Direct Rules shortcut?

[archetyped]

Hi, as I am frequently adding/updating rules in LuLu, I am curious whether there is a way to open the Rules window directly (or create a shortcut)?

Currently, accessing the Rules window requires first opening LuLu's settings or expanding LuLu's menu bar icon, neither of which can be done via the keyboard alone.

An option to set a global shortcut would be nice, but a command to directly open the Rules window would be even better as the window could be directly opened via Spotlight/Alfred/etc. as well.

[archetyped]

@objective-see any guidance on this? Would this be better-suited as a support ticket?

[mdjunior]

I think that in the new versions being tested this is already possible. If you can test version 2.6.2, it already has the possibility of including a rule 1-click from the menu.

[archetyped]

I am currently using v2.6.2, but do not see any change that allows opening the Rules window directly.

[mdjunior]

Hi! In version 2.6.2, when using the menu it is possible to directly open the rules addition screen. Is this not working for you?

[objective-see]

The main issue here is that when LuLu is not active, any (app-specific) keyboard shortcuts are not relevant. So if we added say "cmd+r" to open the rules window, you'd still have to open LuLu's status menu first. As @mdjunior noted, I've added a (sub)menu option ...though I realize this still takes a few clicks.

Open to other ideas, but not sure how to say do this via Spotlight, etc...

[archetyped]

A global (rather than app-specific) keyboard shortcut would be one option.

However, something like a CLI flag (e.g. LuLu --rules) would provide a more flexible way to open the rules dialog using whatever means users choose (Terminal, Alfred integration, Automator, Shortcuts app, etc.).

[archetyped]

An alternative option would be a URL scheme to allow access to Lulu's functionality.

Examples:

lulu://rules/show # Open rules dialog
lulu://rules/add # Add rule
lulu://settings # Open settings
lulu://enable # Enable filtering
lulu://disable # Disable filtering
lulu://toggle-filtering # toggle filtering state

The actions with potential security implications could be coupled with a persistent notification (though a nefarious script could easily trigger an action via Lulu's menu bar without requiring any confirmation).