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dikte/hotkey.py
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yusufipek 0e767454f3 Let a recording be held while something else happens
A phone call in the middle of a dictation left two choices: send what
was said so far off to be transcribed, or throw it away. Both end the
sentence you were in the middle of. Now the recording can be held: the
microphone stays ours, what was said before the pause stays in the
buffer, and what is said during it is dropped.

The capture program keeps running and keeps handing blocks over, which
are read and thrown away rather than left in the pipe. Stopping it
instead would mean asking the sound server for the device again on the
way back, and that is the one moment another application can take it: a
recording would be lost to the phone call it was paused for.

The clock stops with it. Paused time is time the recording does not
have, so the indicator and the length limit both go by what was
actually captured, and a five minute limit is not spent waiting.

The indicator says so as well, since a pulsing dot, moving bars and a
counting clock otherwise all say the words are still going in: the
ribbon freezes where the pause found it and turns amber behind two
bars. The tray menu holds and resumes it, `dikte pause` does, and so
does a global shortcut, which starts empty because holding a recording
is not something a keyboard has a habit for.

Dictation and a command to the agent both, whichever is recording. A
meeting is left out: it writes to a file as it goes and keeps two
streams aligned itself, and neither of those wants a hole in it.
2026-08-16 13:06:36 +03:00

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"""Global shortcuts: the desktop's own registry, plus a listener of our own.
Two things have to happen for a key combination to reach Dikte. Somewhere has
to be told about it, and something has to be listening. On Linux that is the
desktop's shortcut registry (KDE's file, GNOME's gsettings) and a reader of
/dev/input for the wait until the registry is live. macOS has no registry to
write into: the application asks Carbon for the combination while it runs, so
there the listener is not a fallback but the whole mechanism.
"""
import ast
import collections
import ctypes
import ctypes.util
import glob
import os
import pathlib
import re
import select
import shutil
import struct
import subprocess
import sys
import threading
from PyQt6.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
from i18n import t
DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-toggle.desktop"
CANCEL_DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-cancel.desktop"
PAUSE_DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-pause.desktop"
MEETING_DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-meeting.desktop"
ASK_DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-ask.desktop"
APPLICATIONS_DIR = pathlib.Path.home() / ".local/share/applications"
DESKTOP_FILE = APPLICATIONS_DIR / DESKTOP_ID
SHORTCUTS_FILE = pathlib.Path.home() / ".config/kglobalshortcutsrc"
GNOME_MEDIA_SCHEMA = "org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys"
GNOME_BINDING_SCHEMA = "org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding"
Shortcut = collections.namedtuple("Shortcut", "verb desktop_id name setting fallback")
