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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,029 |
| | Posted: | | | | Allow the user to fully customize keyboard shortcuts and associated menu commands.
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Some frequently used menu commands have no shortcut at all.
Some existing shortcuts are not really intuitive.
I'm one of those fossiles who have the old-style Copy/Paste/Cut shortcuts (Ctrl+Ins, Shift+Ins, Shift+Del) deeply ingrained. Consequently, I often find myself highlighting some text in Notes or in an HTML section and press Ctrl+Ins to copy it to the clipboard - only to silently mouth the F-word for several seconds until the Add DVD window has finally popped up and I can cancel it. | | | | Matthias |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thumbs up to more keyboard shortcuts. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,394 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'll second the motion. | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole)
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | As someone who frequently accidentally brings up the Add DVD window with Ctrl+Ins, I will second this.  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,029 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
As someone who frequently accidentally brings up the Add DVD window with Ctrl+Ins, I will second this. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is Ctrl+C-challenged and always tends to use the old Ctrl+Ins.  BTW, today I was finally so fed up with it that I wrote a plugin just to intercept the Ctrl+Ins and turn it into Ctrl+C. | | | | Matthias |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting goodguy: Quote:
Quoting Mark Harrison:
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As someone who frequently accidentally brings up the Add DVD window with Ctrl+Ins, I will second this.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is Ctrl+C-challenged and always tends to use the old Ctrl+Ins. I don't understand the facination with the Ctrl+C and whatever the rest of them are. The other method seems so much easier and you can do it one handed.  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,394 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
I don't understand the facination with the Ctrl+C and whatever the rest of them are. The other method seems so much easier and you can do it one handed. Mark, it all depends on what you're used to. I favor Ctrl+C, Ctrl-X, and Ctrl-V because that's how I learned the shortcuts. I also set my default to Numlock OFF -- because that's the way I learned it. Is that fascination? I don't know, but to go with the other I'd have to unlearn what I've been doing for years. BTW: What kind of keyboard are you using that "the other method seems so much easier and you can do it one handed? On my keyboard, the ctrl key is close to the C, X and V -- so they can be typed with my left hand quite easily. Ctrl+Ins, Shift+Ins, Shift+Del sound much more difficult to me -- since the keys are further apart on my keyboard than the Ctrl, X and V keys are. It's all a matter of what you're used to. | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole)
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,029 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting kdh1949: Quote:
BTW: What kind of keyboard are you using that "the other method seems so much easier and you can do it one handed? On my keyboard, the ctrl key is close to the C, X and V -- so they can be typed with my left hand quite easily. Ctrl+Ins, Shift+Ins, Shift+Del sound much more difficult to me -- since the keys are further apart on my keyboard than the Ctrl, X and V keys are. It's all a matter of what you're used to. Maybe Mark is left-handed like me. In an HTML section, I don't have a text cursor and I have to use the mouse - with my left hand - to highlight text. My right hand is still on the keyboard and Ctrl+Ins is easy to reach. | | | | Matthias |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,394 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting goodguy: Quote:
Maybe Mark is left-handed like me. In an HTML section, I don't have a text cursor and I have to use the mouse - with my left hand - to highlight text. My right hand is still on the keyboard and Ctrl+Ins is easy to reach. That makes sense, Matthias. The ctrl+ins keys would certainly be handier if you had a mouse in your strong (left) hand. I guess that is precisely why the Ctrl+C shortcut is handy for me. | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole)
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 6,747 |
| | Posted: | | | | I wish I had this problem.
I am constantly switching between my Mac and my Windows PC and half the time copying does not work, because I'm hitting the wrong command key.
Under Windows it's CTRL+C, under Mac it's Apple+C. Also text navigation with the keyboard is totally different. :-/ | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes, I am left handed. But I use the mouse with my right. I guess it just comes down to what you're used to in some cases. But that doesn't change the request from being a good idea.  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'll second this. especially if it allows to add shortcuts to commands that don't currently have one. for example, I would love a shortcut to flag the currently selected title.
-Agrare |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,759 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Agrare: Quote:
I'll second this. especially if it allows to add shortcuts to commands that don't currently have one. for example, I would love a shortcut to flag the currently selected title.
-Agrare Doesn't the space bar exactly do this? |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting RHo: Quote:
Quoting Agrare:
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I'll second this. especially if it allows to add shortcuts to commands that don't currently have one. for example, I would love a shortcut to flag the currently selected title.
-Agrare
Doesn't the space bar exactly do this? Just tried it and it appears it does. I didn't know that and since when you right click there was no shortcut listed next to 'Flag' I just figured there wasn't one. I still support the idea however -Agrare |
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