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arek 7874a5f7c6 feat: implement keyboard and mouse input, pattern placement, and HiDPI scaling
Add configurable key bindings (TOML), modifier-aware dispatch, mouse-driven
pattern placement with preview and rotation, cell grid storage/rendering,
and fractional/integer HiDPI scaling. Archive the input-and-placement change
and sync its specs to main specs.

Tests: Hashtable, Config, Grid, Pattern (4/4 pass).
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keyboard-bindings Specification

Purpose

Allows users to configure keyboard shortcuts that map key combinations to application actions, with sensible built-in defaults when no configuration file exists.

Requirements

Requirement: Default bindings are available without configuration

The system SHALL provide built-in default bindings for all documented actions, including digits 1-4 selecting the Glider, Blinker, Block, and Toad patterns, Space rotating, Escape cancelling, and Ctrl+Q quitting.

Scenario: No config file present

  • WHEN the application starts and ~/.config/wlgol/keys.conf does not exist
  • THEN the application uses the built-in default bindings
  • AND creates the config file with the default contents

Requirement: Configuration file overrides defaults by merge

The system SHALL read ~/.config/wlgol/keys.conf as TOML when it exists and merge its entries over the built-in defaults, so only specified keys change.

Scenario: Partial override

  • WHEN the config file defines a binding for key "1" only
  • THEN key "1" uses the configured action
  • AND all other keys keep their default bindings

Scenario: Full replacement of a key

  • WHEN the config file defines a binding for a key that has a default
  • THEN the configured action replaces the default for that key

Requirement: Key combinations are modifier-aware

The system SHALL match a binding only when the modifiers required by the binding are active, supporting Ctrl, Shift, Alt, and Super.

Scenario: Modifier required

  • WHEN the user presses Q while Ctrl is held and a ctrl+q = quit binding exists
  • THEN the quit action is triggered

Scenario: Modifier not held

  • WHEN the user presses Q without Ctrl while a ctrl+q = quit binding exists
  • THEN the quit action is not triggered by that binding

Requirement: Readable key aliases are supported

The system SHALL accept human-readable key names such as space, escape, enter, and arrow names in binding keys.

Scenario: Alias binding

  • WHEN the config file contains space = rotate
  • THEN pressing the space bar triggers the rotate action

Requirement: Malformed entries are ignored

The system SHALL ignore malformed or unrecognized binding entries and continue using defaults for the affected keys.

Scenario: Invalid entry

  • WHEN the config file contains an entry with an unknown action
  • THEN that entry is ignored
  • AND the application still starts successfully

Requirement: Actions trigger on key press

The system SHALL dispatch a bound action when the corresponding key is pressed, not on release.

Scenario: Press triggers action

  • WHEN the user presses a key with a valid binding
  • THEN the bound action is invoked once for that press