Find/Replace Window close shortcut

tetrault · 02-15-2019, 02:33 PM

Is there a keyboard shortcut for closing the Find/Replace window? Sigil has shortcuts for almost everything, but I can’t locate a shortcut for that window.

If a shortcut doesn’t exist, I can make a macro if I know the name of the close button (red square and white X). The name isn’t ‘close.’

BetterRed · 02-15-2019, 05:21 PM

Not as far as I know, I've looked for it myself. Something like Alt+F to hide/show it would be good.

BR

KevinH · 02-15-2019, 05:40 PM

According to the ui form, the close button is a tabstop. So you should tab toit and hit enter to hide it when using only the keyboard.

See the tabstops section of the following form file.

https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...FindReplace.ui

BetterRed · 02-15-2019, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

According to the ui form, the close button is a tabstop. So you should tab toit and hit enter to hide it when using only the keyboard.

See the tabstops section of the following form file.

https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...FindReplace.ui

From the Find box it takes 9 Tabs to get to the Close button. Qt's highlighting of the current widget is very hard to see at the best of times; on the close button, for me at least, it's highlight is effectively non-existent.

Shift+Tab in Find box lands on the expand button (bottom left) and the highlight is barely visible, another Shift+Tab does nothing, Tab from there and the focus goes back to Find.

So yes you can Tab to it, but it requires up to 9 tabs, one too many and its another 9 tabs

BR

DiapDealer · 02-15-2019, 08:02 PM

If F&R already has the focus, ESC will close it.

BetterRed · 02-15-2019, 08:07 PM

so it does, and you can give it focus with Ctrl+F

BR

DiapDealer · 02-15-2019, 08:14 PM

I won't pretend I knew that all along. I was just playing around with it today after I saw this question.

BetterRed · 02-15-2019, 08:31 PM

When I've looked for a shortcut it has been was when I wasn't in F&R, but wanted to hide F&R, so I resort to using the mouse.

IMO ctrl+f, Esc is more than good enough

Maybe the close button isn't even needed :duck for cover smiley:

BR

02-15-2019, 02:33 PM	#1
tetrault Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle 3	Find/Replace Window close shortcut Is there a keyboard shortcut for closing the Find/Replace window? Sigil has shortcuts for almost everything, but I can’t locate a shortcut for that window. If a shortcut doesn’t exist, I can make a macro if I know the name of the close button (red square and white X). The name isn’t ‘close.’

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02-15-2019, 05:21 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,720 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Not as far as I know, I've looked for it myself. Something like Alt+F to hide/show it would be good. BR

02-15-2019, 05:40 PM	#3
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,760 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	According to the ui form, the close button is a tabstop. So you should tab toit and hit enter to hide it when using only the keyboard. See the tabstops section of the following form file. https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...FindReplace.ui

02-15-2019, 08:02 PM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	If F&R already has the focus, ESC will close it.

02-15-2019, 08:07 PM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,720 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	so it does, and you can give it focus with Ctrl+F BR

02-15-2019, 08:14 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I won't pretend I knew that all along. I was just playing around with it today after I saw this question.

02-15-2019, 08:31 PM	#8
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,720 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	When I've looked for a shortcut it has been was when I wasn't in F&R, but wanted to hide F&R, so I resort to using the mouse. IMO ctrl+f, Esc is more than good enough Maybe the close button isn't even needed :duck for cover smiley: BR

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