On linux, can I get keys to behave differently if tapped?

Question

So I just read a wonderful article about tricking out the modern keyboard:

On of the most interesting suggestions for me is this vision of a duality for the control key:

When pressed in conjunction with another key, the control key acts as it normally does.
When briefly tapped, the control key sends escape.

This would be a big deal for me, because it would save me a significant amount of movement as I use vim.

Is there any way I can implement this behavior in linux?

This makes a neat feature. Please, share your findings. – Jan Jul 31 '13 at 16:48 — Jan, Jul 31 '13 at 16:48

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '13 at 16:34

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https://github.com/alols/xcape Xcape seems to be exactly what you're after.

answered Jul 31 '13 at 16:34

mike3996

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