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Multi Commander => Feature Requests and Suggestions => Topic started by: dsy on July 29, 2014, 09:26:21

Title: Keyboard friendly
Post by: dsy on July 29, 2014, 09:26:21

Hello

I use MC with keyboard only (no mouse) because of speed but MC is not optimized for keyboard:

- Find Files: "Look for" and "Look in" editboxes have not shortcut.
- Find Files: Start, stop, clear, close, etc buttons have not shortcut.
- Find Files: ctrl+a doesn't select all text in "File content".
- File search: ctrl+w doesn't close the tab.
- Pack Files: no shortcuts for buttons and editboxes.
- Main menu: no shortcuts in sub-menus
etc

Tested version: 4.4 build 1725 (32 bits)
OS: Windows 8.1 32 bits
Language: english

Title: Re: Keyboard friendly
Post by: Mathias (Author) on July 29, 2014, 10:27:07

Actually MC is optimized for keyboard. If there is shortcut for one command is can most often be customized with one.

All standard dialog are navigated by pressing tab key. (standard windows behavior)
Cltr+Return starts search.
Ctrl+A that is because that is the shortcut to activate attributes search..
Ctrl+W works. just make sure the dialog is closed first with escape (standard windows behavior)

Title: Re: Keyboard friendly
Post by: dsy on July 29, 2014, 13:19:55

Thank for your reply.

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All standard dialog are navigated by pressing tab key. (standard windows behavior)

Yes tab key is ok but sometimes the button is too far ;)

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Cltr+Return starts search.

Good.

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Ctrl+A that is because that is the shortcut to activate attributes search..

Ok I just understand Ctrl activates the feature (attribute, content, etc) and Alt is for the corresponding control.
I'm not sure it is a good idea to use the Ctrl modifier because of ctrl+a +c +v shortcuts but I understand the choice.

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Ctrl+W works. just make sure the dialog is closed first with escape (standard windows behavior)

Good.

Title: Re: Keyboard friendly
Post by: Mathias (Author) on July 29, 2014, 13:32:03

Quote from: dsy on July 29, 2014, 13:19:55

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Ctrl+A that is because that is the shortcut to activate attributes search..

Ok I just understand Ctrl activates the feature (attribute, content, etc) and Alt is for the corresponding control.
I'm not sure it is a good idea to use the Ctrl modifier because of ctrl+a +c +v shortcuts but I understand the choice.

I know. But there was issue have in on ALT+ to. and I wanted the letter to be the first of the category. but then some stuff collided.
So it have to be good enough for now.
I have not changed search because a total redesign of search is planed and I would then do all that work for nothing.