Implementing i3-like binding modes in awesomeWM

Question

I would like to have i3-like keybinding modes in awesomeWM. What seems to be the easiest way to implement it?

Answer 1

In the default config, an array called globalkeys is set up and then "made active" via root.keys(globalkeys). From a quick look at the i3 documentation, I guess your desired behaviour is something like this: you just copy the definition of globalkeys and call it e.g. globalkeys2. Then you can change the key bindings in there and switch to this mode by calling root.keys(globalkeys2).