Global Keyboard Shortcut Customization

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Global Keyboard Shortcut Customization

Customize Composer, Calendar, and Settings shortcuts to your preference
Default shortcuts not working for you? Customize them. Click any shortcut in Settings > Keyboard, press your preferred key combination, and it's set.

How to Use

• 1Go to Settings > Keyboard

• 2See three shortcuts: Composer, Calendar, Settings

• 3See defaults: Cmd+Ctrl+C, Cmd+Ctrl+S, Cmd+Ctrl+,

• 4Click Composer shortcut field

• 5See field enter "recording mode"

• 6Press new combination: Cmd+Shift+N

• 7See shortcut update to new combination

• 8Save successfully

• 9Try conflicting shortcut

• 10Get warning: "Conflicts with system shortcut"

• 11Choose different combination

• 12Find "Reset to defaults" button

• 13Test shortcuts work from any app

Key Features

• Three Global Shortcuts - Composer, Calendar, Settings

• Click to Record - Click field and press keys to set

• Visual Feedback - Recording mode clearly indicated

• Conflict Detection - Warns about system shortcut conflicts

• Modifier Support - Command, Option, Control, Shift combinations

• Validation - Prevents invalid key combinations

• Immediate Effect - New shortcuts work immediately

• Reset to Defaults - One click restores original shortcuts

• Persistence - Custom shortcuts saved across sessions

• System Integration - Registered globally with macOS

• Menu Display - Shortcuts shown in menu bar dropdown

• Hot Key System - Reliable Carbon Events implementation

• Conflict Warnings - Checks against common system shortcuts

Why You'll Love It

Default shortcuts might conflict with your other apps or simply not fit your workflow. Customization adapts Statuz to your muscle memory without compromising functionality.

Pro Tips

• Test new shortcuts immediately after setting

• Avoid system conflicts - Statuz warns but can't prevent all

• Modifier combinations work best: Cmd+Option, Cmd+Ctrl, etc.

• Single keys not supported - must use modifiers

• Record mode captures exactly what you press

• Reset available if you experiment and want defaults back

• Menu shows shortcuts as reference

• Global shortcuts work from any app

• Conflict detection helps avoid problems

• Muscle memory matters - choose shortcuts you'll remember

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