Hotkey Settings
Global hotkeys are registered with Windows and fire even when Tex is minimised or hidden to the tray. All six are editable.
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description | UI location |
|---|---|---|---|
RegionCapture | Ctrl+Shift+S | Start region capture (rubber-band selection) | Settings → Hotkeys |
FullscreenCapture | Ctrl+Shift+F | Capture all monitors immediately | Settings → Hotkeys |
RegionOcr | Ctrl+Shift+O | Region capture followed by OCR popup | Settings → Hotkeys |
WindowCapture | Ctrl+Shift+W | Capture the active window (reserved — not yet wired) | Settings → Hotkeys |
StartRecording | Ctrl+Shift+R | Start screen recording | Settings → Hotkeys |
StopRecording | Ctrl+Shift+E | Stop the active recording | Settings → Hotkeys |
Format
Hotkeys are stored as strings: "Modifier1+Modifier2+Key".
Valid modifiers: Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Win.
Valid keys: A–Z, 0–9, F1–F12, Enter, Space, Tab, Escape, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, Left, Right, Up, Down, Delete, Backspace, Insert.
Examples:
Ctrl+Shift+SAlt+F1Win+Shift+1Ctrl+Alt+P
Conflict behaviour
Windows only allows one application to own a given global hotkey at a time. If another program (including another copy of Tex) has already claimed the combination you configure, Tex logs a warning during registration and the hotkey simply will not fire. Tex itself will continue to run normally — the other hotkeys remain functional.
Warning — Common collisions: Ctrl+Shift+S (browsers / Greenshot), Ctrl+Shift+R (browser hard-refresh on some builds), Win+Shift+S (Windows Snip & Sketch — not a default, but tempting). If a hotkey silently does nothing, assume a conflict first. See 12.2 for the diagnostic walkthrough.
Applying changes
Edits from the Settings window re-register all hotkeys the moment you move focus out of the text box. Direct edits to settings.json require a restart.