Karabiner-elements: URL support?

[cmsj]

Hey @tekezo - as you may remember, I added support in Karabiner for opening URLs as the action of a modification and I am thinking about whether to do the same in Karabiner Elements.

I know you have shell_command already, so we could just open URLs with /usr/bin/open, but if you're prepared to accept an open_url operation type, I'm prepared to write it :)

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[obfischer]

I would be happy to see your URL support in KE.

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[obfischer]

This issue is still relevant IMHO.

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[obfischer]

This issue is still relevant.

[andrewferrier]

I know @cmsj mentioned it above, but just to be crystal clear, I'm using this style of workaround in my karabiner.json, and it works just fine. The -g runs the URL in the background so it doesn't switch window focus.

"from": {
 "key_code": "fn",
},
"to": [
 {
  "shell_command": "open -g hammerspoon://shortcut"
 }
],
"type": "basic"

[nkgm]

I too would love to see this feature land. shell_command is a good workaround but I feel there should be first class support for such an important feature.