custom config file to load custom shortcuts

[eevmanu]

I was looking into

cosmic-term/src/key_bind.rs

Line 7 in a809a84

//TODO: load from config

and I believe loading custom keyboard shortcuts (and its keybindings) is on the roadmap (correct me if i'm wrong please)

I tried to look for a doc or a url where the roadmap is but couldn't find anything (there is a closed issue, kind of related to that #101)

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basically since I read this

cosmic-term/README.md

Line 2 in a809a84

WIP COSMIC terminal emulator, built using [alacritty\_terminal](https://docs.rs/alacritty_terminal) that is provided by the [alacritty](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty) project. `cosmic-term` provides bidirectional rendering and ligatures with a custom renderer based on [cosmic-text](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-text).

built using alacritty_terminal

I was trying to find something similar to -> alacritty.org/config-alacritty.html:

• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.toml
• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty.toml
• $HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
• $HOME/.alacritty.toml
• %APPDATA%\\alacritty\\alacritty.toml

with keyboard section as described here, but couldn't find it

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nevertheless, it was useful to find the actual keybindings in cosmic terminal (cosmic-term)

cosmic-term/src/key_bind.rs

Lines 23 to 79 in a809a84

	// Standard key bindings
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("A".into()), SelectAll);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("C".into()), Copy);
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Character("c".into()), CopyOrSigint);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("F".into()), Find);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("N".into()), WindowNew);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("Q".into()), WindowClose);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("T".into()), TabNew);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("V".into()), Paste);
	bind!([Shift], Key::Named(Named::Insert), PastePrimary);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("W".into()), TabClose);
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Character(",".into()), Settings);
	// Ctrl+Alt+D splits horizontally, Ctrl+Alt+R splits vertically, Ctrl+Shift+X maximizes split
	//TODO: Adjust bindings as desired by UX
	bind!([Ctrl, Alt], Key::Character("d".into()), PaneSplitHorizontal);
	bind!([Ctrl, Alt], Key::Character("r".into()), PaneSplitVertical);
	bind!(
	[Ctrl, Shift],
	Key::Character("X".into()),
	PaneToggleMaximized
	);
	// Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab cycle through tabs
	// Ctrl+Tab is not a special key for terminals and is free to use
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Named(Named::Tab), TabNext);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Named(Named::Tab), TabPrev);
	// Ctrl+Shift+# activates tabs by index
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("!".into()), TabActivate0);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("@".into()), TabActivate1);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("#".into()), TabActivate2);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("$".into()), TabActivate3);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("%".into()), TabActivate4);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("^".into()), TabActivate5);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("&".into()), TabActivate6);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("*".into()), TabActivate7);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("(".into()), TabActivate8);
	// Ctrl+0, Ctrl+-, and Ctrl+= are not special keys for terminals and are free to use
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Character("0".into()), ZoomReset);
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Character("-".into()), ZoomOut);
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Character("=".into()), ZoomIn);
	bind!([Ctrl], Key::Character("+".into()), ZoomIn);
	// Ctrl+Arrows and Ctrl+HJKL move between splits
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Named(Named::ArrowLeft), PaneFocusLeft);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("H".into()), PaneFocusLeft);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Named(Named::ArrowDown), PaneFocusDown);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("J".into()), PaneFocusDown);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Named(Named::ArrowUp), PaneFocusUp);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("K".into()), PaneFocusUp);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Named(Named::ArrowRight), PaneFocusRight);
	bind!([Ctrl, Shift], Key::Character("L".into()), PaneFocusRight);
	// CTRL+Alt+L clears the scrollback.
	bind!([Ctrl, Alt], Key::Character("L".into()), ClearScrollback);

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p.s.: maybe this could be linked in the root readme (as a suggestion)

[leb-kuchen]

This is a duplicate of #197. Alacritty is just a part of the backend, but the keybindings are handled in Cosmic Terminal. I guess a KEYBINDS.md would be useful.