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Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:31:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(rotate): add keyboard shortcuts for rotating with arrow
 keys (#5294)
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# Description of Changes

This pull request adds keyboard shortcut support to the `RotateSettings`
component, allowing users to rotate using the left and right arrow keys.
This improves accessibility and user experience when interacting with
rotation controls.

**Enhanced keyboard interaction:**

* Added a `useEffect` hook to listen for `ArrowLeft` and `ArrowRight`
key presses, triggering the `rotateAnticlockwise` and `rotateClockwise`
methods on the `parameters` object, respectively.


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## Checklist

### General

- [ ] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
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Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
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### Translations (if applicable)

- [ ] I ran
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### UI Changes (if applicable)

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### Testing (if applicable)

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Signed-off-by: Balázs Szücs <bszucs1209@gmail.com>
---
 .../components/tools/rotate/RotateSettings.tsx | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frontend/src/core/components/tools/rotate/RotateSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/core/components/tools/rotate/RotateSettings.tsx
index 2136817ff..9ac4748ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/components/tools/rotate/RotateSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/core/components/tools/rotate/RotateSettings.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@ const RotateSettings = ({ parameters, disabled = false }: RotateSettingsProps) =
   // Calculate current angle display
   const currentAngle = parameters.parameters.angle;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        parameters.rotateAnticlockwise();
+      } else if (event.key === 'ArrowRight') {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        parameters.rotateClockwise();
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    };
+  }, [parameters]);
+
   return (
     <Stack gap="md">
       {/* Thumbnail Preview Section */}