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| document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) { | |
| // 1. Detect Ctrl + J (or Cmd + J on Mac) | |
| if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'j') { | |
| // 2. Stop the browser's default action for Ctrl + J | |
| e.preventDefault(); | |
| // 3. Create a synthetic "Enter" keydown event | |
| const enterEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { | |
| key: 'Enter', | |
| code: 'Enter', | |
| keyCode: 13, | |
| which: 13, | |
| bubbles: true, // Allows the event to travel up the DOM | |
| cancelable: true // Allows other scripts to call preventDefault() | |
| }); | |
| // 4. Dispatch the event on the currently focused element | |
| e.target.dispatchEvent(enterEvent); | |
| } | |
| // Detect Ctrl + H (or Cmd + H on Mac) | |
| if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'h') { | |
| // Prevent default browser action (often "History" in some browsers) | |
| e.preventDefault(); | |
| // Create a synthetic "Backspace" keydown event | |
| const backspaceEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { | |
| key: 'Backspace', | |
| code: 'Backspace', | |
| keyCode: 8, | |
| which: 8, | |
| bubbles: true, | |
| cancelable: true | |
| }); | |
| // Dispatch it to the element currently in focus | |
| e.target.dispatchEvent(backspaceEvent); | |
| } | |
| }); | |
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