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Update the keyboard shortcuts based on user preferences

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Description

Increasing Access

Like in most of the editor(s), users can change the keymaps based on their preferences. There should also be a feature to in p5.js-web-editor to change the keyboard shortcuts as user likes.

Feature request details
  1. Add a edit button
  2. create context or redux slice for global state(s) mgmt
  3. track the keys using onKeyDown or onKeyUp, etc.
  4. Also ensure that shortcut don't clash with browser shortcuts

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the editor's existing keyboard-shortcut handling and settings UI, then review whether global state uses Context or Redux. Done means users can edit and track shortcuts, preferences are applied, and browser-shortcut conflicts are addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, redux
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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