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From: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
To: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Cc: Birger Skogeng Pedersen <birger.sp@gmail.com>,
	Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] git-gui: Add hotkeys to set widget focus
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 21:55:56 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKPyHN3WNPbJUX-xhMPVg-WigJkMg=NU9HHm98Z6wn8xeHKv7g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <510e80f4-a8e1-329d-2395-b1268bf7c1f8@kdbg.org>

Dear Hannes,

On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 8:59 PM Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> wrote:
>
> Am 04.09.19 um 16:30 schrieb Birger Skogeng Pedersen:
> > The user cannot change focus between the list of files, the diff view and
> > the commit message widgets without using the mouse (clicking either of
> > the four widgets).
> >
> > With this patch, the user may set ui focus to the previously selected path
> > in either the "Unstaged Changes" or "Staged Changes" widgets, using
> > ALT+1 or ALT+2.
> >
> > The user may also set the ui focus to the diff view widget with
> > ALT+3, or to the commit message widget with ALT+4.
>
> Many keyboards do not have a right Alt-key. That means that Alt+1 to
> Alt+4 combinations must be typed single-handed with the left hand. This
> is mildly awkward for Alt+4. Can we please have the very important
> commit widget *not* at Alt+4? I could live with Alt+3.
>

I use my left thumb to press the left Alt key and it does not feel
mildly awkward. As Alt is also used for the mnemonics, there will
probably more of mildly awkward key combinations, wont there?

Bert

> -- Hannes

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-09-04 19:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-02-20 13:32 git-gui, feature request: add hotkeys to focus different widgets Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2018-02-23 10:22 ` [PATCH] git-gui: Add hotkeys to change focus between ui widgets Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2018-02-23 16:42   ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2018-02-28 12:10 ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2018-03-05 16:55   ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-03-06 14:35     ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2018-03-06 19:28       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-08-31 12:23         ` [PATCH] git-gui: Add hotkeys to set widget focus Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-08-31 12:27           ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-01 11:32           ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-01 16:21             ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-01 18:24             ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-01 19:01             ` Bert Wesarg
2019-09-01 19:36               ` [PATCH] " Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-02 18:19                 ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-02 18:35                   ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-02 18:53                     ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-02 19:05                       ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-02 19:42                 ` Bert Wesarg
2019-09-03 14:21                   ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-03 14:22                   ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-03 14:45                     ` [PATCH] git-gui: use path name instead of list index to track last clicked file Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-03 18:07                       ` [PATCH v4] git-gui: Add hotkeys to set widget focus Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-03 18:13                         ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-03 19:30                           ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-03 21:49                         ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-04 14:30                           ` [PATCH v5] " Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-04 18:59                             ` Johannes Sixt
2019-09-04 19:20                               ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-04 21:39                                 ` Johannes Sixt
2019-09-04 22:31                                   ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-04 23:38                                     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-05 12:33                                       ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-04 19:55                               ` Bert Wesarg [this message]
2019-09-04 21:45                                 ` Johannes Sixt
2019-09-10 19:12                             ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-11  6:49                               ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen
2019-09-11 17:48                                 ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-11 18:11                                   ` Johannes Sixt
2019-09-03 16:06                     ` [PATCH] [PATCH] " Bert Wesarg
2019-09-01 22:27             ` Philip Oakley
2019-09-02 12:25               ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-02 17:23                 ` Philip Oakley
2019-09-03 22:18                   ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-09-01 18:58           ` Bert Wesarg
2019-09-01 19:25             ` Birger Skogeng Pedersen

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