Cannot create key bindings with the pipe-key on my Norwegian keyboard in Sublime Text 2

Question

I am trying to bind ctrl+| to Show Console in Sublime Text 2 on a Norwegian keyboard using the following line in the (json?) configuration file:

{ "keys": ["ctrl+|"], "command": "show_panel", "args": {"panel": "console", "toggle": true} },

This doesn't work, and the pipe symbol also has a slightly darker tint than the rest of the configuration text, as if it is special.

I tried to escape it using "ctrl+\|" and "ctrl+\\|" none of which work. Binding it to something else like "ctrl+p" works fine.

Any idea of how to bind functionality with the pipe-key? It's the top left key on the keyboard, left to the 1 key.

Answer 1

I asked the question over at the sublime text forum. The user mlf gave me the answer which lead me to the solution:

Manually open the console: View -> Show Console

Enter sublime.log_input(True) then hit the key combination ctrl+|.

This produces the output chr evt: FS (0x1c). Here FS stands in for the File Separator character. You can produce it using alt+028 on the numpad in Windows.

Enter/past it into key bindings config file. It should look like the following:

{ "keys": ["FS"], "command": "show_panel", "args": {"panel": "console", "toggle": true} },

Note that you cannot simply copy-paste the above line, you have to actually paste/produce the FS character yourself.

When done you can turn logging of with the command sublime.log_input(False) in the console.

Answer 2

Answer is similar as André except that it didn't show the same "FS" character. For me it is showing "<0x1c>", which I thought was a simple string at the beginning but is actually the representation of the ASCII code.

When doing sublime.log_input(True) in the console, it shows chr evt: <0x1c> (0x1c) when I type ctrl + |. I just had to copy this <0x1c> ASCII code from the console (not a string), and paste it to my keybindings config file :

{ "keys": ["*<0x1c>*"], "command": "show_panel", "args": {"panel": "console", "toggle": true} },

Answer 3

Unfortunately, the pipe symbol | is not one of Sublime's bindable keys, even on a US keyboard.