[GH-ISSUE #546] [Feature Request] Keyboard shortcut for SNIPPET (access snippets without having to use the mouse) #365

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opened 2026-03-03 01:11:58 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @chelder86 on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/546

For the clipboard history we already can enable the following options in Settings. However, we cannot enable it for the snippets:

Number of items place inline → Not available for snippets. Requested here: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/427
Mark menu items with numbers & Add key equivalents to numeric keys → Not available for snippets

Thinking in how to design it: The easiest way to implement it is probably to include the numbers in the snippets menu. I mean, add 2 options in the Settings like:

Snippet Menu: Mark menu items with numbers
Snippet Menu: Add key equivalents to numeric keys

Then, it will be possible to chose the snippets quickly with the keyboard here:

snippets menu - Screenshot 2024-03-16 at 15 42 05

To make super clear what those options are, I've created this image (please note I hope the cat will help to bring the attention of amazing developers 😁):

keyboard settings - Screenshot 2024-03-16 at 15 37 47

So the idea is having the same for the snippets in the snippets menu.

Originally created by @chelder86 on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/546 For the clipboard history we already can enable the following options in Settings. However, we cannot enable it for the snippets: - Number of items place inline → Not available for snippets. Requested here: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/427 - Mark menu items with numbers & Add key equivalents to numeric keys → Not available for snippets Thinking in how to design it: The easiest way to implement it is probably to include the numbers in the snippets menu. I mean, add 2 options in the Settings like: - Snippet Menu: Mark menu items with numbers - Snippet Menu: Add key equivalents to numeric keys Then, it will be possible to chose the snippets quickly with the keyboard here: <img width="478" alt="snippets menu - Screenshot 2024-03-16 at 15 42 05" src="https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/assets/3020189/8df945cc-ebe7-4a76-b06a-64976eaad406"> To make super clear what those options are, I've created this image (please note I hope the cat will help to bring the attention of amazing developers 😁): <img width="1028" alt="keyboard settings - Screenshot 2024-03-16 at 15 37 47" src="https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/assets/3020189/2a3f5d1e-b518-4302-9f41-55131e9762a7"> So the idea is having the same for the snippets in the snippets menu.