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Easy use of rule editor: Support 'key press' autofill via keyboard button press

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#2,267 opened on Feb 11, 2024

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  • Solaar version: 1.1.11rc1-3-ge1ac8b5

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Configuring key presses in the rule editor is not beginner-friendly and intuitive, as every key has to be selected manually from a list. Names like Super_L for the left Windows/CMD key has to be known in advance.

A huge improvement would be the detection of key presses and auto-fill of this key combination - at least for the most common keys a-z, Super, Alt, Shift.

Tasks

  • Condition: Key Allow multiple keys in one entry (see Action: Key press)
  • Detect keypresses and translate to the names
  • Auto-fill UI with these buttons

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the rule editor UI code to understand how key conditions are currently added. Implement a method to capture keyboard input (e.g., using key press events) and translate those into the internal key names (like Super L) automatically.
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
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2
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Half day
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70