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# hotcuts
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Transform an input device into a shortcut board. for example, a second keyboard with pictures on keys
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## How does it work?
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A main daemon (`hotcutdaemon.py`) running as root intercepts a keyboard device through its device file, acquiring a lock on it and preventing it from sending inputs to the X server.
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The key presses trigger commands as specified in the `config.ini` file
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## Setup
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1. Locate the device file and edit `config.ini` by setting the device path and your shortcuts.
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2. Determine your keyboards serial id (you may use,`sudo udevadm info -a -n {DEVICE_FILE}`) edit `udev/99-keyboard-shortcuts.rules` with it, while setting `OWNER={Your username}` and add said file to `/etc/udev/rules.d` to tell udev to allow your user to access the device file; restart udev with `sudo udevadm trigger`
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3. chmod +x `hotcutdaemon.py` with your user
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4. add `hotcutdaemon.py` to a crontab (or to your i3/wm config file) for automatic execution
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