tldr/pages/linux/screenkey.md

screenkey

A screencast tool to display keys pressed. More information: https://www.thregr.org/~wavexx/software/screenkey/.

• Display keys which are currently being pressed on the screen:

screenkey

• Display keys and mouse buttons which are currently being pressed on the screen:

screenkey {{[-M|--mouse]}}

• Launch the settings menu of screenkey:

screenkey --show-settings

• Launch screenkey at a specific position:

screenkey {{[-p|--position]}} {{top|center|bottom|fixed}}

• Change the format of the key modifiers displayed on screen:

screenkey --mods-mode {{normal|emacs|mac|win|tux}}

• Change the appearance of screenkey:

screenkey --bg-color "{{#a1b2c3}}" {{[-f|--font]}} {{Hack}} --font-color {{yellow}} --opacity {{0.8}}

• Drag and select a window on screen to display screenkey:

screenkey {{[-p|--position]}} fixed {{[-g|--geometry]}} {{$(slop --nodecorations --format '%g')}}