Keyboard chortcut changes

[burgundy]

Is there a way to keep up with changes to keyboard shortcuts in v1.5? I think there have been some changes over time, such as to shortcuts for copying a path of an entry in the result list.

PS: PLEASE include a facility in keyboard options to enter a shortcut key combination and then see which command is associated with it. At the moment I have to pretend to create a new shortcut (for some dummy command chosen at random) in order to see what key combo is allocated to it.

[horst.epp]

Try this search
about:keys

[void]

Default keyboard shortcuts

[burgundy]

Have some keyboard shortcuts in v1.5 been reassigned at any time during its development?

[horst.epp]

Have some keyboard shortcuts in v1.5 been reassigned at any time during its development?

Yes, this is alpha software.

[void]

What shortcut keys have changed for you? or what keyboard shortcuts have you lost?

Here's a list of recent changes:

Added Ctrl + F4 to close window.
Removed ESC to close window.
Added Shift + ENTER to open the current selection.
Added Ctrl + Shift + ENTER to run as admin.
Added Ctrl + F5 to reindex properties.
Added Shift + F2 to show the advanced search from the search box.
Added Ctrl + Shift + A to find and select.
Added Shift + ESC to close the current pane.
Added Ctrl + Shift + I to show the index journal.
Removed Ctrl + Shift + U to show the index journal.
Added Ctrl + Del to word delete to end from the search box.
Added Ctrl + Shift + N to create a new folder from the folder sidebar.
Added Alt + Up to go up one directory from the folder sidebar.

[burgundy]

What shortcut keys have changed for you? or what keyboard shortcuts have you lost?

Here's a list of recent changes:

etc

I have created some new keyboard shortcuts to previously unassigned functions.

I have also created some new keyboard shortcuts by replacing some standard assignments.

This could be be hard to untangle in the final version! More so, if the standard shortcut assignments have changed during development. Is there any chance of having an Everything utility to help? Perhaps it could list all of a users's shortcut assignments to allow the user to make any final modifications

[void]

There's currently the about:keys search command:
Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
about:keys
Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
This will show all your keyboard shortcuts.

I will consider showing user-changed keys in bold.
I will consider a tool to help migrating to Everything 1.5.
Thank you for the suggestion.

For now, please consider running a diff on your keys and the default keys:

