Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
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Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
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As a keyboard junkie and a tag lover, I found the way the "add/edit tag by list" selection box works a bit weird. What I would expect:
1. As soon as the popup opens, focus on the search
2. The search boxes' content modifies the list of tags above
3. The keys ""cursor up" and "cursor down" navigate through the selection.
4. Hitting "space" checks off the selected line (nope)
5. "Enter" sends the selection back to the tag list
Number 4 has, from my point of view, room for improvement. Of course, I could get used to press "TAB" in between, but why should I? XYPlorer sees that I'm navigating around in the list, so "space" should immediately check the box.
Just MHO. Demanding, as always, but please note the many above ;-)
Cheers
André
As a keyboard junkie and a tag lover, I found the way the "add/edit tag by list" selection box works a bit weird. What I would expect:
1. As soon as the popup opens, focus on the search
2. The search boxes' content modifies the list of tags above
3. The keys ""cursor up" and "cursor down" navigate through the selection.
4. Hitting "space" checks off the selected line (nope)
5. "Enter" sends the selection back to the tag list
Number 4 has, from my point of view, room for improvement. Of course, I could get used to press "TAB" in between, but why should I? XYPlorer sees that I'm navigating around in the list, so "space" should immediately check the box.
Just MHO. Demanding, as always, but please note the many above ;-)
Cheers
André
Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
How do you think XY should decide whether a space is part of the search query or a request to toggle checking the item?
Should it be that the second a user presses up/down space becomes toggle?
Then how does the user get it to go back to typing a space?
It would certainly be useful to have a toggle shortcut but I'm not sure Space can be that shortcut.
Should it be that the second a user presses up/down space becomes toggle?
Then how does the user get it to go back to typing a space?
It would certainly be useful to have a toggle shortcut but I'm not sure Space can be that shortcut.
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Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
Exactly, that could be one solution.TheQwerty wrote:How do you think XY should decide whether a space is part of the search query or a request to toggle checking the item?
Should it be that the second a user presses up/down space becomes toggle?
Well, "TAB" maybe? Or "Backspace"? Needs to be defined/discussed.Then how does the user get it to go back to typing a space?
Cheers
André
Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
I think using Space creates a lot of complications and I cannot think of a good way to make it work - maybe Don can.
That said, I do not see the same problems with Shift+Space or Ctrl+Space.
Neither is quite as intuitive or as consistent as Space would be but they keep things simple.
That said, I do not see the same problems with Shift+Space or Ctrl+Space.
Neither is quite as intuitive or as consistent as Space would be but they keep things simple.
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Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
I also immediately thought Ctrl+Space could do the job. So let's follow the intuition...
UPDATE: Somehow I cannot make Ctrl+Space work as desired. What about a plan B: F4 (to toggle the current checkbox from the filter box)?
UPDATE: Somehow I cannot make Ctrl+Space work as desired. What about a plan B: F4 (to toggle the current checkbox from the filter box)?
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Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
Odd that Ctrl+Space will not yield.
I have no love for the F-row, so maybe wait until other opinions are voiced.
I have no love for the F-row, so maybe wait until other opinions are voiced.
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The Space worked but I was not able to suppress the Space from being added to the box. Really odd. Lack of coffee?
Anyway, F4 works great. Revise your love.
Anyway, F4 works great. Revise your love.
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admin wrote:The Space worked but I was not able to suppress the Space from being added to the box. Really odd. Lack of coffee?
Code: Select all
if (some entry selected) && (space pressed) {
(select entry);
(remove last space from input box)
}
SCNR
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What a dirty hack, not my style!
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Ah, I saw the solution now. 5 coffees were needed. Now Ctrl+Space behaves.
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Five in 16 minutes is fast.
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Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
F4 works perfectly, thanks a ton!
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Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
One thing - what about "INS" instead of / in addition to F4? I assigned CTRL-SHIFT-T to "Set Tags". When navigating using the cursor keys, I found F4 to be quite far away.admin wrote:The Space worked but I was not able to suppress the Space from being added to the box. Really odd. Lack of coffee?
Anyway, F4 works great. Revise your love.
Call me nit picking ;-)
The love is here, by the way :-D
Cheers
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Re: Keyboard navigation "add/edit tags by list"
Ctrl+Space works too...
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