Solved Work around to using custom hotkeys without client mods

What the title is trying to ask is how would I create a custom hotkey without modifying the client. My current idea is to create a chat messages and use the new JSON chat and create clickable chat messages that run a command, however, this is probably not optimal as the user needs to keep the chat box open and also the fact that chat formatting is a pain. What I'm looking to do is simple:

Recreate this:

in Minecraft without actually using chat, redstone, or anything that would obstruct the users view or requires modifying the world.

 

Cirno you are pretty much limited to the Bukkit events without a custom client. You could use the movement to construct a WASD keypress (aside it would be pretty buggy for the server and pretty glitchy for the client), or use the sneak event for shift

 

I might go down this route or the chat route. Thanks

 

You say you wanna use the new JSON chat formatting.
Says you don't wanna use chat...

Good luck. Just saying.

 

You can send JSON with this snippet:

Code:java

public void sendFormattedMessage(Player p, String json) {
getServer().dispatchCommand( getServer().getConsoleCommandSender(), "tellraw " + p.getName() + " " + json);
}

Edit: forgot something

 

AronTheGamer

That's my point..

 

qlimax5000 read the initial post again, and pay special attention to the word 'however'