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Old 05-10-2023, 09:57 PM   #1
BetterRed
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Book-details panels and keyboard focus

I'm referring to the detached BD panels (non-modal dialogue boxes) not the embedded BD panel under or to the right of the book list/grid, i.e:

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After popping either of these (in my 'priority' order)
  1. I can't find a way to return focus to the Book list via the keyboard, apart from closing the dialogue.

    There is a Focus the book list shortcut which I have set to Ctrl+Alt+L, alas it doesn't work. Assuming that can't be easily fixed, I suggest a Return to Book list item be provided in the panel context menu.

    And there needs to be a way of returning focus to a panel that's already 'popped' - I suggest by re-pressing the relevant shortcut, or via re-selection of the Book details menu item.
  2. I can tab through the columns and initiate a library search by pressing Enter or Return. I find this significantly easier than fishing in the Tag Browser (which I normally have hidden).

    I can also access the column's context menu via the menu-key or Shift+F10, but on a category column the context menu is incomplete - there's no Manage <whatever> or Remove <whatever> option… yet there is if I right click… why the difference?

    AFAIK, the Menu key and Shift+10 are supposed to be the equivalent of right click on Windows, and I haven't found any other instances in calibre where that's not the case.
  3. I can't Tab to the 'Configure' link, IMO it should get focus after Fit cover, but focus goes to Previous.

That's the problem with adding new features, someone will use them

BR
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