Custom Notification Message

[drivermix]

Hello!

When keymapper is first loaded or whenever a config file is saved, Windows displays a notification like this:

Would it be possible to add a feature that makes it possible to send a custom text string to the OS to be displayed in that message box? Something like this:

Alt{C} >> Control{C} Notify("Text copied")
Alt{0} >> Virtual10 Notify("Stage 10 activated")

I mean, I love keymapper for what it does, but one of my main grievances is that it doesn't provide any visual or audible way to help you monitor the actions you invoke. I'm not saying it's absolutely necessary, and I realize that that if the user hits the combo that he set up in the config file, he should already know what to expect as a result. But as our config files grow more complex, there are far too many cases when a well-placed notification would make a huge difference. It'd also be a useful feature to have for when you're testing/experimenting some ideas.

If it's doable, please consider adding this feature.

I don't know how it could be done from a programming stand point. I'd even settle for a system-style message box like the one you get with the "Next Key info" feature. Although, a non-intrusive system notification in the right bottom corner would be best.

Thanks!

[kbilsted]

Good idea, but even better would be a bigger notification similar to which-key in vim where there is room for displaying help text pr key

[kbilsted]

https://github.com/pit-ray/win-vind has a cool overlay but not as advanced keymappings.

For more elaborate popup would be great for the stuff im doing.. outlook is almost usable now with my mappings :)

[houmain]

Hi, this is available in Version 5.0.0.

notify = $(keymapperctl --notify "$0")
F1 >> notify["Test"]

[kbilsted]

@houmain would you be interested in enabling a gui overlay like win-vind that e.g. could show the current layer. it seems many user, myself included, make layers - either for specific apps or general (eg. visual mode).

it would be nice with a new command notifymode["<name>"]

so when i define

[modifier="TASKSWITCH_MODE"]
[notifymode["switcher mode"]]

or

[path="Fork.exe"]
[notifymode["git mode"]]

the modes are displayed as an overlay. also bgcolor, fgcolor and transparency should be configurable. perhaps event the placemen. e.g. "lower right", "at cursor", "at mouse", "center"

[houmain]

I don't think that keymapper itself should render overlays.
It is already possible to inform applications like wayland-osd about context changes:

[path="Fork.exe"]
ContextActive >> $(wayland-osd-client text Fork)

We could add a list of available overlays in the wiki.

[kbilsted]

Great idea. Especially for new users.. i just for Windows made an app so i can jump to specific apps using keymapper. Perhaps such a tool already exists..but it was fast to do in .net so i know its safe. It will only work on Windows but i can put it on github and link it from here to help Windows users fast jump between apps using hotkeys. Tab-O for outlook, tab-g for git gui, tab-t for teams