Tauri GlobalShortcut

[dev-mash]

Hi,
I added global shortcuts to my app recently. Now I found the following unexpected behavior:

• Global Shortcuts will be emitted even if the app is not the primary window
• The global shortcut will break the primary windows shortcuts

Example:
I open my app which registers ctrl+n
I open my webbrowser
I press ctrl+N
This should create a new window of my browser
The browser will not react to the shortcut anymore
Instead, the ctrl+n event is emitted in my app

Is this the expected behavior? If yes, how could I make sure to get the events only if my app is the primary window?

Best reards,
Manuel

[FabianLars]

This is expected, it is a global shortcut/hotkey after all. The currently only viable alternative is to use javascript key events to listen to the key combination.

[dev-mash]

One follow up question: If I want to open my app with a global shortcut, how would I do that? The app would need to listen to the shortcut even if the window is closed. Is this possible?

[FabianLars]

well, that sounds like a use case for an actual global shortcut though of course it requires to not use a really common key combination but that also applies if you'd have a non blocking key listener.

[dev-mash]

Thats true, the key combination should not be too common.
Is there any example how this can be implemented? I think my app would needs to run to register the shortcuts. But currently my app opens a window and the app stops when the window is closed. I would need the app to run in the background without a window.

[FabianLars]

This is the code that will keep the event loop running:

tauri/examples/api/src-tauri/src/main.rs

Lines 242 to 244 in b02fc90

	RunEvent::ExitRequested { api, .. } => {
	api.prevent_exit();
	}

[dev-mash]

Thank you!