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Browsing via keyboard
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 7:34 pm
by Karl02
I'd like to suggest to improve the keybindings for browsing with the keyboard.
When a directory in the directory pane on the left is selected, it is possible to browse through the directories with the Up and Down keys. However, if a directory has one or more subdirectories, it should be possible to open or close it with the Enter key.
Furthermore, it should be possible to switch to the thumbnail pane with the Tab key and back with Shift+Tab.
Valid also for the MP version.
Re: Browsing via keyboard
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:12 am
by xnview
'-' & '+' are the standard keys
Re: Browsing via keyboard
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:37 pm
by Karl02
xnview wrote:'-' & '+' are the standard keys
But only on the numerical keypad! However, the Left and Right keys also work, and they are much more convenient. But perhaps Enter could also be added, because it's more intuitive in my opinion and can be used to toggle between open and closed.
And the tab switching direction should work in the other direction, like in the windows explorer.
Re: Browsing via keyboard
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:50 am
by xnview
Karl02 wrote:xnview wrote:'-' & '+' are the standard keys
But only on the numerical keypad! However, the Left and Right keys also work, and they are much more convenient. But perhaps Enter could also be added, because it's more intuitive in my opinion and can be used to toggle between open and closed.
In windows explorer, you have only + & -, no?
And the tab switching direction should work in the other direction, like in the windows explorer.
How that?
Re: Browsing via keyboard
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:32 pm
by Karl02
xnview wrote:
In windows explorer, you have only + & -, no?
Yes, but an additional key won't harm, especially if it's intuitive.
xnview wrote:Karl02 wrote:
And the tab switching direction should work in the other direction, like in the windows explorer.
How that?
If the focus is on a directory in the directory pane on the left and you press Tab, then the focus switches to the file pane on the right.