App Shortcuts

Add global and window-specific keyboard shortcuts to your Fyne applications for faster navigation and improved user experience.

Usage

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package main

import (
  "fmt"

  "fyne.io/fyne/v2"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/app"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/container"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/driver/desktop"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
)

func main() {
  a := app.New()
  w := a.NewWindow("App Shortcuts")

  label := widget.NewLabel("Press Ctrl+N or Ctrl+Q")

  // Shortcut: Ctrl+N (New)
  newShortcut := &desktop.CustomShortcut{
    KeyName:  fyne.KeyN,
    Modifier: fyne.KeyModifierControl,
  }

  // Shortcut: Ctrl+Q (Quit)
  quitShortcut := &desktop.CustomShortcut{
    KeyName:  fyne.KeyQ,
    Modifier: fyne.KeyModifierControl,
  }

  // Register shortcuts
  w.Canvas().AddShortcut(newShortcut, func(shortcut fyne.Shortcut) {
    label.SetText("Shortcut Triggered: New (Ctrl+N)")
    fmt.Println("New action executed")
  })

  w.Canvas().AddShortcut(quitShortcut, func(shortcut fyne.Shortcut) {
    label.SetText("Shortcut Triggered: Quit (Ctrl+Q)")
    fmt.Println("Quitting app...")
    a.Quit()
  })

  w.SetContent(container.NewCenter(label))
  w.Resize(fyne.NewSize(400, 200))
  w.ShowAndRun()
}

CRUD + Shortcuts

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package main

import (
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/app"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/container"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/dialog"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/driver/desktop"
  "fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
)

type Item struct {
  Name     string
  Category string
  Quantity string
}

var items []Item
var table *widget.Table

func main() {
  a := app.New()
  w := a.NewWindow("CRUD App with Shortcuts")

  // Shortcuts with descriptions
  items = []Item{
    {"Apples", "Fruit", "10"},
    {"Pens", "Stationery", "50"},
  }

  refresh := func() { table.Refresh() }

  // Create table
  table = widget.NewTable(
    func() (int, int) { return len(items) + 1, 3 },
    func() fyne.CanvasObject { return widget.NewLabel("") },
    func(id widget.TableCellID, o fyne.CanvasObject) {
      label := o.(*widget.Label)
      if id.Row == 0 {
        headers := []string{"Name", "Category", "Quantity"}
        label.SetText(headers[id.Col])
        label.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Bold: true}
      } else {
        item := items[id.Row-1]
        switch id.Col {
        case 0:
          label.SetText(item.Name)
        case 1:
          label.SetText(item.Category)
        case 2:
          label.SetText(item.Quantity)
        }
      }
    },
  )

  // ✅ Set custom widths for each column
  table.SetColumnWidth(0, 200) // Name column
  table.SetColumnWidth(1, 150) // Category column
  table.SetColumnWidth(2, 100) // Quantity column

  // Shortcuts
  // Ctrl+N → Add New Item
  newShortcut := &desktop.CustomShortcut{KeyName: fyne.KeyN, Modifier: fyne.KeyModifierControl}
  w.Canvas().AddShortcut(newShortcut, func(shortcut fyne.Shortcut) {
    showAddDialog(w, refresh)
  })

  // Ctrl+E → Edit First Item (demo, can be expanded to selected item later)
  editShortcut := &desktop.CustomShortcut{KeyName: fyne.KeyE, Modifier: fyne.KeyModifierControl}
  w.Canvas().AddShortcut(editShortcut, func(shortcut fyne.Shortcut) {
    if len(items) > 0 {
      showEditDialog(w, &items[0], refresh)
    } else {
      dialog.ShowInformation("Edit", "No items available", w)
    }
  })

  // Delete → Delete First Item (demo)
  deleteShortcut := &desktop.CustomShortcut{KeyName: fyne.KeyDelete}
  w.Canvas().AddShortcut(deleteShortcut, func(shortcut fyne.Shortcut) {
    if len(items) > 0 {
      items = items[1:]
      refresh()
    }
  })

  // Ctrl+Q → Quit
  quitShortcut := &desktop.CustomShortcut{KeyName: fyne.KeyQ, Modifier: fyne.KeyModifierControl}
  w.Canvas().AddShortcut(quitShortcut, func(shortcut fyne.Shortcut) {
    a.Quit()
  })

  w.SetContent(container.NewBorder(nil, nil, nil, nil, table))
  w.Resize(fyne.NewSize(600, 300))
  w.ShowAndRun()
}

func showAddDialog(win fyne.Window, refresh func()) {
  nameEntry := widget.NewEntry()
  categoryEntry := widget.NewEntry()
  quantityEntry := widget.NewEntry()

  form := &widget.Form{
    Items: []*widget.FormItem{
      {Text: "Name", Widget: nameEntry},
      {Text: "Category", Widget: categoryEntry},
      {Text: "Quantity", Widget: quantityEntry},
    },
    OnSubmit: func() {
      items = append(items, Item{nameEntry.Text, categoryEntry.Text, quantityEntry.Text})
      refresh()
      win.Canvas().Overlays().Top().Hide()
    },
  }
  dialog.ShowCustom("Add Item", "Close", form, win)
}

func showEditDialog(win fyne.Window, item *Item, refresh func()) {
  nameEntry := widget.NewEntry()
  nameEntry.SetText(item.Name)
  categoryEntry := widget.NewEntry()
  categoryEntry.SetText(item.Category)
  quantityEntry := widget.NewEntry()
  quantityEntry.SetText(item.Quantity)

  form := &widget.Form{
    Items: []*widget.FormItem{
      {Text: "Name", Widget: nameEntry},
      {Text: "Category", Widget: categoryEntry},
      {Text: "Quantity", Widget: quantityEntry},
    },
    OnSubmit: func() {
      item.Name = nameEntry.Text
      item.Category = categoryEntry.Text
      item.Quantity = quantityEntry.Text
      refresh()
      win.Canvas().Overlays().Top().Hide()
    },
  }
  dialog.ShowCustom("Edit Item", "Close", form, win)
}