Code: Select all

Keyboard Shortcuts

File | New Search Window	Ctrl+N (Global)
File | Open File List...	Ctrl+O (Global)
File | Close	Ctrl+W (Global)
File | Close	Ctrl+Shift+W (Global)
File | Close	Ctrl+F4 (Global)
File | Export...	Ctrl+S (Global)
File | Copy Full Path	Ctrl+Shift+C (Result List)
File | Delete	Delete (Result List)
File | Delete (Permanently)	Shift+Delete (Result List)
File | Open	Enter (Result List)
File | Open	Shift+Enter (Result List)
File | Open Path	Ctrl+Enter (Result List)
File | Properties	Alt+Enter (Result List)
File | Read Extended Information	Ctrl+Shift+E (Result List)
File | Rename	F2 (Result List)
File | Run As	Ctrl+Shift+Enter (Result List)
File | Exit	Ctrl+Shift+Q (Global)
File | Reindex Properties	Ctrl+F5 (Result List)
Edit | Undo	Ctrl+Z (Result List)
Edit | Undo	Alt+Backspace (Result List)
Edit | Redo	Ctrl+Y (Result List)
Edit | Undo History...	Ctrl+Shift+Z (Global)
Edit | Cut	Ctrl+X (Result List)
Edit | Copy	Ctrl+C (Result List)
Edit | Copy	Ctrl+Insert (Result List)
Edit | Paste	Ctrl+V (Result List)
Edit | Paste	Shift+Insert (Result List)
Edit | Select All	Ctrl+A (Result List)
Edit | Find...	Ctrl+F (Global)
Edit | Find Previous	Shift+F3 (Global)
Edit | Find Next	F3 (Global)
Edit | Go To...	Ctrl+G (Global)
Edit | Find and Select...	Ctrl+Shift+A (Global)
Edit | Advanced | Advanced Rename...	Shift+F2 (Result List)
View | Preview	Alt+P (Global)
View | Details	Ctrl+Shift+6 (Global)
View | Medium Thumbnails	Ctrl+Shift+3 (Global)
View | Large Thumbnails	Ctrl+Shift+2 (Global)
View | Extra Large Thumbnails	Ctrl+Shift+1 (Global)
View | Increase Thumbnail Size	Ctrl+Shift+= (Global)
View | Decrease Thumbnail Size	Ctrl+Shift+- (Global)
View | Window Size | Small	Alt+1 (Global)
View | Window Size | Medium	Alt+2 (Global)
View | Window Size | Large	Alt+3 (Global)
View | Window Size | Auto Fit	Alt+4 (Global)
View | Zoom | Zoom In	Ctrl+= (Global)
View | Zoom | Zoom Out	Ctrl+- (Global)
View | Zoom | Reset	Ctrl+0 (Global)
View | Zoom | Reset	Ctrl+Num 0 (Global)
View | Sort By | Name	Ctrl+1 (Global)
View | Sort By | Path	Ctrl+2 (Global)
View | Sort By | Size	Ctrl+3 (Global)
View | Sort By | Extension	Ctrl+4 (Global)
View | Sort By | Type	Ctrl+5 (Global)
View | Sort By | Date Modified	Ctrl+6 (Global)
View | Sort By | Date Created	Ctrl+7 (Global)
View | Sort By | Attributes	Ctrl+8 (Global)
View | Sort By | Date Recently Changed	Ctrl+9 (Global)
View | Refresh	F5 (Global)
View | Fullscreen	F11 (Global)
View | Close Pane	Shift+Esc (Global)
Search | Advanced Search...	Ctrl+Shift+F (Global)
Search | Organize Filters...	Ctrl+Shift+K (Global)
Search | Select Filter...	Ctrl+K (Global)
Search | Next Filter	Ctrl+] (Global)
Search | Previous Filter	Ctrl+[ (Global)
History | Back	Alt+Left (Global)
History | Back	Browser Back (Global)
History | Forward	Alt+Right (Global)
History | Forward	Browser Forward (Global)
History | Home	Alt+Home (Global)
History | Home	Browser Home (Global)
History | Select Search History...	Ctrl+H (Global)
History | Show All Search History...	Ctrl+Shift+H (Global)
Bookmarks | Add to Bookmarks...	Ctrl+D (Global)
Bookmarks | Show All Bookmarks...	Ctrl+Shift+B (Global)
Bookmarks | Select Bookmark...	Ctrl+B (Global)
Index | Index Journal...	Ctrl+Shift+I (Global)
Tools | Run History...	Ctrl+J (Global)
Tools | Options...	Ctrl+P (Global)
Tools | Debug | Console	Ctrl+Shift+J (Global)
Tools | Debug | Console	Ctrl+` (Global)
Window | Next Frame	F6 (Global)
Window | Previous Frame	Shift+F6 (Global)
Help | Everything Help	F1 (Global)
Help | About Everything	Ctrl+F1 (Global)
Search Edit | Focus Search Edit	Alt+D (Global)
Search Edit | Focus Search Edit	Ctrl+E (Global)
Search Edit | Focus Search Edit	Ctrl+L (Global)
Search Edit | Delete Previous Word	Ctrl+Backspace (Search Edit)
Search Edit | Auto Complete Search	Ctrl+Space (Search Edit)
Search Edit | Show All Search History	Alt+Up (Search Edit)
Search Edit | Show All Search History	Alt+Down (Search Edit)
Search Edit | Paste Without Punctuation	Ctrl+Shift+V (Search Edit)
Search Edit | Paste literal space	Ctrl+Alt+Space (Search Edit)
Search Edit | Delete Next Word	Ctrl+Delete (Search Edit)
Result List | Item Up	Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Item Up	Up (Result List)
Result List | Item Down	Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Item Down	Down (Result List)
Result List | Page Up	Page Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Page Up	Page Up (Result List)
Result List | Page Down	Page Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Page Down	Page Down (Result List)
Result List | Start of List	Home (Result List)
Result List | End of List	End (Result List)
Result List | Item Up Extend	Shift+Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Item Up Extend	Shift+Up (Result List)
Result List | Item Down extend	Shift+Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Item Down extend	Shift+Down (Result List)
Result List | Page Up Extend	Shift+Page Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Page Up Extend	Shift+Page Up (Result List)
Result List | Page Down Extend	Shift+Page Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Page Down Extend	Shift+Page Down (Result List)
Result List | Start of List Extend	Shift+Home (Result List)
Result List | End of List Extend	Shift+End (Result List)
Result List | Focus Up	Ctrl+Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Up	Ctrl+Up (Result List)
Result List | Focus Down	Ctrl+Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Down	Ctrl+Down (Result List)
Result List | Focus Page Up	Ctrl+Page Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Page Up	Ctrl+Page Up (Result List)
Result List | Focus Page Down	Ctrl+Page Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Page Down	Ctrl+Page Down (Result List)
Result List | Focus Start of List	Ctrl+Home (Result List)
Result List | Focus End of List	Ctrl+End (Result List)
Result List | Focus Up Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Up Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Up (Result List)
Result List | Focus Down Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Down Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Down (Result List)
Result List | Focus Page Up Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Page Up (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Page Up Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Page Up (Result List)
Result List | Focus Page Down Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Page Down (Search Edit)
Result List | Focus Page Down Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Page Down (Result List)
Result List | Focus Start of List Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Home (Result List)
Result List | Focus End of List Extend	Ctrl+Shift+End (Result List)
Result List | Size All Columns to Fit	Ctrl+Num + (Global)
Result List | Size All Columns to Fit Window	Ctrl+Shift+Num + (Global)
Result List | Context Menu	Shift+F10 (Result List)
Result List | Scroll Left or Thumbnail Left	Left (Result List)
Result List | Scroll Right or Thumbnail Right	Right (Result List)
Result List | Scroll Page Left or Thumbnail Focus Left	Ctrl+Left (Result List)
Result List | Scroll Page Right or Thumbnail Focus Right	Ctrl+Right (Result List)
Result List | Left Extend	Shift+Left (Result List)
Result List | Right Extend	Shift+Right (Result List)
Result List | Focus Left Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Left (Result List)
Result List | Focus Right Extend	Ctrl+Shift+Right (Result List)
Result List | Select Focus	Space (Result List)
Result List | Toggle Focus Selection	Ctrl+Space (Result List)
Result List | Focus previous selected	Shift+F4 (Result List)
Result List | Focus next selected	F4 (Result List)
Folders | New Folder	Ctrl+Shift+N (Global)
Folders | Up One Dir	Alt+Up (Global)

