Cheat sheet with the Choose From List UI

Feature Requests
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I really like the UI of the Choose From List action. Is there a way to either set something up in the app or a script that can allow me to essentially create a custom cheat sheet searchable interface with "Choose From List" ?

I'd like to mainly search and see the custom keyboard shortcuts and/or trackpad gestures I've made in BetterTouchTool. I have some keyboard shortcuts for context menu items which is a god send, but my memory is horrible and I can never remember what I've set them to.

Sadly I'm not very well knowledged in scripting to know if this currently can be achieved with the dynamic content retrieval via javascript/json and to utilize all the advanced capabilities of BetterTouchTool

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Here is an example preset that shows the global keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures in the choose from list ui. However it is very basic right now, could probably be extended to match your needs.

It shows up when pressing cmd+opt+ctrl+7

cheatsheet.bttpreset (24.4 KB)

I like the idea of making the cheat sheet available in the searchable list ui optionally, I think I can add that as a general feature.

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@Andreas_Hegenberg You certainly don't need inspiration from other developers in order to copy them. On the other hand, it is wise to at least know the good solutions of others. You don't have to have every good idea yourself. :slightly_smiling_face:

In this specific case, another app does it this way.

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With the green + you can easily configure all kinds of things, without a script. Applied to BTT, this would mean, for example:

  • Show/Search all BTT triggers of app A
  • Show/Search only certain BTT triggers of app A
  • A search prefix is also possible, let's say “Format”. This means that only triggers beginning with “Format” are searched for.
  • etc

With an app-specific shortcut, you could, for example, search for all triggers of an app by name and, of course, trigger them.