Pressing show main window hotkey with window active selects next item list

[SteveTinkers]

I have a feature I'd like to see in CopyQ. This is something I've been messing with Windows through AutoHotKey scripts. On my Linux computers, I don't have this functionality. I'd love to see this feature in the official version.

I call it "Repetitive Hotkey Scroll Down" or "Quick-key Scroll Down"...as an example:
I use Ctrl + Shift + V to show the main window. When the window opens, the first line in the list is selected.
If I press Ctrl + Shift + V again, the next item on the list will be selected. If I press again, next item, again next, again next....
I can do this as many time as I want (or the end of the list). When I release Ctrl + Shift the window closes and pastes the highlighted item wherever it goes.

If I do anything else, click an item, press any other key while Ctrl + Shift is held down, the cycle is broken and the window remains open and functions just how it is now.

I am totally willing to help implement and test. Where can I find the open-window-on-hotkey-press code in the code?

[hluk]

Where can I find the open-window-on-hotkey-press code in the code?

It's not that simple. This is usually handled by a script mapped to a global shortcut.

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I think following commands could emulate what you describe. To cancel it the Ctrl+Shift+V, there is another command mapped to Ctrl+Shift+Esc so simply pressing Esc key cancels the cycle and leaves the window open without copy/pasting anything.

Here is how to add the command to CopyQ.

[Commands]
1\Command="
    copyq:
    var settingsName = 'index_to_paste';

    if (focused()) {
        var i = parseInt(settings(settingsName)) + 1;
        selectItems(i);
        settings(settingsName, i);
    } else {
        selectItems(0);
        settings(settingsName, 0);
        show();
        
        while (queryKeyboardModifiers().length > 0) {
            sleep(25);
        }
        
        var i = parseInt(settings(settingsName));
        if (i < 0)
            abort()
        
        hide();
        
        select(i);
        paste();
    }"
1\GlobalShortcut=ctrl+shift+v
1\Icon=\xf0ea
1\IsGlobalShortcut=true
1\Name=Show Select Paste
2\Command="
    copyq:
    var settingsName = 'index_to_paste';
    settings(settingsName, -1);
    selectItems(0);"
2\GlobalShortcut=ctrl+shift+esc
2\Icon=\xf0ea
2\IsGlobalShortcut=true
2\Name=Show Select Paste (Cancel)
size=2

[SteveTinkers]

This is AWESOME! Here I was hoping to dig in and learn some C and windows apps and different kinds of development... Works perfect! I'm close to being able to retire my autohotkey scrips and dump Windows now! Thank you.

I even started researching to to make C read if keys are pressed and thinking how I can call the toggle() function...ha. Thanks!

[SteveTinkers]

FYI to anyone that reads this in the future. To make it switch to the clipboard tab when you use this script, just replace show() with show("&clipboard") in the if else statement.