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MaartenBaert / ssr

SimpleScreenRecorder, a screen recorder for Linux
http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/
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Pause/Resume Shortcut Keybinding #3

Open MichaelTunnell opened 11 years ago

MichaelTunnell commented 11 years ago

I think it should be changed to Super + Alt + S by default because this is an unused shortcut by most ,if not all, distros and apps. Ctrl + R will cause issues with some apps like Browsers, Filezilla and others. It is freaking awesome that it is customizable and so easy to do that but I think it should be changed for compatibility issues as well as how easy the key is to do with your left hand. It would still be a two finger shortcut on most keyboards.

so please make it, Start/Stop = Super + Alt + S

MaartenBaert commented 11 years ago

Note that if you press Ctrl+R while SimpleScreenRecorder is active, the application won't see that key press because SSR grabs it. So it won't refresh your browser or do anything unexpected.

Why S? I think R for Record is easier to remember. I would prefer to keep a default that requires only two keys to be pressed, because it's easier, and I also suspect that some users don't know what 'super' means (and I'm not going to call it the 'windows key'). And I don't want to use Ctrl+S because that's a very common shortcut for 'save', and it's actually used by many people (Ctrl+R isn't AFAIK, I had no idea it refreshed the browser, I use F5 for that).

Since it's so easy to change (and also very obvious for new users), I don't really see a problem. But I will change it if more people think it should be changed.

MichaelTunnell commented 11 years ago

The S is for Start and Stop. There are a lot of Ctrl+R keybindings...I'm a shortcut fanatic so I just know of way too many I guess...though it is true that due to the incredibly easy task of changing it that it really doesn't matter.

Just wanted to put it out there. :)