Allow mapping shortcuts using the raw key code from the OS

Fixes #848

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ Changelog
 
 |kitty| is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 
+0.12.1 [future]
+------------------------------
+
+- Allow mapping shortcuts using the raw key code from the OS (:iss:`848`)
+
+- Allow mapping of individual keypresses without modifiers as shortcuts
+
+- Fix legacy invocation of icat as `kitty icat` not working (:iss:`850`)
+
 0.12.0 [2018-09-01]
 ------------------------------
 

kitty/config.py

@@ -35,14 +35,22 @@ named_keys = {
 
 def parse_shortcut(sc):
     parts = sc.split('+')
-    mods = parse_mods(parts[:-1], sc)
+    mods = 0
-    if mods is None:
+    if len(parts) > 1:
-        return None, None, None
+        mods = parse_mods(parts[:-1], sc)
+        if mods is None:
+            return None, None, None
     key = parts[-1].upper()
     key = getattr(defines, 'GLFW_KEY_' + named_keys.get(key, key), None)
     is_native = False
     if key is None:
-        key = defines.key_for_native_key_name(parts[-1])
+        if parts[-1].startswith('0x'):
+            try:
+                key = int(parts[-1], 16)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        else:
+            key = defines.key_for_native_key_name(parts[-1])
         is_native = key is not None
     return mods, is_native, key
 

kitty/config_data.py

@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ for a list of key names. The name to use is the part after the :code:`XKB_KEY_`
 prefix. Note that you should only use an XKB key name for keys that are not present
 in the list of GLFW keys.
 
+Finally, you can use raw system key codes to map keys. To see the system key code
+for a key, start kitty with the :option:`kitty --debug-keyboard` option. Then kitty will
+output some debug text for every key event. In that text look for ``native_code``
+the value of that becomes the key name in the shortcut. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+    on_key_input: glfw key: 65 native_code: 0x61 action: PRESS mods: 0x0 text: 'a'
+
+Here, the key name for the :kbd:`A` key is :kbd:`0x61` and you can use it with::
+
+    map ctrl+0x61 something
+
+to map :kbd:`ctrl+a` to something.
+
 You can use the special action :code:`no_op` to unmap a keyboard shortcut that is
 assigned in the default configuration.
 

kitty/keys.c

@@ -103,13 +103,9 @@ check_if_special(int key, int mods, int scancode) {
         qkey = SPECIAL_INDEX(qkey);
         special = needs_special_handling[qkey];
     }
-#ifdef __APPLE__
+    for (size_t i = 0; !special && i < native_special_keys_count; i++) {
-    (void)scancode;
+        if (scancode == native_special_keys[i].scancode && mods == native_special_keys[i].mods) special = true;
-#else
+    }
-        for (size_t i = 0; !special && i < native_special_keys_count; i++) {
-            if (scancode == native_special_keys[i].scancode && mods == native_special_keys[i].mods) special = true;
-        }
-#endif
     return special;
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ update_ime_position(OSWindow *os_window, Window* w, Screen *screen) {
 void
 on_key_input(int key, int scancode, int action, int mods, const char* text, int state) {
     Window *w = active_window();
-    debug("on_key_input: glfw key: %d native_code: %d action: %s mods: 0x%x text: '%s' state: %d ",
+    debug("on_key_input: glfw key: %d native_code: 0x%x action: %s mods: 0x%x text: '%s' state: %d ",
             key, scancode,
             (action == GLFW_RELEASE ? "RELEASE" : (action == GLFW_PRESS ? "PRESS" : "REPEAT")),
             mods, text, state);
@@ -222,15 +218,13 @@ PYWRAP1(key_for_native_key_name) {
     const char *name;
     int case_sensitive = 0;
     PA("s|p", &name, case_sensitive);
-#ifdef __APPLE__
+#ifndef __APPLE__
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-#else
     if (glfwGetXKBScancode) {  // if this function is called before GLFW is initialized glfwGetXKBScancode will be NULL
         int scancode = glfwGetXKBScancode(name, case_sensitive);
         if (scancode) return Py_BuildValue("i", scancode);
     }
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 #endif
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {