KeyboardShortcut Not Functioning in SwiftUI

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Created Sep ’20

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While a bit new to keyboard shortcuts, I am looking to add a specific piece of functionality to my app. Specifically, I am wanting to allow my user to be able to trigger an action by pressing the spacebar, both on iPadOS, when using a keyboard, and macOS. This would function similarly to how video editing programs like iMovie and Final Cut Pro work.

I have a "play" button in place, and am trying to add a modifier, like so;

Code Block Button(action: {
   self.isPlaying.toggle()
}) {
   Image(systemName: isPlaying ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill")
}.keyboardShortcut(.space)
.help("Play timeline")

Based on the KeyboardShortcut documentation, this should be all I need to get things running. However, when building and testing my app, using the spacebar does not do anything (nor does the shortcut appear in the keyboard shortcuts list).

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ddijitall OP

Jan ’21

If you omit the modifiers argument, if defaults to .command, so if you try cmd + space, your keyboard shortcut will probably work.

Code Block swiftpublic func keyboardShortcut(_ key: KeyEquivalent, modifiers: EventModifiers = .command) -> some View

Try .keyboardShortcut(.space, modifiers: []) and space on its own should work.

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