Search hotkeys by key combination

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Use case or problem

When searching kotkeys in Options > Hotkeys, sometimes the user wants to know what a particular key combination is already doing. But the user must manually scroll a list of hundreds of hotkeys to visually find the matching one.

Proposed solution

Allow the user to search by hotkey combination (entered keypresses).

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This is possible already

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There is a little keyboard-icon to the right of the hotkey-search. Push that, and press the combination you want to look for.

Just found that out right now. The more you know :person_shrugging:

Anyway. I also thought it does not work, because i expected a fuzzy-search when entering the combination as a string into the text-field.

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So KeyCue isn’t an Obsidian plugin but imho it’s better because one key can show all shortcuts for the app you’re in, for literally any app on your computer. KeyCue and my MX3+ mouse are the two things I can’t work a day without. Third would be my big ass 4k monitor but I could make do.

[*Note: I have had access to KeyCue through the Setapp subscription I’ve paid for for over 2 years, so I neither pay for KeyCue directly nor get it for free. I have no sponsorships or affiliations with any product or brand whatsoever, just an enthusiast who needs all the help I can get to work at a computer 10+ hrs each day.]

If you’re also the power user type, here are a few settings I use in KeyCue that you might find useful too:

  1. Customize hotkeys and the popups that launch with a key combo, single key tap, or long press, double or triple tap; and how I make the popup close, or if it just times out.
  2. Handsfree mode- Opt is the bottom left key on my keyboard so I press it twice for app and system commands. Press Shift twice for an entire 32” screen of emojis and symbols.
  3. Change the preset hotkeys for menu bar options from the item in the open menu, or create one if something in a menu doesn’t have a preset.
  4. See systemwide hotkeys on the popup with app hotkeys. Also added a handful of frequently used web links to show at the bottom.
  5. Choose a theme and layout, and adjust the transparency of the pop-up window. So my eyes quickly scan the section titles and I go straight to the section where I’ll find it.
  6. When I recall partial key combos or want to check if something is taken, as I type, it narrows down the list by highlighting remaining options or graying out what’s eliminated.
  7. I’m thinking about assigning my main Opt x 2 shortcut and the emojis to gestures on my MX3+ mouse since the buttons are all taken.