Feature Request: keyboard shortcut to select conversation

[sidawson]

(I'll speak for OSX, but these standards are common on all platforms).

A common pattern is Cmd (⌘)-1 will give you the first (eg tab in a browser), ⌘-2 the second, and so on. ⌘-9 is reserved for the 9th (or if more than 9 tabs, the last one).

It would be extraordinarily helpful if Desktop Signal had the same pattern. ⌘-1 for the first conversation (ie, topmost), ⌘-2 for the second etc, ⌘-9 for the 9th/bottom one.

Signal currently becomes unnecessarily cumbersome as soon as you're talking to more than one person at a time (constant mouse moving and clicking).

From memory, on Windows/Linux it's Ctrl-1 (to 8) for first 8 conversations, Ctrl-9 takes you to the last/bottom one. Ie, exactly the same muscle memory, just Ctrl key instead of Cmd.

• Keyboard shortcuts have been on the roadmap (with zero specifics) since Mar 22, 2017
• Using Ctrl+arrows or tabs is discussed here, in Dec 14, 2015
• There's a PR allowing ctrl+arrows to cycle through conversations - although I couldn't get this to work (with any possible combo - ctrl, opt, fn or cmd + arrows). Also, ctrl+arrows conflicts with OSX default Mission Control/Spaces shortcuts.

For reference, on OSX, both Firefox & Chrome have opt+cmd+left/right arrows to cycle through tabs.

[NateEag]

There is a closed PR with an attempt to add this feature here:

#2042

Why did that PR never go anywhere?

If it had technical or quality issues, would it be reconsidered for merging if they were improved?

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

Option/Alt+Down/Up are currently in place to switch between conversations. Please let us know if you're having any difficulty with it!

[NateEag]

Oh. So it does.

I guess I should read the docs more. I assumed since this PR was open that no keyboard shortcuts ever landed. I remember they weren't when I first starting using Desktop Signal.

Should've checked.

Thanks!

(What I really want in desktop is a keyboard shortcut to select by searching contact names, similar to Slack's Cmd-K shortcut, but that's probably its own feature request.)

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

@NateEag You could type Ctrl+F to search, then that contact will show up, and you can very easily tab to it. That's usually what I do.

[NateEag]

That's great. I was literally just thinking that the search interface might do what I want.

Thanks for the quick response!

[jrozelle]

Oh. So it does.

I guess I should read the docs more. I assumed since this PR was open that no keyboard shortcuts ever landed. I remember they weren't when I first starting using Desktop Signal.

Should've checked.

Thanks!

(What I really want in desktop is a keyboard shortcut to select by searching contact names, similar to Slack's Cmd-K shortcut, but that's probably its own feature request.)

+1 to cmd+K, (and arrow up/down :-) )
Telegram behavior is a must IMHO

@NateEag You could type Ctrl+F to search, then that contact will show up, and you can very easily tab to it. That's usually what I do.

It's better than nothing, but not as efficient as it could be :-)

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