Why can't I use the Ctrl-\ shortcut in Chrome?

johnnyray14
johnnyray14
Community Member
in 1Password in the Browser

Chrome doesn't allow us to use the usual Ctrl-\ shortcut, but I have almost 10 years of muscle memory for it. All of my Ctrl-A through Ctrl-Z are already used for something else, and so are most of the other allowable combinations. So I'm going back to the old 1password extension, but I really like 1passwordX better in almost every other way, and I'll happily come back if there's a workaround!

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  • johnnyray14
    johnnyray14
    Community Member

    FYI I was able to use AutoHotkey in Windows (https://www.autohotkey.com/, free) to re-map Ctrl-\ to Ctrl-Shift-X, by running this script:

    ; Re-map Ctrl-\ to Ctrl-Shift-X for 1passwordX
    ^::
    Send, ^X

  • kaitlyn
    kaitlyn
    1Password Alumni

    @johnnyray14 – Ah, interesting. I wouldn't have thought to use a script! I'm glad you were able to get the setup you desired in the end.

    Different browsers will restrict certain keys from extension keyboard shortcuts. It's the \ key that isn't allowed in Chrome, unfortunately.

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