# Every global shortcut in one place, because there are five of them and the
# command line, the settings window and the installer each used to carry their
# own copy of the list. `fallback` is what to register when the setting is
# empty: only the toggle has one, since it is the key the application is
# unusable without.
SHORTCUTS = {
"toggle": Shortcut("toggle", DESKTOP_ID, "Dikte: start/stop recording",
"shortcut", "Ctrl+Space"),
"pause": Shortcut("pause", PAUSE_DESKTOP_ID,
"Dikte: pause/resume the recording", "pause_shortcut", ""),
"cancel": Shortcut("cancel", CANCEL_DESKTOP_ID, "Dikte: discard the recording",
"cancel_shortcut", ""),
"ask": Shortcut("ask", ASK_DESKTOP_ID, "Dikte: ask Claude Code",
"assistant_shortcut", ""),
"meeting": Shortcut("meeting", MEETING_DESKTOP_ID,
"Dikte: start/end a meeting recording",
"meeting_shortcut", ""),
}
# The fallbacks above are Linux's. macOS holds Ctrl+Space for the input-source
# switch, so asking for it there gets a combination that either loses to the
# system or fires while the keyboard layout changes underneath the dictation.
MACOS_FALLBACKS = {"toggle": "Ctrl+Option+Space"}
# --- evdev key codes (linux/input-event-codes.h) --------------------------
EV_KEY = 0x01
KEYS = {
"space": 57, "tab": 15, "enter": 28, "return": 28, "esc": 1, "escape": 1,
"backspace": 14, "insert": 110, "delete": 111, "home": 102, "end": 107,
"pgup": 104, "pgdown": 109, "up": 103, "down": 108, "left": 105, "right": 106,
"1": 2, "2": 3, "3": 4, "4": 5, "5": 6, "6": 7, "7": 8, "8": 9, "9": 10, "0": 11,
"q": 16, "w": 17, "e": 18, "r": 19, "t": 20, "y": 21, "u": 22, "i": 23, "o": 24,
"p": 25, "a": 30, "s": 31, "d": 32, "f": 33, "g": 34, "h": 35, "j": 36, "k": 37,
"l": 38, "z": 44, "x": 45, "c": 46, "v": 47, "b": 48, "n": 49, "m": 50,
"f1": 59, "f2": 60, "f3": 61, "f4": 62, "f5": 63, "f6": 64, "f7": 65, "f8": 66,
"f9": 67, "f10": 68, "f11": 87, "f12": 88,
}
MODS = {
"ctrl": (29, 97), "control": (29, 97),
"shift": (42, 54),
"alt": (56, 100),
"meta": (125, 126), "super": (125, 126),
}
ALL_MOD_CODES = {code for pair in MODS.values() for code in pair}
def parse_shortcut(text):
"""'Ctrl+Space' -> ({'ctrl'}, 57), or (None, None) when unparsable."""
parts = [p.strip().lower() for p in str(text).split("+") if p.strip()]
if not parts:
return None, None
mods, key = set(), None
for part in parts:
if part in MODS:
mods.add("ctrl" if part == "control" else "super" if part == "meta" else part)
else:
key = KEYS.get(part)
if key is None:
return None, None
if key is None:
return None, None
return mods, key
# --- built-in listener ----------------------------------------------------
class EvdevHotkey(QObject):
"""Catches global shortcuts by reading /dev/input directly.
It does not swallow the key; the focused application sees the combination
too. This is the fallback that works before the KDE shortcut goes live.
"""
triggered = pyqtSignal(str) # the name the binding was registered under
failed = pyqtSignal(str)
EVENT_FMT = "llHHi"
EVENT_SIZE = struct.calcsize(EVENT_FMT)
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
self._thread = None
self._stop = threading.Event()
self._bindings = {} # key code -> [(mods, name)]
@property
def running(self):
return self._thread is not None and self._thread.is_alive()
def start(self, bindings):
"""`bindings` is {name: 'Ctrl+Space'}; an empty combination is skipped."""
self.stop()
parsed = {}
for name, shortcut in bindings.items():
if not shortcut:
continue
mods, key = parse_shortcut(shortcut)
if key is None:
self.failed.emit(
t("Could not parse the shortcut: {shortcut}", shortcut=shortcut)
)
continue
parsed.setdefault(key, []).append((mods, name))
if not parsed:
return False
devices = self._open_devices()
if not devices:
self.failed.emit(t(
"Cannot read /dev/input. Your user needs to be in the 'input' group:\n"
" sudo usermod -aG input $USER (then log out and back in)"
))
return False
self._bindings = parsed
self._stop.clear()
self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._loop, args=(devices,), daemon=True)
self._thread.start()
return True
def stop(self):
self._stop.set()
if self._thread:
self._thread.join(timeout=1.5)
self._thread = None
def _open_devices(self):
fds = []
for path in sorted(glob.glob("/dev/input/event*")):
try:
fds.append(os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY | os.O_NONBLOCK))
except OSError:
continue
return fds
def _loop(self, fds):
held = set()
try:
while not self._stop.is_set():
# Short enough that stop() does not stall its caller waiting for
# the read to come back around.
ready, _, _ = select.select(fds, [], [], 0.15)
for fd in ready:
try:
data = os.read(fd, self.EVENT_SIZE * 64)
except (BlockingIOError, OSError):
continue
for offset in range(0, len(data) - self.EVENT_SIZE + 1, self.EVENT_SIZE):
_s, _us, etype, code, value = struct.unpack(
self.EVENT_FMT, data[offset:offset + self.EVENT_SIZE]
)
if etype != EV_KEY:
continue
if code in ALL_MOD_CODES:
held.add(code) if value else held.discard(code)
elif value == 1:
for mods, name in self._bindings.get(code, ()):
if self._mods_match(held, mods):
self.triggered.emit(name)
finally:
for fd in fds:
try:
os.close(fd)
except OSError:
pass
@staticmethod
def _mods_match(held, wanted):
for name, codes in MODS.items():
if name in ("control", "super"):
continue
pressed = any(code in held for code in codes)
if pressed != (name in wanted):
