Idea: A Visualization Tool for Learning Renoise Keybindings (Shortcuts)

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Renoise keybindings are powerful but difficult to memorize, so I am creating a tool that reads the configuration file and visualizes it on a keyboard layout. I’m not sure if there is any demand for this, so I would like to share the idea here.

I will show you the prototype source code and screenshots.

Current features:

  • Reads KeyBindings.xml and visualizes it on a keyboard layout
  • Displays keybindings when modifier keys (Ctrl, Shift, Alt) are pressed

Features to be added:

  • Support for general keyboard layouts (currently only Japanese layout)
  • Automatic loading of currently applied keybindings
  • Changing and saving keybindings within the tool
  • Display of the numeric keypad
  • Improved visibility (e.g., iconizing keybinding categories)

Feel free to share any feedback.

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Welcome and nice idea!

You could also take into account what is currently visible using the window and only show the keys that are relevant to the current context.

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Cool idea!

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Updated!

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  • The shortcut function name corresponding to the selected context is now displayed. (thanks to unless :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:)
  • Also, various other improvements.

It’s in a rough but usable state, so I may release it as a tool when it supports English keyboards.

Thanks!

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Nice creation!
Would be cool if we could have a smaller size (adjustable?), cause now its too large to display on a macbook air m1.
Also an Azerty layout would be great.

Thank you!

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i’d love to know if progress is being made with this?