Mouse Shortcuts

View | Increase Thumbnail Size	Ctrl+Wheel Up
View | Decrease Thumbnail Size	Ctrl+Wheel Down
Result List | Scroll Left	Shift+Wheel Up
Result List | Scroll Left	Horizontal Wheel Left
Result List | Scroll Right	Shift+Wheel Down
Result List | Scroll Right	Horizontal Wheel Right
History | Back	Alt+Wheel Down
History | Back	X1 Button
History | Forward	Alt+Wheel Up
History | Forward	X2 Button
Result List | Scroll Up	Wheel Up
Result List | Scroll Down	Wheel Down
Result List | Scroll	Middle Button

[burgundy]

[Posted within this thread on managing shortcuts]

Is there a way to copy changes to keyboard shortcuts from one instance to another?

I have two instances of Everything, each of which indexes different volumes. When i make keyboard shortcut changes to one instance, then I would like to see them in the other instance.

What's the easiest way of doing this, apart from manually making a change in both instances?

[void]

Keyboard shortcuts are all stored together in your Everything.ini

Exit Everything, copy the keys from your old Everything.ini, paste them into the new Everything.ini:

• Make sure Everything is not running before copying/pasting to the Everything.ini (File -> Exit)
• Open your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini (Everything-1.5a.ini for the 1.5 alpha) on the old PC.
• Scroll down to:
  file_new_search_window_keys
• Select from file_new_search_window_keys to folders_up_one_dir_keys (select all the entries ending with _keys)
• Copy to the clipboard and close the old ini.
• Open your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini (Everything-1.5a.ini for the 1.5 alpha) on the new PC.
• Paste the keys at the bottom of the Everything.ini (this will overwrite any values above)
• Save changes and restart Everything.

Adjust the Everything.ini to Everything-instance name.ini as needed.

[ChrisGreaves]

... At the moment I have to pretend to create a new shortcut (for some dummy command chosen at random) in order to see what key combo is allocated to it.

In this post I suggested a utility and wrote it in MSWord/VBA.
I understand that we have about:keys and default settings and the like, but that is static data, and does not necessarily reflect the current state of the device.

I too feel that there is a need for interrogating "what key combinations are available?" at any time of day; that is, a report on the current state of the set of combinations.

In the past month I wrote a utility in MSWord/VBA to list all currently UN-assigned combinations, based on volunteering a set of all combinations and the settings stored somewhere (in the INI file or about:keys )

The user nominates the universe of combinations (For example any combinations of Ctrl; Shift; Alt but NOT Ctrl+Shift+Alt. For example any combinations that does NOT include the mouse wheel).
For anyone planning a project that uses shortcut keys this data enables a quick view to see where the largest set of unassigned combinations lies.

When we want to, say, assign shortcuts to our favorite bookmarks, it makes sense to assign a block of combinations so that as much as possible all the bookmarks employ the same structure, thus all mapped with Ctrl+Alt, or all mapped with Shift+Alt, and so on.

Cheers, Chris