want to change,
then another to copy from. In the other, we press a key to change, and then
input a key code (terminated by any non-number key).
## The two modes of operation
It is worth looking at the two separately, to better understand how they work,
and what they accomplish:
### Copy mode
In `COPY` mode, the plugin will use both the built-in, default keymap, and the
override stored in `EEPROM`. When we select a key to override, we need to tap
another, which will be used as the source. The source key's code will be looked
up from the built-in keymap. For example, lets say we want to swap `A` and `B`
for some odd reason. We can do this by triggering the keymap programmer mode,
then tapping `A` to select it as the destination, then `B` as the source. The
plugin will look up the keycode in the built-in keymap for the key in `B`'s
location, and replace the location of `A` in the override with it. Next, we
press the `B` key to select it as the destination, and we press the key that
used to be `A` (but is now `B` too) to select it as a source. Because source
keys are looked up in the built-in keymap, the plugin will find it is `A`.
Obviously, this method only works if we have a built-in keymap, and it does not
support copying from another layer. It is merely a way to rearrange simple
things, like alphanumerics.
### Code mode
In `CODE` mode, instead of selecting a source key, we need to enter a code:
press numbers to input the code, and any non-number key to end the sequence.
Thus, when entering keymap programmer mode, and selecting, say, the `A` key,
then tapping `5 SPACE` will set the key to `B` (which has the keycode of `5`).
This allows us to use keycodes not present on the built-in keymap, at the
expense of having to know the keycode, and allowing no mistakes.
## Using the plugin
TODO
Adding the functionality of the plugin to a Sketch is easier the usage explained
above, though it requires that the [EEPROM-Keymap][plugin:eeprom-keymap] plugin
is also used, and set up appropriately.
Once the prerequisites are dealt with, all we need to do is to use the plugin,
and find a way to trigger entering the keymap programmer mode. One such way is
to use a macro, as in the example below:
```c++
#include <Kaleidoscope.h>
#include <Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Keymap.h>
#include <Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Keymap-Programmer.h>
#include <Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Settings.h>
#include <Kaleidoscope-Macros.h>
void setup () {
Kaleidoscope.setup ();
USE_PLUGINS (&EEPROMKeymapProgrammer, &EEPROMKeymap);
const macro_t *macroAction(uint8_t macroIndex, uint8_t keyState) {
if (macroIndex == 0 && key_toggled_off(keyState)) {
EEPROMKeymapProgrammer.nextState();
}
// TODO
return MACRO_NONE;
}
void setup() {
USE_PLUGINS(&EEPROMKeymapProgrammer, &EEPROMKeymap, &Macros);
Kaleidoscope.setup();
Layer.getKey = EEPROMKeymap.getKey;
EEPROMKeymap.max_layers(1);
EEPROMSettings.seal();
}
```
The plugin should be used as early as possible, otherwise other plugins that
hook into the event system may start processing events before the programmer can
take over.
## Plugin methods
The plugin provides the `EEPROMKeymapProgrammer` object, which has the following methods:
**TODO**
### `.nextState()`
> Puts the programmer into the next appropriate state. When the programmer is
> inactive, this activates it. One usually does not have to call this function
> in any other case.
### `.mode`
> The mode to use for editing: either
> `kaleidoscope::EEPROMKeymapProgrammer::COPY`, or
> `kaleidoscope::EEPROMKeymapProgrammer::CODE`.
>
> Not strictly a method, it is a variable one can assign a new value to.
>
> Defaults to `kaleidoscope::EEPROMKeymapProgrammer::CODE`.
## Dependencies
* [Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Keymap](https://github.com/keyboardio/Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Keymap)
* [Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Keymap][plugin:eeprom-keymap]
[plugin:eeprom-keymap]: https://github.com/keyboardio/Kaleidoscope-EEPROM-Keymap
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