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# Kaleidoscope-ShapeShifter
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`ShapeShifter` is a plugin that makes it considerably easier to change what
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symbol is input when a key is pressed together with `Shift`. If one wants to
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rearrange the symbols on the number row for example, without modifying the
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layout on the operating system side, this plugin is where one can turn to.
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What it does, is very simple: if any key in its dictionary is found pressed
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while `Shift` is held, it will press another key instead of the one triggering
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the event. For example, if it sees `Shift + 1` pressed together, which normally
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results in a `!`, it will press `4` instead of `1`, inputting `$`.
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## Using the plugin
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To use the plugin, one needs to include the header, create a dictionary, and
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configure the provided `ShapeShifter` object to use the dictionary:
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```c++
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#include <Kaleidoscope.h>
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#include <Kaleidoscope-ShapeShifter.h>
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static const kaleidoscope::plugin::ShapeShifter::dictionary_t shape_shift_dictionary[] PROGMEM = {
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{Key_1, Key_4},
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{Key_4, Key_1},
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{Key_NoKey, Key_NoKey},
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};
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KALEIDOSCOPE_INIT_PLUGINS(ShapeShifter);
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void setup() {
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Kaleidoscope.setup();
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ShapeShifter.dictionary = shape_shift_dictionary;
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}
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```
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The dictionary is made up of `Key` pairs: the first one is to replace, the
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second is the replacement. The dictionary must be closed with a `{Key_NoKey,
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Key_NoKey}` pair, and **must** reside in `PROGMEM`.
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## Plugin methods
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The plugin provides the `ShapeShifter` object, with the following methods and
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properties:
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### `.dictionary`
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> Set this property to the dictionary `ShapeShifter` should use. The dictionary
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> is an array of `kaleidoscope::ShapeShifter::dictionary_t` elements, which is
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> just a very verbose way of saying that its a pair of keys. The first one is
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> the one to replace, and the other is to replace it with.
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>
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> Be aware that the replacement key will be pressed with `Shift` held, so do
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> keep that in mind!
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## Further reading
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Starting from the [example][plugin:example] is the recommended way of getting
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started with the plugin.
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[plugin:example]: ../../examples/ShapeShifter/ShapeShifter.ino
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## Upgrading
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Previous versions of `ShapeShifter` used
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`kaleidoscope::ShapeShifter::dictionary_t` as a type for defining the
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dictionary. In newer versions, this is
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`kaleidoscope::plugin::ShapeShifter::dictionary_t`. The old name still works,
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but will be removed by 2019-01-14.
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