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dikte/hotkey.py
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yusufipk 3486892ec6 Give throwing a recording away a key of its own
Stopping a recording is the step there is no taking back. It is what sends the
audio off, and a moment later the sentence you did not mean to dictate is in
the clipboard and pasted into whatever window you were typing in. The tray menu
was the only way out, and by the time it is open the recording has already
gone. Discarding needed to be as quick as starting, which means a key.

Ctrl+Alt+Space rather than Escape: the combination the recording started with,
one modifier along, so the two are one gesture with a modifier between them.
Escape is the obvious choice and the wrong one, because it belongs to whichever
window has focus, and while you are talking something else usually has it. It
works on a dictation and on a command for the agent alike, since the one you
want to take back is the one that is running.

That made four global shortcuts, and four is the number at which three copies
of the same forty lines stop being a coincidence. The command line already had
a table of them; hotkey.py now holds it, and the settings window reads it too,
so a shortcut is a row rather than a combination box, two buttons, a status
label and three methods written out again. The window no longer takes the
commands to run as arguments either, because ipc.command_for already knows them
from the verb. Adding the fourth key is what this buys: one line in the table
and one call per row.

Both places a key can live are told about it. The listener catching the press
and the KDE shortcut arriving behind it go through the same echo guard the
toggle already had, so the two are one discard rather than two, and the tray
calls the inner method as it already did for the toggle. Ctrl+Space and
Ctrl+Alt+Space land on the same evdev key code, so there is a test for the
modifier matching that keeps them apart.

install.sh takes the second key as a second argument and refuses to register
two of the same. It hands both to `dikte shortcut install` rather than writing
kglobalshortcutsrc itself, which is what makes it work on GNOME, and what
finally puts the chosen key in the settings as well: the built-in listener
reads it from there, so a key written to only one of the two places was a key
that half worked.

Left empty in the settings window the discard key stays empty, unlike the
dictation shortcut which falls back to Ctrl+Space: a recording can always be
thrown away from the tray menu, so there is nothing to guarantee here.
2026-08-01 18:57:50 +03:00

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"""GNOME/KDE global-shortcut installation plus a built-in evdev listener."""
import ast
import collections
import glob
import os
import pathlib
import re
import select
import shutil
import struct
import subprocess
import threading
from PyQt6.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
from i18n import t
DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-toggle.desktop"
CANCEL_DESKTOP_ID = "dikte-cancel.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 four 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"),
"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", ""),
}
# --- 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
# --- the desktop's own shortcut -------------------------------------------
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 install_shortcut(shortcut, exec_command, name="Dikte: start/stop recording",
desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
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 _gnome():
remove_gnome_shortcut(desktop_id)
else:
remove_kde_shortcut(desktop_id)
def shortcut_status(desktop_id=DESKTOP_ID):
return (gnome_shortcut_status(desktop_id) if _gnome()
else kde_shortcut_status(desktop_id))
def desktop_name():
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."""
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