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Summary
Add keystroke overlay/subtitles to recordings showing special keys as they're pressed, similar to popular terminal recording tools.
Use Case
When recording terminal sessions (especially vim, tmux, or other keyboard-heavy tools), viewers often can't see what keys are being pressed. An overlay showing keystrokes helps viewers:
- Learn keyboard shortcuts
- Follow along with complex key sequences
- Understand what's happening in the recording
Proposal
Add keystroke overlay support for recordings:
shell_record_start({
session_id: "...",
keystroke_overlay: true,
overlay_position: "bottom" // or "top"
})The overlay would show:
- Modifier keys:
Ctrl+C,Ctrl+Z,Alt+Tab - Special keys:
Esc,Enter,Tab,↑,↓,←,→ - Vim-style notation:
<C-w>,<Esc>,<CR>
Examples
Tools that do this well:
- Screenkey (Linux)
- KeyCastr (macOS)
- asciinema with key overlay plugins
Considerations
- Configurable display duration for each keystroke
- Option to show only modifier/special keys vs all keystrokes
- Styling options (font size, position, background opacity)
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