title: Hot keys to avoid
body: <p>I want to add a hot key that can be used <strong>while an input has focus</strong> and will be used to toggle a search result.</p>
  
  <p>I guess this question has been more generalized in that I would like to know which hotkeys to avoid so as to not conflict with anything. I found this <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/computer/hotkeys.php" rel="noreferrer">list of hotkeys</a>, but I doubt there is a complete list anywhere. So from looking over that list, I guess I would avoid the following:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Function Keys: F1, F3, F5, F11, F12</li>
  <li>Navigation: Tab, arrows, home, end, pageup/down, home, end, insert, delete, numpad</li>
  <li>Ctrl + (a, c, d, f, h, j, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, z)</li>
  <li>Alt + function keys - too easy to slip and hit alt-F4</li>
  <li>Alt + Navigation - browser history, change tabs/windows, etc.</li>
  <li>Alt + letters - windows menu (alt-F = file, etc)</li>
  <li>Shift + Navigation - selects text inside of inputs</li>
  <li>Caps lock (unless you're evil LOL)</li>
  <li>Window/Meta key</li>
  <li>I don't want to use multi-key combos like ctrl-alt, ctrl-shift, ctrl-alt-shift, etc.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>So, that leaves:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Unused function keys</li>
  <li>Shift + function keys</li>
  <li>Ctrl + left over letters</li>
  <li>Alt + letter keys (but make sure they aren't in the menu)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Are there any other key combinations that should be avoided that I just don't know about?</p>