A program that runs in the background to provide a different way to execute shortcuts. This program utilises key press sequences, following a master key bind, to execute different shell commands. This is meant for shortcuts and not key binds, such as volume up.
Create the a config file, default location $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/shortcut-mapper/key-map or $HOME/.config/shortcut-mapper/key-map if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set. An example config file is provided in /usr/share/shortcut-mapper/key-map, or checkout template/key-map. It is copied to the config file location of no file is found.
The file must contain a Master key binding. This key binding must be pressed before the program starts listening to key strings. Must be in a separate line. Key modifiers, like Ctrl , can be used. The list of currently supported key modifiers are as follows:
C: CtrlM: AltS: Super
The format for the Master key bind is as such: ((Mod-)^{*}^{}^{}Key). Where (Mod) is any modifier specified above and key is any single character key. An example would be C-S-k which is Control+Super+k which is the default in case it failed to recognise a master key bind.
Here you can also create key strings. The format of which is as such: ((key)^{+}^{}\ cmd) where (key) is any single character key and (cmd) is the command to be executed. The key string has to be at least one character long and the command is any shell command.
Conflicting key string will be reported in the system log. Only the first conflicting key string will be registered.
Install shortcut-mapper-git from AUR
- Clone this repo,
git clone ... DIR cdinto the directory- Run
cmake . -B BUILD-DIR - Run
cmake --build BUILD-DIR - Run
cmake --install BUILD-DIRwith sudo privileges
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Show a dialogue box when activated
To show the current shortcut string
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Support input masks for shortcut strings
Masks like Ctrl or Alt .
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Support using shift
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Terminate when loading key map if the
Masterkey bind is unavailable -
Log to system log and to a file in
/var/log