return False
return True
# --- macOS: Carbon's hotkey service ---------------------------------------
# Apple virtual key codes: where a key sits, not what is printed on it.
MAC_KEYS = {
"space": 49, "tab": 48, "enter": 36, "return": 36, "esc": 53, "escape": 53,
"backspace": 51, "delete": 117, "home": 115, "end": 119,
"pgup": 116, "pgdown": 121, "up": 126, "down": 125, "left": 123, "right": 124,
"1": 18, "2": 19, "3": 20, "4": 21, "5": 23, "6": 22, "7": 26,
"8": 28, "9": 25, "0": 29,
"a": 0, "b": 11, "c": 8, "d": 2, "e": 14, "f": 3, "g": 5, "h": 4,
"i": 34, "j": 38, "k": 40, "l": 37, "m": 46, "n": 45, "o": 31,
"p": 35, "q": 12, "r": 15, "s": 1, "t": 17, "u": 32, "v": 9,
"w": 13, "x": 7, "y": 16, "z": 6,
"f1": 122, "f2": 120, "f3": 99, "f4": 118, "f5": 96, "f6": 97,
"f7": 98, "f8": 100, "f9": 101, "f10": 109, "f11": 103, "f12": 111,
}
# Carbon's own modifier bits, which are not the ones CoreGraphics uses in
# paste.py: the same four modifiers, numbered differently by two APIs.
MAC_MODS = {
"cmd": 1 << 8, "command": 1 << 8, "meta": 1 << 8, "super": 1 << 8,
"shift": 1 << 9,
"alt": 1 << 11, "option": 1 << 11,
"ctrl": 1 << 12, "control": 1 << 12,
}
HOTKEY_SIGNATURE = "Dikt" # what our registrations are labelled with
KEYBOARD_EVENT_CLASS = "keyb"
HOTKEY_PRESSED = 5 # kEventHotKeyPressed
PARAMETER_ANY = "----" # kEventParamDirectObject / typeWildCard
HOTKEY_ID_PARAMETER = "hkid"
# What the running listener holds. This is the whole of "installed" on macOS,
# and it lasts as long as the process does: there is no file, and no other
# program to read one. Written by CarbonHotkey.start(), read by the status
# line, so what Settings shows is what the Mac actually gave us.
_REGISTERED = {}
def parse_macos_shortcut(text):
"""'Cmd+Space' -> (256, 49), or (None, None) when unusable."""
parts = [part.strip().lower() for part in str(text).split("+") if part.strip()]
modifiers, key = 0, None
for part in parts:
if part in MAC_MODS:
modifiers |= MAC_MODS[part]
elif key is None and part in MAC_KEYS:
key = MAC_KEYS[part]
else:
return None, None
if key is None:
return None, None
return modifiers, key
def _fourcc(text):
"""A Carbon four-character code, which is those four bytes as a number."""
return int.from_bytes(text.encode("ascii"), "big")
class _EventTypeSpec(ctypes.Structure):
_fields_ = [("eventClass", ctypes.c_uint32), ("eventKind", ctypes.c_uint32)]
class _EventHotKeyID(ctypes.Structure):
_fields_ = [("signature", ctypes.c_uint32), ("id", ctypes.c_uint32)]
class CarbonHotkey(QObject):
"""Catches global shortcuts through macOS's own hotkey service.
RegisterEventHotKey asks for one combination rather than reading the
keyboard, so it needs no permission at all. Accessibility is a separate
matter, and only for the Cmd+V that puts the text back (see paste.py).
Unlike the evdev listener this one does swallow the key: while Dikte holds
a combination, nothing else on the Mac receives it.
"""
triggered = pyqtSignal(str) # the name the binding was registered under
failed = pyqtSignal(str)
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
self._carbon = None
self._callback = None
self._handler = ctypes.c_void_p()
self._registrations = []
self._names = {}
@property
def running(self):
return bool(self._registrations)
def start(self, bindings):
"""`bindings` is {name: 'Cmd+Space'}; an empty combination is skipped."""
