Keyboard shortcut to insert emojis

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Operating system

Linux

Joplin version

3.1.24

What issue do you have?

Hello everyone and thanks to the developper for this application that I'm discovering and is very promising.

I woud like some support on the keyboard shorcuts. I've seen the documentation but I stil don't get how to customize the .json file in config to do what I whant.

Formerly using onenote, I could set 9 parameters with CTRL+1 to CTRL+9 to insert an emoji.
This function was very useful for visual project management.

Do you please know how I could set the keyboard map json file to recover this function ?

For instance to insert a white circle (emoji red_circle: with CTRL+1).

PS : If CTRL+1 is not possible, then I could use CTRL+F1 instead.

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Pretty straightforward. Just put the emoji name between two columns colons.

: snowflake :
without the space displays as
:snowflake:

Such strings can then be assigned to any key on your keyboard.

For an extensive list of emoji codes see here.

3

Thanks for your support !

When you say between two columns, what do you mean ?

I have to go settings > Keyboard shortcuts or somewhere else ?

Thanks, and sorry for not getting it right away.

4

Sorry, typo. I meant colons.

As for me, I have added a macro layer to my Razer® keyboard using the software that came along with it (usevia.app).

5

Sorry but I don't get it.

What I want is to automatically insert the code corresponding to
:red_square: :green_square: :purple_square:
by respectively setting up the shortcuts:
CTRL+1 CTRL+2 CTRL+3

Do you have a way to do it ? Is it working on your side ?

Would I need to modify the keyboard shortcut file as illustrated below ?

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Is it the right file ? Accortding to the documentaiton, it sees to be related to terminal shortcuts (Joplin Terminal Application | Joplin)

Thanks a lot for your help. This aspect is the only one preventing me from using Joplin, but I do really need to be able to simply and quickly do project management.

Thanks again.

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I‘m not using json.
What I did was assign a macro to a specific key using https://usevia.app.

In the screenshot below, I have set the #7 key not to input a 7 but the string :red__circle: which produces a :red_circle: in Joplin.

This is the solution I found and it‘s working for me. But I‘d also be interested in knowing how to deal with it in json.

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