Key bindings \o/

4 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/data/default_config.cfg b/data/default_config.cfg
index 80ce9f35..53357009 100644
--- a/data/default_config.cfg
+++ b/data/default_config.cfg
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ send_time = true
 max_messages_in_memory = 2048
 max_lines_in_memory = 2048
 
+[bindings]
+# Bindings are keyboard shortcut aliases. You can use them
+# to define your own keys and bind them with some functions
+# The syntaxe is
+#    key = bind
+# where ^x means Control + x
+# and M-x means Alt + x
+# The example turns Alt + i into a tab key
+M-i = ^I
+
 [var]
 # You should not edit this section, it is just used by poezio
 # to save various data across restarts
diff --git a/src/common.py b/src/common.py
index 9435dab5..0bc93c8d 100644
--- a/src/common.py
+++ b/src/common.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import curses
 import time
 import shlex
 
+from config import config
+
 ROOM_STATE_NONE = 11
 ROOM_STATE_CURRENT = 10
 ROOM_STATE_PRIVATE = 15
@@ -211,3 +213,9 @@ def curses_color_pair(color):
     if color < 0:
         return curses.color_pair(-color) | curses.A_BOLD
     return curses.color_pair(color)
+
+def replace_key_with_bound(key):
+    if config.has_option('bindings', key):
+        return config.get(key, key, 'bindings')
+    else:
+        return key
diff --git a/src/core.py b/src/core.py
index 52b783bb..671834e4 100644
--- a/src/core.py
+++ b/src/core.py
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ class Core(object):
         """
         # curses.ungetch(0)    # FIXME
         while self.running:
-            char_list = self.read_keyboard()
+            char_list = [common.replace_key_with_bound(key)\
+                             for key in self.read_keyboard()]
             # Special case for M-x where x is a number
             if len(char_list) == 1:
                 char = char_list[0]
diff --git a/src/tabs.py b/src/tabs.py
index 28ebd60d..8d4e6447 100644
--- a/src/tabs.py
+++ b/src/tabs.py
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ class MucTab(ChatTab):
         self.ignores = []       # set of Users
         # keys
         self.key_func['^I'] = self.completion
-        self.key_func['M-i'] = self.completion
         self.key_func['M-u'] = self.scroll_user_list_down
         self.key_func['M-y'] = self.scroll_user_list_up
         # commands
@@ -979,7 +978,6 @@ class PrivateTab(ChatTab):
         self.input = windows.MessageInput()
         # keys
         self.key_func['^I'] = self.completion
-        self.key_func['M-i'] = self.completion
         # commands
         self.commands['unquery'] = (self.command_unquery, _("Usage: /unquery\nUnquery: close the tab"), None)
         self.commands['part'] = (self.command_unquery, _("Usage: /part\Part: close the tab"), None)
@@ -1123,7 +1121,6 @@ class RosterInfoTab(Tab):
         self.input = self.default_help_message
         self.set_color_state(theme.COLOR_TAB_NORMAL)
         self.key_func['^I'] = self.completion
-        self.key_func['M-i'] = self.completion
         self.key_func[' '] = self.on_space
         self.key_func["/"] = self.on_slash
         self.key_func["KEY_UP"] = self.move_cursor_up
@@ -1470,7 +1467,6 @@ class ConversationTab(ChatTab):
         self.input = windows.MessageInput()
         # keys
         self.key_func['^I'] = self.completion
-        self.key_func['M-i'] = self.completion
         # commands
         self.commands['unquery'] = (self.command_unquery, _("Usage: /unquery\nUnquery: close the tab"), None)
         self.commands['part'] = (self.command_unquery, _("Usage: /part\Part: close the tab"), None)
@@ -1602,7 +1598,6 @@ class MucListTab(Tab):
         self.key_func["KEY_DOWN"] = self.listview.move_cursor_down
         self.key_func["KEY_UP"] = self.listview.move_cursor_up
         self.key_func['^I'] = self.completion
-        self.key_func['M-i'] = self.completion
         self.key_func["/"] = self.on_slash
         self.key_func['j'] = self.join_selected
         self.key_func['J'] = self.join_selected_no_focus