self.stop()
try:
self._carbon = _carbon()
except OSError as exc:
self.failed.emit(t("Could not reach the macOS shortcut service: "
"{error}", error=exc))
return False
if not self._install_handler():
return False
for identifier, (name, shortcut) in enumerate(bindings.items(), 1):
if not shortcut:
continue
modifiers, key = parse_macos_shortcut(shortcut)
if key is None:
self.failed.emit(
t("Could not parse the shortcut: {shortcut}", shortcut=shortcut)
)
continue
reference = ctypes.c_void_p()
code = self._carbon.RegisterEventHotKey(
key, modifiers,
_EventHotKeyID(_fourcc(HOTKEY_SIGNATURE), identifier),
self._carbon.GetApplicationEventTarget(), 0, ctypes.byref(reference),
)
if code != 0:
# This is the conflict warning on macOS: there is no list to
# read beforehand, the answer comes from asking for the key.
self.failed.emit(t(
"macOS would not give Dikte {shortcut}; another application "
"already holds it.", shortcut=shortcut))
continue
self._registrations.append(reference)
self._names[identifier] = name
spec = SHORTCUTS.get(name)
if spec:
_REGISTERED[spec.desktop_id] = shortcut
return bool(self._registrations)
def stop(self):
if self._carbon:
for reference in self._registrations:
self._carbon.UnregisterEventHotKey(reference)
if self._handler:
self._carbon.RemoveEventHandler(self._handler)
self._registrations = []
self._names = {}
self._handler = ctypes.c_void_p()
self._callback = None
_REGISTERED.clear()
def _install_handler(self):
carbon = self._carbon
callback_type = ctypes.CFUNCTYPE(
ctypes.c_int32, ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_void_p
)
def pressed(_next_handler, event, _user_data):
wanted = _EventHotKeyID()
size = ctypes.c_uint32()
code = carbon.GetEventParameter(
event, _fourcc(PARAMETER_ANY), _fourcc(HOTKEY_ID_PARAMETER), None,
ctypes.sizeof(wanted), ctypes.byref(size), ctypes.byref(wanted),
)
if code == 0:
name = self._names.get(wanted.id)
if name:
self.triggered.emit(name)
return 0
# Kept on self: Carbon holds the address of this function, and nothing
# on the Python side would otherwise stop it being collected.
self._callback = callback_type(pressed)
event_type = _EventTypeSpec(_fourcc(KEYBOARD_EVENT_CLASS), HOTKEY_PRESSED)
code = carbon.InstallEventHandler(
carbon.GetApplicationEventTarget(), self._callback, 1,
ctypes.byref(event_type), None, ctypes.byref(self._handler),
)
if code != 0:
self.failed.emit(t("Could not reach the macOS shortcut service: "
"{error}", error=code))
self._callback = None
return False
return True
def _carbon():
"""Carbon, with its calls typed the way they are used above."""
path = (ctypes.util.find_library("Carbon")
or "/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Carbon")
carbon = ctypes.CDLL(path)
carbon.GetApplicationEventTarget.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
carbon.InstallEventHandler.restype = ctypes.c_int32
carbon.InstallEventHandler.argtypes = [
ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_uint32,
ctypes.POINTER(_EventTypeSpec), ctypes.c_void_p,
ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_void_p),
]
carbon.RegisterEventHotKey.restype = ctypes.c_int32
carbon.RegisterEventHotKey.argtypes = [
ctypes.c_uint32, ctypes.c_uint32, _EventHotKeyID, ctypes.c_void_p,
ctypes.c_uint32, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_void_p),
]
carbon.UnregisterEventHotKey.restype = ctypes.c_int32
carbon.UnregisterEventHotKey.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]
carbon.RemoveEventHandler.restype = ctypes.c_int32
carbon.RemoveEventHandler.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]
carbon.GetEventParameter.restype = ctypes.c_int32
carbon.GetEventParameter.argtypes = [
ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_uint32, ctypes.c_uint32,
ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_uint32), ctypes.c_uint32,
ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_uint32), ctypes.c_void_p,
]
return carbon
# --- the desktop's own shortcut -------------------------------------------
def _macos():
return sys.platform == "darwin"
def _gnome():
desktop = os.environ.get("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "").lower()
return "gnome" in desktop and shutil.which("gsettings") is not None
def _gnome_path(desktop_id):
name = re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]+", "-", desktop_id.removesuffix(".desktop"))
return f"/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/{name}/"
def gnome_accelerator(shortcut):
"""Translate Qt-style Ctrl+Alt+A into GNOME's <Primary><Alt>a syntax."""
