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[FR] Usability: make Snap.net respond to "Enter" key when focused in the Windows system tray #60

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@ghaspias

This is a feature request:

I frequently use a full-screen text editor (on Windows), and mouse navigation to open the Snap.net panel is inconvenient. I can set focus on the system tray by "Win+B", and navigate using the keyboard to hilite the Snap.net icon, but pressing "Enter" does nothing.
Other applets in the system tray do respond to "Enter" key when they have focus (activate as if clicked).

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  1. stijnvdb88 commented on Jul 4, 2026

    @stijnvdb88
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    Hi! I tried reproducing this but without luck - selecting Snap.Net after highlighting it with Win+B and hitting enter opens the panel for me (0.35.0.0). Which version of Windows and Snap.Net are you on? Also which text editor are you using? I tested with browser full screen but it's possible your text editor's full screen mode behaves differently in that it doesn't allow the panel to be drawn on top somehow.

    Another thing worth trying is the Windows version of the Avalonia port; this is basically a rewrite of Snap.Net with a more modern tech stack which also allows Linux + macOS ports. The Windows version of this port isn't quite 1-1 with the old one yet but it is stable and faster. You can find a pre-release of it here

  2. ghaspias commented on Jul 4, 2026

    @ghaspias
    Author

    @stijnvdb88 I am using Windows 10 and Snap.Net 0.35.0.0.
    These are my settings:
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    Changing the panel dismissal doesn't change the "Enter" response.
    The behaviour also doesn't depend on having a "full-screen" application, it is the same even with no applications open besides explorer.
    I will try on different machines and user profiles to try to pinpoint the issue.
    Thanks for your suggestions.

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