feat(macos): system-wide hotkeys for capture/pause/overlay#3
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Adds GlobalHotKeyManager using Carbon RegisterEventHotKey to control LCT while another app is frontmost (the core use case — captioning a video you're watching). The in-app ⌘Space/⌘P shortcuts only work when LCT is focused. Default chords (control-option-command, chosen to avoid system clashes): ⌃⌥⌘ S — start/stop ⌃⌥⌘ P — pause/resume ⌃⌥⌘ O — toggle overlay Carbon hotkeys need no Accessibility permission (unlike NSEvent global monitors). The C handler only posts the existing Notifications, reusing the menu/command observers with zero view-model coupling. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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System-wide hotkeys so LCT can be controlled while another app is frontmost — the core use case (captioning a video you're watching). The existing
⌘Space/⌘Ponly work when LCT itself is focused.⌃⌥⌘ S⌃⌥⌘ P⌃⌥⌘ OHow
GlobalHotKeyManageruses CarbonRegisterEventHotKey— no Accessibility permission needed (unlikeNSEventglobal monitors, which observe all keystrokes).toggleCapture/.togglePause/.toggleOverlayNotifications, reusing the menu/command observers — zero view-model coupling⌃⌥⌘to avoid clashing with system shortcuts like⌘SpaceVerified
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