Create
Keyboard Shortcuts for
Chrome Extensions
Chrome 22 (currently in the
Dev channel) has a cool feature that lets you set
Keyboard Shortcuts for extension buttons.
Just open the
Extensions page (click the wrench icon, then select
Tools and
Extensions), scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Configure commands". You can enter
Shortcuts for all the
Extensions that use
browser actions, a fancy name for the buttons displayed next to the Omnibox.
Right **w, you can only set
Shortcuts that simulate clicking the buttons, so they're **t useful for all extensions. For example, they're useful for the
"Google +1 Button" extension because you can quickly +1 pages, but they're **t useful for the
LastPass extension because it only displays a long list of options.
There's
an experimental Chrome API for extension developers that allows them to add
Keyboard Shortcuts that trigger actions and it's likely that users will be able to customize these shortcuts.
Some
Shortcuts that work: Ctrl+
Letter, Ctrl+
Digit, Ctrl+Shift+
Letter, Ctrl+Shift+
Digit. You can even override standard
Shortcuts like Ctrl+T, Ctrl+C or Ctrl+P, but you shouldn't do that.
Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome Extensions