A Four-Pedal Foot Switch for Zed: Four Visible Destinations
Pedal Four costs $85. Four ribbed foot controls sit in a row on a wide, flat metal plate with a USB lead. The extra position can separate four reversible Zed destinations after verification. The listing does not establish dimensions, emitted events, remapping, grip or operating-system support.
What do four pedals cover that three cannot in Zed?
A conservative map could focus the Agent Panel, return to the editor, focus the terminal and open the agent diff. Zed exposes current actions through its command palette, keymap editor and all-actions reference. Verify each name on the installed version.
Do not use the fourth position merely because it exists. Agent permission, keep, reject, task launch and message send all have consequences that need visible hand input.
How do you keep four identical pedals straight by feel?
Begin with the two outside controls and leave the middle pair inactive. Add tactile floor labels or distinct placement that does not alter the product. Practice only with harmless focus changes, then log mistaken and unused presses.
A memorized left-to-right legend is not enough when the plate shifts under a chair. Look down when uncertain. If recognition never becomes reliable, fewer active positions are better.
Which Zed agent actions are worth binding to feet?
Favor actions that reveal information and are easy to reverse: `agent::ToggleFocus`, `agent::OpenAgentDiff` and `editor::ToggleFocus` are examples found in the current official action list. Whether they work depends on active context and the installed release.
Never bind `agent::AllowAlways`, `agent::AllowOnce`, `agent::Keep`, `agent::Reject` or a sequence ending in Enter. A floor control should not grant permission or decide the fate of a change.
Does the wide plate fit under a standing desk?
No dimensions are confirmed, so mark the available floor area with paper and test seated and standing reach before buying. Include chair travel, feet, a mat and the USB path. A stable stance matters more than having four shortcuts.
Test reconnect, sleep, held presses and application switching with an empty Zed window. Use context-specific bindings and keep a written disable path. If the plate moves, creates strain or catches a cable, stop. The Pedal Four is justified only when four distinct reversible destinations survive that trial without turning agent review into a reflex. Evaluate the broad board with shoes and without, but do not publish a grip or comfort claim from a private trial. Keep the four targets away from any accessibility pedal already in use. A profile name should identify Zed and say that it contains navigation only. When leaving the workstation, unplug the plate or lock the computer so a visitor cannot trigger it. Run a final negative test: focus a shell, a search field and the message editor in turn, then press every pedal. No binding should type characters, send text or start a command. If context cannot guarantee that behavior, remove the global remap and use ordinary Zed shortcuts instead.