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I originally downvoted you, but after putting a bit more thought into what you said… I dislike command palletes, but get what you’re saying. In a traditional p
by chrismeller 4y ago
I originally downvoted you, but after putting a bit more thought into what you said… I dislike command palletes, but get what you’re saying.
In a traditional product you’d just learn key combos. Until you do it seems like you’re clicking lots of buttons and menus. I feel like the command palette half bridges that gap by just making you type extra characters all along.
I’m not saying one is better than another (cue old man banging his cane on the floor), but fewer keystrokes does seem preferable over the long run.
- kitsunesoba 4y agoThe way I see it, key shortcuts and command palettes can complement each other. Key shortcuts are great for things you’re doing constantly and are naturally learned quickly due to repetition. Command palettes are great for commands not used often enough for shortcuts to stick in memory, as well as for things that don’t have an associated shortcut like jumping to arbitrary files/classes/functions/etc.
- zorr 4y agoThe JetBrains command palette fully bridges that gap. It allows discovery of commands and shows the relevant keyboard shortcut alongside the result. And assigning a new shortcut is just an Alt-Enter away.