QxtGlobalShortcut/README.md

QxtGlobalShortcut

Extracted from libqxt.

History and initial file structure is preserved to make possible cherry-picking potential changes from libqxt. Everything not required for QxtGlobalShortcut to work is removed. For more info on the original libqxt project check out their repo on Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/libqxt/libqxt

Usage

This project is designed for static linking.

1. Add source code to your project.

I recommend using git submodules unless you have a better option.

2. Enable QxtGlobalShortcut by importing provided .pri file:

In your .pro file add:

# Adding QxtGlobalShortcut
include(path/to/QxtGlobalShortcut/QxtGlobalShortcut.pri)

3. Include "qxtglobalshortcut.h" and use QxtGlobalShortcut class:

#include "qxtglobalshortcut.h"

...

QxtGlobalShortcut myShortcut(QKeySequence("Shift+F1"));
QObject::connect(&myShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), something, SLOT(shortcutActivated()));

For a more complete usage example see examples dir.