Modifier inputs using YAML

[d-otterplex]

Describe your suggested feature

Combining a key in a layout to be inputted with a modifier using the YAML should be offered as an option, rather than only being defined in source only, in cases where the user not desire the existing modified inputs, or wish to create individual inputs as modified keys as shortcuts.

It would make sense for this property to be defined within the {} blocks for inputs, similar to the size/displayText/color keys, as something like a modifier or modifiers key, depending on if a modifier or list of modifiers could be taken (or individual boolean keys such as modifierCtrl/modifierAlt for Ctrl/Alt, since there are only those two that would be used).

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[Toldry]

It is possible already:

ENMessagEaseSymbolsModifiers:
  ctrled:
    key1_1:
      center:
        text: 🐟
  alted:
    key1_1:
      center:
        text: 🦒

[Toldry]

@dessalines do you think it's worth adding this to the README? or is ctrl/alt so rarely used that it isn't worth mentioning?

[d-otterplex]

It is possible already:

ENMessagEaseSymbolsModifiers:
ctrled:
key1_1:
center:
text: 🐟
alted:
key1_1:
center:
text: 🦒

That's not exactly what I was intending in opening this issue, I meant more of "being able to send to a user input with modifiers to a program would be useful".

Additionally, that modification is only possible on ENMessagEaseSymbolsModifiers (and ENThumbKeyProgrammerExpanded, but only for alt), since other layouts generally consist only of main, shift, and numeric. (#1843)

[Toldry]

I meant more of "being able to send to a user input with modifiers to a program would be useful".

You mean sending something like a hardware-level "Ctrl+A" key event using a regular touch/swipe gesture?

Just to give me an idea, in what contexts when using an Android keyboard would this be useful?

[dessalines]

do you think it's worth adding this to the README? or is ctrl/alt so rarely used that it isn't worth mentioning?

Up to you, IMO this is such a niche case that its fine if its just in an issue.

I'm torn on whether to add modifier to a current key... I feel like its far more flexible to keep the toggle modes that we already have, because there are way too many combinations.

IE toggle the control / alt mode. Those modes / keys can be added to more layouts as is necessary. I only see it on the ENMessagEaseSymbolsModifiers.kt layout currently.