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These rich text editors have control keys for linking. It's easy to link text without leaving the keyboard at all. Select text with arrows, press control+L, e
by philipn 17y ago
These rich text editors have control keys for linking. It's easy to link text without leaving the keyboard at all. Select text with arrows, press control+L, enter url, press return. You can also jump through words by pressing control+arrow. So, control+shift+arrow, control+L, url, return. It's basically what he's asking for with the last suggestion.
- spxdcz 17y agoBut I guess that's still a shortcut for each formatting option? i.e. you need to remember each shortcut key (L for link, etc)? (If I read what you're saying correctly); whereas the blog is suggesting a single formatting shortcut that then shows more 'novice' users what the available options are, relative to what they already know (the buttons at the top). Something like that! I'm still thinking it through (I wrote it...)
- philipn 17y agoI think the issues raised in the post are interesting but not the biggest slowdowns people face when using web-based rich text editors. The biggest issue is simply moving around in the text. emacs / vi allow you to skip almost anywhere without leaving the keyboard once you're familiar with the method. That's the biggest save.