🐛 Fix problem with system shortcuts and application

CHANGES.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 - Fix problem with rotated blur [Taiga #1370](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/1370)
 - Disables buttons in view mode for users without permissions [Taiga #1328](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/1328)
 - Fix issue when undo after changing the artboard of a shape [Taiga #1304](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/1304)
+- Fix problem with system shortcuts and application [#737](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/737)
 
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frontend/src/app/main/data/shortcuts.cljs

@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
     (str "command+" shortcut)
     (str "ctrl+" shortcut)))
 
+(defn a-mod
+  "Adds the alt/option modifier to a shortcuts depending on the
+  operating system for the user"
+  [shortcut]
+  (str "alt+" shortcut))
+
+(defn ca-mod
+  [shortcut]
+  (c-mod (a-mod shortcut)))
+
 (defn bind-shortcuts [shortcuts bind-fn cb-fn]
   (doseq [[key {:keys [command disabled fn]}] shortcuts]
     (when-not disabled
@@ -61,9 +71,19 @@
      "Shift+")
    key))
 
+(defn alt [key]
+  (str
+   (if (cfg/check-platform? :macos)
+     mac-option
+     "Alt+")
+   key))
+
 (defn meta-shift [key]
   (-> key meta shift))
 
+(defn meta-alt [key]
+  (-> key meta alt))
+
 (defn supr []
   (if (cfg/check-platform? :macos)
     mac-delete

frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/shortcuts.cljs

@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@
           (rx/empty))))))
 
 (def shortcuts
-  {:toggle-layers     {:tooltip (ds/meta "L")
+  {:toggle-layers     {:tooltip (ds/alt "L")
-                       :command (ds/c-mod "l")
+                       :command (ds/a-mod "l")
                        :fn #(st/emit! (dw/go-to-layout :layers))}
 
-   :toggle-assets     {:tooltip (ds/meta "I")
+   :toggle-assets     {:tooltip (ds/alt "I")
-                       :command (ds/c-mod "i")
+                       :command (ds/a-mod "i")
                        :fn #(st/emit! (dw/go-to-layout :assets))}
    
-   :toggle-history    {:tooltip (ds/meta "H")
+   :toggle-history    {:tooltip (ds/alt "H")
-                       :command (ds/c-mod "h")
+                       :command (ds/a-mod "h")
                        :fn #(st/emit! (dw/go-to-layout :document-history))}
 
-   :toggle-palette    {:tooltip (ds/meta "P")
+   :toggle-palette    {:tooltip (ds/alt "P")
-                       :command (ds/c-mod "p")
+                       :command (ds/a-mod "p")
                        :fn #(st/emit! (dw/toggle-layout-flags :colorpalette))}
 
    :toggle-rules      {:tooltip (ds/meta-shift "R")