microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

create skip button mapping in keyboard editor

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Description

### Description of the new feature / enhancement

The keyboard editor is nice but i just got a laptop for hosting trivia and music bingo. The last laptop i had there was a button i could press to skip to the next song and it would be nice if i could remap a key on the new laptop to be able to do that action.

### Scenario when this would be used?

controlling music by pressing a button that doesnt already have a dedicated pause or skip button.

### Supporting information

I don't know. I'm just doing what i can to fix the issue and being able to remap keys to perform actions would be nice

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Research direction

Start by locating the keyboard editor and the existing dedicated pause or skip actions. Determine how a user-defined key could invoke the next-song action without conflicting with existing mappings. Done means a key can be configured in the editor to skip to the next song and the behavior works during music playback.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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