Improved keyboard support #25
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I like most of these, but anything related to changing focus in WPF can get weird. Just trying to get the initial focus on the file list was causing it to go off into the weeds and disable all actions. It took a while to get it to work as well as it does. The inter-control tab behavior is probably less of a minefield, but it can be tricky to make it do what you want. Why F2? Update: I just tried hitting F2 in Windows Explorer with a file selected... and it went into "rename" mode. Mystery solved. :-) FWIW, the filename edit field is already selected and focused when the dialog is opened, and hitting Enter will accept the change and close the dialog. |
Perhaps it should work the same as double-click: if you do it on a directory it moves into the directory, if you do it on anything else it does Select Here. (The same dialog is also used to select a mix of files and folders for add/import.) |
In the main file list, Enter now opens the file viewer (before it had the default DataGrid behavior, and just moved down a line). In the Edit Attributes dialog, added keyboard shortcuts for ProDOS access attributes, e.g. Alt-W toggles the write-enabled permission. In the file+folder selection dialog (used for Add Files and when selecting a destination for Extract Files), Enter now triggers the Select Here button when the file list has focus. After creating a new directory, focus is moved to the Select Here button so that Enter works immediately. Also, added mouse button 4 as a shortcut for "nav up". (for issue #25)
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Some new shortcuts... Main file list:
Edit attributes:
File+folder selection dialog:
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The File > Recents menu is generated from the list of recently-opened archives when the menu is opened. To allow keyboard shortcuts to work through the standard Command mechanism, we need to change that to be less dynamic. The menu is still generated as needed, but now have a fixed set of six commands with keyboard shortcuts. The list of recents is updated whenever an archive is opened, which has some interesting effects. Ctrl+Shift+1 reopens the current archive, which isn't hugely useful, but also it works when nothing is open. Ctrl+Shift+2 opens the previous archive, allowing you to flip between two archives quickly (which would admittedly be more useful if you could copy & paste without needing to keep the source archive open). Ctrl+Shift+3 rotates between three archives. Also, added keyboard shortcuts for Create Directory (Ctrl+Shift+N, same as Windows explorer) and Add Files (Ctrl+Shift+A, because Ctrl+A is already used for "select all"). (issue #25)
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Main file list:
This makes Ctrl+Shift+2 flip back and forth between two archives, and Ctrl+Shift+3 rotate through a set of 3. Higher-numbered shortcuts become increasingly less useful. They do work when no file is open, so it might be worth displaying the full set on that screen (instead of just the most recent two) to allow Ctrl+W Ctrl+Shift+[#] to be a fast way to switch around. |
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This is awesome! A big help; many thanks. Still on the wishlist: when focus is on main file list and a directory is selected, "Enter" does not behave as double-click. Instead it tries to open the first file entry found in the list, ignoring the selection, which feels a bit odd. |
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Yeah that feels weird. The "view files" command expects to get a list of stuff to view. When only one file is selected, it acts as if all files in the window are selected, so you can use the forward/backward buttons. You can't really view directories, so it throws those out. So asking to view a single directory entry gets you the first thing in the window. The basic problem is that Enter is a shortcut for "view files", rather than being equivalent to double-click, which has special behavior when only one entry is selected. |
The Return key was mapped to View Files, but it's better if it acts the same as double-click, which descends into directories and opens embedded archives and disk images. We now put the focus back on the file list after moving to a new directory or moving up a level. This allows keyboard navigation through the directory tree while in single-dir view mode. (issue #25)
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Updated in v1.0.5-dev1. You should be able to navigate through the directory hierarchy in "single directory" view mode using the keyboard. |
Lots of common keyboard shortcuts are already supported, which is great! After using CiderPress II 1.0.2 extensively I find myself wishing for a few more:
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