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rezi-keybindings

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Set up keyboard shortcuts and chord bindings for a Rezi app. Use when adding hotkeys, key combos, or modal input modes.

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When to use

Use this skill when:

  • Adding keyboard shortcuts to a Rezi app
  • Setting up chord bindings (multi-key sequences like g g)
  • Creating modal input modes (e.g., vim-style normal/insert)
  • Adding a keybinding help widget

Source of truth

  • packages/core/src/keybindings/ — keybinding system implementation
  • packages/core/src/widgets/ui.ts — ui.keybindingHelp() widget

Steps

  1. Define key bindings using app.keys():

    app.keys({
      "q": () => shutdown(),
      "Ctrl+s": () => save(),
      "g g": () => scrollToTop(),  // chord binding
    });
    
  2. For modal modes, register mode maps with app.modes():

    app.modes({
      "edit-mode": {
        "Escape": () => exitEditMode(),
        "Ctrl+s": () => saveAndExit(),
      },
    });
    
  3. Add discoverability with ui.keybindingHelp():

    ui.keybindingHelp(app.getBindings())
    

Overlay shortcut hints

Dropdown and CommandPalette shortcut fields are currently display/search hints.

  • routeDropdownKey(...) handles navigation keys (Up, Down, Enter, Space, Escape).
  • CommandPalette shows shortcut text and uses it in filtering, but does not auto-bind combos.
  • Register real shortcut combos explicitly with app.keys() or app.modes().

Key format reference

FormatExample
Single key"q", "Enter", "Escape"
Modifier"Ctrl+s", "Alt+x", "Shift+Tab"
Chord"g g", "g t" (space-separated)

Verification

  • Keys trigger correct actions
  • No conflicts in the same mode
  • Chords complete correctly after all keys pressed