parts = [part.strip() for part in str(shortcut).split("+") if part.strip()]
modifiers = []
key = ""
names = {
"ctrl": "<Primary>", "control": "<Primary>",
"alt": "<Alt>", "shift": "<Shift>",
"super": "<Super>", "meta": "<Super>",
}
for part in parts:
modifier = names.get(part.lower())
if modifier:
if modifier not in modifiers:
modifiers.append(modifier)
else:
key = part.lower() if len(part) == 1 else part
return "".join(modifiers) + key if key else ""
def display_accelerator(accelerator):
"""Translate a GNOME accelerator back to the form shown in Dikte."""
text = str(accelerator)
parts = []
for token, label in (("<Primary>", "Ctrl"), ("<Control>", "Ctrl"),
("<Alt>", "Alt"), ("<Shift>", "Shift"),
("<Super>", "Super")):
if token.lower() in text.lower():
parts.append(label)
text = re.sub(re.escape(token), "", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
key = text.strip()
if len(key) == 1:
key = key.upper()
if key:
parts.append(key)
return "+".join(parts)
def _gsettings(*args, check=True):
return subprocess.run(
["gsettings", *args], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10, check=check,
)
def _gsettings_array(value):
"""Parse a gsettings string-array, including the empty `@as []` form."""
text = str(value).strip()
if text.startswith("@as "):
text = text[4:].strip()
parsed = ast.literal_eval(text) if text else []
if not isinstance(parsed, (list, tuple)):
raise ValueError(f"not a string array: {value}")
return list(parsed)
def install_gnome_shortcut(shortcut, exec_command,
name="Dikte: start/stop recording",
desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
path = _gnome_path(desktop_id)
try:
current = _gsettings(
"get", GNOME_MEDIA_SCHEMA, "custom-keybindings"
).stdout.strip()
paths = _gsettings_array(current)
if path not in paths:
paths.append(path)
_gsettings("set", GNOME_MEDIA_SCHEMA, "custom-keybindings", repr(paths))
schema = f"{GNOME_BINDING_SCHEMA}:{path}"
_gsettings("set", schema, "name", repr(name))
_gsettings("set", schema, "command", repr(exec_command))
accelerator = gnome_accelerator(shortcut)
if not accelerator:
raise ValueError(t("Could not parse the shortcut: {shortcut}",
shortcut=shortcut))
_gsettings("set", schema, "binding", repr(accelerator))
except (ValueError, SyntaxError, subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError) as exc:
return False, t("Could not register the GNOME shortcut: {error}", error=exc)
return True, t("Shortcut saved: {shortcut}", shortcut=shortcut)
def remove_gnome_shortcut(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
path = _gnome_path(desktop_id)
try:
current = _gsettings(
"get", GNOME_MEDIA_SCHEMA, "custom-keybindings"
).stdout.strip()
paths = _gsettings_array(current)
if path in paths:
paths.remove(path)
_gsettings("set", GNOME_MEDIA_SCHEMA, "custom-keybindings", repr(paths))
except (ValueError, SyntaxError, subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
pass
def gnome_shortcut_status(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
path = _gnome_path(desktop_id)
try:
current = _gsettings(
"get", GNOME_MEDIA_SCHEMA, "custom-keybindings"
).stdout.strip()
paths = _gsettings_array(current)
if path not in paths:
return None
value = _gsettings(
"get", f"{GNOME_BINDING_SCHEMA}:{path}", "binding"
).stdout.strip()
accelerator = ast.literal_eval(value)
return display_accelerator(accelerator) if accelerator else None
except (ValueError, SyntaxError, subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
return None
def listener(parent=None):
"""The thing that hears the key, for whichever system this is."""
return CarbonHotkey(parent) if _macos() else EvdevHotkey(parent)
def default_combo(which):
"""What to register for `which` when the setting has been cleared.
The one place the platforms disagree about a default, so that the command
line and the settings window cannot drift apart on it.
"""
if _macos():
return MACOS_FALLBACKS.get(which, "")
spec = SHORTCUTS.get(which)
return spec.fallback if spec else ""
def valid_shortcut(text):
"""Whether this machine can bind the combination as it was typed."""
parse = parse_macos_shortcut if _macos() else parse_shortcut
return parse(text)[1] is not None
def installs_shortcuts():
"""Whether this system keeps a shortcut registry to write into.
KDE and GNOME do, and something outside Dikte reads it, so the combination
survives Dikte being closed. macOS does not: there is nothing to install,
nothing to remove, and Settings should not offer either.
"""
return not _macos()
def shortcut_needs_restart():
"""Whether an installed shortcut waits for the next login before it works.
