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A spoon that let you bind sequential bindings. It also (optionally) shows a bar about current keys bindings.

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API Overview

API Documentation

Variables

escapeKey
Signature RecursiveBinder.escapeKey
Type Variable
Description

key to abort, default to {keyNone, 'escape'}

Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 20
helperEntryEachLine
Signature RecursiveBinder.helperEntryEachLine
Type Variable
Description

Number of entries each line of helper. Default to 5.

Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 25
helperEntryLengthInChar
Signature RecursiveBinder.helperEntryLengthInChar
Type Variable
Description

Length of each entry in char. Default to 20.

Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 30
helperFormat
Signature RecursiveBinder.helperFormat
Type Variable
Description

format of helper, the helper is just a hs.alert

Notes
  • default to {atScreenEdge=2, strokeColor={ white = 0, alpha = 2 }, textFont='SF Mono' textSize=20}
Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 35
helperModifierMapping
Signature RecursiveBinder.helperModifierMapping()
Type Variable
Description

The mapping used to display modifiers on helper.

Notes
  • Default to {

command = '⌘', control = '⌃', option = '⌥', shift = '⇧', }

Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 54
showBindHelper
Signature RecursiveBinder.showBindHelper()
Type Variable
Description

whether to show helper, can be true of false

Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 49

Methods

recursiveBind
Signature RecursiveBinder.recursiveBind(keymap)
Type Method
Description

Bind sequential keys by a nested keymap.

Parameters
  • keymap - A table that specifies the mapping.
Returns
  • A function to start. Bind it to a initial key binding.
Notes
  • Spec of keymap:
  • Every key is of format {{modifers}, key, (optional) description}
  • The first two element is what you usually pass into a hs.hotkey.bind() function.
  • Each value of key can be in two form:
    1. A function. Then pressing the key invokes the function
    2. A table. Then pressing the key bring to another layer of keybindings.
    And the table have the same format of top table: keys to keys, value to table or function
Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 229
singleKey
Signature RecursiveBinder.singleKey(key, name)
Type Method
Description

this function simply return a table with empty modifiers also it translates capital letters to normal letter with shift modifer

Parameters
  • key - a letter
  • name - the description to pass to the keys binding function
Returns
  • a table of modifiers and keys and names, ready to be used in keymap to pass to RecursiveBinder.recursiveBind()
Source Source/RecursiveBinder.spoon/init.lua line 137