HyperTerm Visor

Open your HyperTerm terminal from anywhere with a global hotkey.

Installation

In your ~/.hyperterm.js, add hyperterm-visor to the list of plugins.

Config

In your ~/.hyperterm.js, you can define your hotkey (required) and the position (optional) you want your visor to be. It automatically will open on the screen where your mouse is.

modules.exports = {
  config: {
    // other config...
    visor: {
      hotkey: 'CommandOrControl+Shift+Z',
      position: 'top', // or left, right, bottom
      width: 200, // Optional, defaults to half of viewable area for horizontal positions, 100% for vertical
      height: 900 // Optional, defaults to half of viewable area for vertical positions, 100% for horizontal
    },
  },
  // ...
};

You can define hotkeys as specified in the Electron Accelerator docs.

Roadmap

• Better customization of where you can make the terminal appear.
• Option to always open on a specific monitor, etc.
• Double press mod keys to activate (i.e. hit Ctrl twice to activate).
• Create window if all windows have been closed.

Caveats

• It always uses the most recently open window as your visor window.
• If all windows have been closed, it won't do anything until you manually open a new window.

This is pretty basic in its current form, and I'm labeling it as a beta as I use it and patch up edge cases, etc. I will build out more functionality and beef up this README as we go.