Allow defining aliases for more general actions, not just kittens

Fixes #4260

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
   --program` option work when using the ``self``
   :option:`kitty +kitten hints --linenum-action` (:iss:`3931`)
 
+- Allow defining aliases for more general actions, not just kittens
+  (:pull:`4260`)
+
 
 0.22.2 [2021-08-02]
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docs/launch.rst

@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ To pass the contents of the current screen and scrollback to the started process
 
 There are many more powerful options, refer to the complete list below.
 
+.. note::
+    To avoid duplicating launch actions with frequently used parameters, you can
+    use :opt:`action_alias` to define launch action aliases. For example::
+
+        action_alias launch_tab launch --cwd=current --type=tab
+        map f1 launch_tab vim
+        map f2 launch_tab emacs
+
+    The :kbd:`F1` key will now open vim in a new tab with the current windows
+    working directory
+
+
 The piping environment
 --------------------------
 

docs/open_actions.rst

@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ some special variables, documented below:
 ``FRAGMENT``
     The fragment (unquoted), if any of the URL or the empty string.
 
+
+.. note::
+   You can use the :opt:`action_alias` option just as in kitty.conf to
+   define aliases for frequently used actions.
+
+
 .. _matching_criteria:
 
 Matching criteria