slopus/happy

Feature: Add keyboard shortcut support for external keyboards

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#76 opened on Sep 6, 2025

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enhancementhelp wanted

Description

It would be great if the app could support external keyboards for shortcuts. Even just Cmd + Enter could be supported for submitting chats, that would be a huge quality of life improvement. I'm using Happy on my iPad and it's one thing that would really speed up my flow with it!

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontendmobile
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic TypeScript and ReactKeyboard event handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85
Research direction
Review the app's existing keyboard event handling in the UI components. Identify where chat submission is triggered and how to add a global keyboard shortcut for `Cmd+Enter`. Consider platform differences for detecting the meta key. The implementation should be tested on web and mobile platforms. No linked PRs exist, so the feature is open for contribution.