Overview

Power users work with keyboards, and every desktop-class app supports shortcuts. Ctrl+S to save, Esc to close a modal, / to focus search, Ctrl+K to open a command palette — these are the small details that make an app feel finished. OutSystems doesn't ship a first-class way to wire them, so most apps just skip them.

This block fixes that. You give it a list of shortcut strings, handle its OnShortcut event, and switch on the shortcut name to run whatever action you want. That's the whole integration.

Key features

• Register any number of shortcuts as a simple Text list.
• One OnShortcut(Shortcut) event fires with the matched shortcut string.
• Ignores typing context by default — shortcuts don't fire while the user is in an input, textarea, or contenteditable, unless you explicitly enable that.
• Prevents browser defaults so Ctrl+S doesn't trigger "Save Page As," Ctrl+K doesn't open the browser search bar, etc.
• Modifier keys handled naturally: ctrl, alt, shift, meta (Cmd on Mac).
• Friendly aliases: esc, space, up, down, left, right.
• Cleans up its listener on block destroy — no leaked handlers across navigation.
• No dependencies, no server calls.