VLC generally prohibits setting the same hotkey for multiple functions.
In the example you gave of using the same key for Fullscreen
and Exit fullscreen
, the key for Fullscreen
already works as the key for Exit fullscreen
when the interface is in fullscreen. For other key combinations which obviously go together (like Play/Pause
), there are combined key versions in VLC's preferences.
If you try to set the same hotkey for multiple functions in the interface, VLC will warn you (Warning: this key or combination is already assigned to "Other function"), and then if you still go ahead it will remove the hotkey from the function it was used for previously.
Even when editing the preferences file manually to have two functions with the same hotkey, VLC has a priority order for functions, so it will only execute one function. In my experimentation, I assigned Fullscreen
and Next
to the same hotkey, but the hotkey always executed Next
.
If you really want to bind a set of unrelated functions together, you can use AutoHotkey for that (comment for more details).
According to this the default for "f" is to toggle full screen. Does it not toggle full screen on and off? Their wording is a bit rubbish if not...
– Mokubai – 2017-12-07T07:28:10.800I think this documentation might be outdated. I'm not seeing any toggle fullscreen option in hotkey settings nor is f mapped to any action. – Skylar Kennedy – 2017-12-07T08:05:35.933
1@SkylarKennedy It only works as a hotkey if there is a video playing :) – DavidPostill – 2017-12-07T08:45:56.507