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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion .hammerspoon/init.lua
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Expand Up @@ -26,9 +26,22 @@ local apps = {
-- not via a hotkey).
local lastApp = nil
local previousAppByKey = {}
local startupModifiers = { "ctrl", "alt", "cmd", "shift" }

local function releaseStartupModifiers()
local modifiers = hs.eventtap.checkKeyboardModifiers()

for _, modifier in ipairs(startupModifiers) do
if modifiers[modifier] then
hs.eventtap.event.newKeyEvent({}, modifier, false):post()
end
end
end

local function bindAppLauncher(key, app)
hs.hotkey.bind(hyper, key, function()
releaseStartupModifiers()

local frontmost = hs.application.frontmostApplication()

if frontmost and frontmost:bundleID() == app.bundleID then
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -57,4 +70,4 @@ end
-- Special actions
hs.hotkey.bind(hyper, "\\", hs.reload)

hs.alert.show("Hammerspoon config loaded")
hs.alert.show("Hammerspoon config loaded")