Hotkey Duplicate Detection

[dodgepong]

Duplicate Hotkey Warning in Settings

Feature Summary

Show a warning in the hotkeys settings panel if a key or key combination is in use by another hotkey shortcut.

Background and Motivation

Right now, OBS users are able to set multiple actions to the same shortcut. Frequently this can be intentional, as some users wish for OBS to be able to do multiple things with a single keypress. However, this is not always the case, and users may want to know when a hotkey they set is already in use so that they are fully aware of what might happen when the press that hotkey. Therefore, OBS should show a warning when a duplicate shortcut is set, but because we want to keep the ability to trigger multiple actions with the same shortcut, the warning should not be interruptive.

Request For Proposal

Submit a proposal explaining how you will implement this feature such that it meets the following requirements:

• A visual warning is shown in the hotkeys settings panel when a hotkey is used by two or more items.
• Any text in the warning uses the Qt translated strings feature.
• The visual warning is not a pop-up/modal, nor is it interruptive. That is, it should not require user interaction to dismiss, nor should it be unnecessarily overbearing.
• The feature should work on Windows, macOS, and Linux.*

* Multiple contributors may assist with implementation on different platforms if necessary, and may split the bounty according to the level of contribution they made to the project.

Please read Tips for Writing a Good Proposal for guidance on how to author your proposal.

The OBS development team will consider all submitted proposals and select one submission to be implemented by the developer who submitted it. That developer will be eligible to collect the bounty upon completion of the project according to the criteria listed below.

Bounty

The bounty for implementing this feature is $1000.

You can learn more about the OBS Project Bounty Program here.

If you wish to contribute funds toward increasing the amount on this bounty, contribute to the OBS Project Bounty Fund and select the "Hotkey Duplicate Detection" option (or just click here).

Completion Criteria

You may collect the bounty when the following are true:

• Your proposal addresses all items listed in the "Request For Proposal" section.
• You have submitted one more more pull requests that fully implement the feature as you proposed.
• Your pull request(s) are reviewed, and you have responded to review comments within a reasonable time frame.
• Your pull request(s) are merged into the master branch of the appropriate obsproject repositories.

Additional Information

Initial proposal from OBS Ideas page: https://ideas.obsproject.com/posts/1327/duplicate-hotkeys-warning

[furious]

I found that interesting to do, here's my proposal for this task:

• Add a new icon/button that indicates when the hotkey is duplicated (not sure which icon to use but maybe something like warning: ⚠️)
• Add a checkbox on the filter field to search by hotkey
• Clicking on the icon/button will filter using the same hotkey

or

[furious]

@Fenrirthviti I agree, translating to my native language "Click to show conflicts" seems better

[furious]

@dodgepong I've changed the text like @Fenrirthviti suggested and fixed a small issue when filtering with text and hotkey.

There's anything else I need to change?

[dodgepong]

At this point we should keep all discussion on the pull request: #5297

I'd like to see a review from @Warchamp7 before moving to merge.

[dodgepong]

Congrats, your pull request has been merged! I've added you on Discord (dodgepong#8080), and will follow up with you to help you submit your invoice. Thanks so much for your contribution!

[furious]

Cool! I'm so happy to contribute to the project that I love to use it.

I just accepted you on Discord, thank you @dodgepong!

[WizardCM]

I think alongside some sort of indicator in the rows that contain duplicate items, I'd also show a warning text at the bottom of the window similar to how we do for surround audio or MP4 recording. And some sort of method to filter by duplicates to make it easier to clear them out.

[dodgepong]

This bounty has been claimed and completed. #5297