Great question. I myself have wondered that very same thing. As far as third party software goes, I think some keyboards come w/ software that will allow you to make quick keys that do multiple tasks. I know the Microsoft keyboards do, but if you enable that function it leaves a program running in the systray taking up system resources.
I look forward to someone having a solution!
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