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Custom keyboard shortcuts
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i don't have a bluetooth kb to test this with, but I think this should now work:
https://github.com/jsbain/objc_hacks/blob/master/keycommands.py
Run it once, the check that there are no assertions. Then try cmd-h to see if 'hi' is printed to the console again.
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Still didn't work for me, are you sure you have pushed it, the code says it was changed a day ago? It errors on line 26 saying the initWith... Method was not found I change it to
mykey=UIKeyCommand.keyCommandWithInput_modifierFlags_action_('h',UIKeyModifierCommand,btnobj.invokeAction_.method)It no longer errors, but the shortcut does nothing still.
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whoops, you are right, i committed but forgot to push. should be there now.
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It worked! Wow! This approach has so much potential.
Thanks @JonB !!
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Yeah it is working now, this is awesome thanks so much.
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Great!
This can get attached to anything derived from UIResponder, so you could attach it to the stash view, and it won't do anything while in the editor.
Obviously this needs to be cleaner, check for duplicate keys, and probably should use a pure CFUNCTYPE for the imp, rather than creating a whole new objc class. I also don't love having to store a global, there are better ways to do this. It should also be possible to add a discoverabilityTitle in ios9 which pops up when holding down command. (other modifiers are also possible)
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I am thinking more about using it with the builtin editor. Stash already has external keyboard support by subclassing SUITextView and supplying keyCommands which creates a new TextView class entirely. I didn't know it is possible to swizzle and change existing class's behaviour.
This could bring the programmable builtin editor to a whole new level. I guess it might even be possible to substitute the UITextView's delegate methods, e.g
textView:shouldChangeTextInRange:replacementText:? If so, the editor could be made even more intelligent.