KWin reads kglobalshortcutsrc once, when it starts. GNOME picks a binding
up as it is written, and macOS never had one to write.
"""
return not _macos() and not _gnome()
def install_shortcut(shortcut, exec_command, name="Dikte: start/stop recording",
desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
if _macos():
_REGISTERED[desktop_id] = shortcut
return True, t(
"Shortcut saved: {shortcut}\nDikte holds this one itself while it "
"is running, so it works as soon as the settings are saved.",
shortcut=shortcut,
)
if _gnome():
return install_gnome_shortcut(shortcut, exec_command, name, desktop_id)
return install_kde_shortcut(shortcut, exec_command, name, desktop_id)
def remove_shortcut(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
if _macos():
_REGISTERED.pop(desktop_id, None)
elif _gnome():
remove_gnome_shortcut(desktop_id)
else:
remove_kde_shortcut(desktop_id)
def shortcut_status(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
if _macos():
return _REGISTERED.get(desktop_id)
return (gnome_shortcut_status(desktop_id) if _gnome()
else kde_shortcut_status(desktop_id))
def desktop_name():
if _macos():
return "macOS"
return "GNOME" if _gnome() else "KDE"
# --- KDE ------------------------------------------------------------------
def install_kde_shortcut(shortcut, exec_command, name="Dikte: start/stop recording",
desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
"""Write the desktop file and the kglobalshortcutsrc entry.
KWin only reads that file at startup, so the entry goes live after the next
login. Returns (True, message) or (False, error).
"""
desktop_file = APPLICATIONS_DIR / desktop_id
try:
desktop_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
desktop_file.write_text(
"[Desktop Entry]\n"
f"Exec={exec_command}\n"
f"Name={name}\n"
"NoDisplay=true\n"
"StartupNotify=false\n"
"Type=Application\n"
"X-KDE-GlobalAccel-CommandShortcut=true\n",
encoding="utf-8",
)
except OSError as exc:
return False, t("Could not write the desktop file: {error}", error=exc)
try:
subprocess.run(
["kwriteconfig6", "--notify", "--file", "kglobalshortcutsrc",
"--group", "services", "--group", desktop_id,
"--key", "_launch", shortcut],
capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10, check=True,
)
except (subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError) as exc:
return False, t("Could not write kglobalshortcutsrc: {error}", error=exc)
return True, t(
"Shortcut saved: {shortcut}\nKWin only reads this file at startup, so it "
"will not fire until you log out and back in. To use it right away, turn "
"on the built-in listener.",
shortcut=shortcut,
)
def remove_kde_shortcut(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
try:
(APPLICATIONS_DIR / desktop_id).unlink(missing_ok=True)
except OSError:
pass
# kwriteconfig6 deletes keys rather than groups, so both of the ones KDE
# keeps in there go and the empty group is left behind harmlessly.
for key in ("_launch", "_k_friendly_name"):
try:
subprocess.run(
["kwriteconfig6", "--notify", "--file", "kglobalshortcutsrc",
"--group", "services", "--group", desktop_id,
"--key", key, "--delete"],
capture_output=True, timeout=10,
)
except (subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
pass
def kde_shortcut_status(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
"""The registered shortcut, or None."""
if not (APPLICATIONS_DIR / desktop_id).exists():
return None
try:
text = SHORTCUTS_FILE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
except OSError:
return None
match = re.search(
r"\[services\]\[" + re.escape(desktop_id) + r"\]\n_launch=([^\n]*)", text
)
if not match:
return None
value = match.group(1).split("\t")[0].strip()
return value or None
def conflicting_shortcuts(shortcut, desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
"""Names of other KDE entries bound to the same combination."""
if _macos():
# There is no list to read: macOS answers the question by refusing the
# registration, which CarbonHotkey reports when it asks for the key.
return []
try:
text = SHORTCUTS_FILE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
except OSError:
return []
hits, section = [], ""
for line in text.splitlines():
if line.startswith("["):
section = line.strip("[]").replace("][", " / ")
continue
if "=" not in line or desktop_id in section:
continue
key, _, value = line.partition("=")
if shortcut.lower() in value.lower().split(","):
hits.append(f"{section}{key}")
elif any(shortcut.lower() == part.strip().lower()
for part in re.split(r"[,\t]", value)):
hits.append(f"{section}{key}")
return hits