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i love containers, but keyboard usage is still not ideal (i had submitted a feature request for this via github a while back). they landed on using ctrl-. (con
by clairity 9y ago
i love containers, but keyboard usage is still not ideal (i had submitted a feature request for this via github a while back).
they landed on using ctrl-. (control-period) to open the containers dropdown and then you have to tab to the container you want. not only does this require two hands, but even tanvi in the blog post admits this is not discoverable at all.
ideally, you could have a single hand command (like cmd-shft-1, cmd-shft-2, etc) that would open blank containers of the corresponding type, with the (awesome?) address bar auto-focused. then for discoverabilty, you could put the corresponding number next to each menu item with a mouseover tooltip providing the full keyboard shortcut.
even without the single-hand shortcut, the numbering could be useful for selecting a container: ctrl-. then "2" for a personal container or what have you.
but at the very least, let us also use the up and down arrows to select conainers. tabbing is one of the least obvious options here.
(yes, i've spent entirely too much time thinking about this! =)
- newscracker 9y agoThis was exactly the feedback I had provided on a previous HN post a few weeks ago. At that time, one of the developers suggested filing an issue for it. I didn’t get around to doing that at all. Maybe you could consider doing that, or I’ll do it in about a couple of weeks.