keithamus/jwerty

Enable distinguishing of casing

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#25 opened on Oct 18, 2012

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Description

Well, imagine you have a binding like "Q", and "q" - both of them are fired by hitting "Q" key on your keyboard.

But if you somehow display these keys on the screen of your app - users type shift+q to match the uppercase "Q", and just q for lowercase "q".

Hence, it would be nice if jwerty could detect shift+key, if bound key IS IN uppercase.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic JavaScriptUnderstanding of keyboard events
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Examine the jwerty source code (likely jwerty.js) to understand how key bindings are currently matched. The shift key is typically detected via event.shiftKey. The goal is to differentiate uppercase 'Q' from lowercase 'q' by checking if the bound key string is uppercase and then requiring shiftKey to be true. Review comments in the issue for any suggested approaches. Consider adding a caseSensitive option or making it default based on key casing.