More readable (tabular) key aliases

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eugenesv
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More readable (tabular) key aliases

Post by eugenesv » 28 Aug 2023, 12:39

In a long list of hotkey definitions, the default +!^ symbols aren't very readable, especially when you come back to a config after a while for a small tweak.
I'd like to be able to use more easily recognizable modifier key symbols
So it would be nice if I could define custom names (wouldn't mind if such symbols are part of the binary :), but user config is also fine)

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<+<^<!e:: Edit
+!t::Run()
^#y::Run()

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‹⇧‹⎈‹⎇e::Edit
⇧⎇t:: Run()
⎈❖y:: Run()

Also given that there is already a unique separator between key definition and its action in the form of :: it would also improve readability a lot if you could maintain a proper vertical alignment of modifiers with non-significant whitespace (space and tabs) - then you see immediately which exact modifiers change just from their position (the forum editor shows the spaces as too wide, in a text editor this looks nicer)
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