Pause and stop sessions using keyboard shortcuts.

MaxVonMustermann

Title basically says it all. I currently have to move the cursor to the menu bar whenever I'd like to pause or finish a session. Having a keyboard shortcut for both pausing a running session and ending it, would be a highly appreciated detail!

(Implementing support for Apple's Shortcuts app might also be a nice addition, which has been proposed before)

WorkingHours version: 2.9.25
OS + version: macOS Ventura 13.1

timo

Are you looking for shortcuts while the main window is open and in focus or global shortcuts that work from everywhere.
I think the latter is harder to implement

MaxVonMustermann

I am looking for shortcuts when the app is in the background, global shortcuts that work from everywhere. Some apps have this and I would find it rather useful, while not being the most important feature request, I guess.

Wolfi

Hi, just chipping in. I want to request this feature as well. Another time tracking app for macOS i used before had this and its the only thing i miss after switching to WorkingHours.

Global shortcuts would be ideal but if they are only implemented in the app i could work with that and Apple Script as well.

Ideally i would set four global shortcuts:

Start/Pause current task
Edit description for current task
Start new task (would then end current task)
End task

jnb

Probably not the solution everybody wants, but I would say for the sake of not complicating things for the developer, local shortcuts are necessary and global are a bonus.

If you need global shortcuts for any app, use the macOS built in shortcut feature in the settings. Or get a more sophisticated third party app like fe. BetterTouchTool for this.

No ne for every app to do this by themselves.

@MaxVonMustermann are there shortcuts for start last used task?

timo

Upon closer inspection, WorkingHours already supports some keyboard shortcuts - you can see them by expanding the "time tracking" menu on the top left. Adding a new work units has the shortcut CONTROL + COMMAND + A, starting the timer would be CONTROL + COMMAND + S. There's also shortcuts for pausing or stopping the timer, as well as for adding task or tags. What shortcuts are you missing and what key combination would you suggest?

ping

i didn't find the shortcuts for pause.

timo

ping