Workaround for missing "minimize window" keyboard shortcut

[grimsa]

Problem

In Rectangle settings there is an option to assign a shortcut for maximizing the window, but not for minimizing it:

I wanted to configure the following shortcuts:

• Command (Win) + Option (Alt) + Page Up - maximize
• Command (Win) + Option (Alt) + Page Down - minimize

While a feature to configure minimize window shortcut in Rectangle app would be ideal, I saw it is not accepting feature requests, so I needed a workaround.

Workaround

MacOS has an OS-level feature to minimize the window, available through Command + M.

I was already using Karabiner-Elements app which allows remapping keyboard events, so I used it to make Command (Win) + Option (Alt) + Page Down shortcut be translated to Command + M.

To achieve that go to Karabiner settings, choose "Complex modifications", then "Add your own rule" and use this:

{
    "description": "[Custom] Command+Alt+Page Down to minimize current window (OS: Command+M)",
    "manipulators": [
        {
            "from": {
                "key_code": "page_down",
                "modifiers": { "mandatory": ["left_command", "left_option"] }
            },
            "to": [
                {
                    "key_code": "m",
                    "modifiers": ["left_command"]
                }
            ],
            "type": "basic"
        }
    ]
}

[rxhanson]

Thanks!

While a feature to configure minimize window shortcut in Rectangle app would be ideal, I saw it is not accepting feature requests, so I needed a workaround.

Just wanted to clarify that the door isn't closed for feature requests. There is a high barrier to adding functionality into the UI since the app is intentionally slim, and there is a lot more leniency for adding features that are configured via Terminal command. There has also been functionality that has been added to the UI after having first been a Terminal command configuration.

With that said, I do see this as a bit of functionality that I likely wouldn't put into the UI (although I appreciate the feedback that this is desired and I don't disregard feedback). Thanks for the time you've taken to communicate your workaround!