Mac Keyboard combo to jump to top of calibre library

slantybard · 07-06-2022, 03:44 PM

Is there a key combo on the mac that works for jumping to the top of the library? I know that the arrow keys will move one book up/down and that "fn-arrow-up/dn" will jump a page up/down in the book library but I can't figure out what combo will jump to the top or bottom of the library (ie "ctrl-home" on windows).

Thanks for any suggestions.

JSWolf · 07-06-2022, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by slantybard

Is there a key combo on the mac that works for jumping to the top of the library? I know that the arrow keys will move one book up/down and that "fn-arrow-up/dn" will jump a page up/down in the book library but I can't figure out what combo will jump to the top or bottom of the library (ie "ctrl-home" on windows).

Thanks for any suggestions.

Try command-uparrow

slantybard · 07-06-2022, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Try command-uparrow

Unfortunately cmd-uparrow only scrolls up a single book level (the same as using uparrow)

BetterRed · 07-06-2022, 05:02 PM

Try fn+Cmd+Left Arrow or fn+Ctrl+Left Arrow

BR

slantybard · 07-06-2022, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Try fn+Cmd+Left Arrow or fn+Ctrl+Left Arrow

BR

Thanks for the suggestion, but that combo doesn't work either. Simply moves selection left and right between columns.

BetterRed · 07-06-2022, 05:12 PM

Why is everything so hard on MacOS?

See if any of this helps ==>> https://superuser.com/questions/2099...-of-a-document

BR

slantybard · 07-06-2022, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Why is everything so hard on MacOS?

See if any of this helps ==>> https://superuser.com/questions/2099...-of-a-document

BR

I know right. It's crazy how keyboards can't be standardized. Thanks for the link since one of the suggestions there works for Mac & Calibre:
fn-cmd-leftarrow = top
fn-cmd-rightarrow = bottom

BetterRed · 07-06-2022, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Try fn+Cmd+Left Arrow or fn+Ctrl+Left Arrow

Quote:

Originally Posted by slantybard

Thanks for the suggestion, but that combo doesn't work either. Simply moves selection left and right between columns.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Why is everything so hard on MacOS?

See if any of this helps ==>> https://superuser.com/questions/2099...-of-a-document

Quote:

Originally Posted by slantybard

I know right. It's crazy how keyboards can't be standardized. Thanks for the link since one of the suggestions there works for Mac & Calibre:
fn-cmd-leftarrow = top
fn-cmd-rightarrow = bottom

BR

JSWolf · 07-06-2022, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Why is everything so hard on MacOS?

See if any of this helps ==>> https://superuser.com/questions/2099...-of-a-document

BR

Because Apple wants to do everything their own way and if it's done in a normal easy-to-use way by someone else first, then Apple will have to use the convoluted not-easy-to-use way in order to be able to do it their way.

Quoth · 07-09-2022, 09:35 AM

Co-incdently I went to Preferences in Calibre this morning and edited or deleted any Keyboard shortcuts that:
1. Plain key or shifted key. Because so annoying when focus accidentaly changed and you think you are entering text.
2. Use Ctri-Alt because Alt-Gr can mean that. On my OS layout altgr b =” and altgr B =’, but it was executing commands in some parts of Calibre.

So now only ctrl, alt, ctl-shift, alt-shift.

Still not sure why in Editor — and – work in the code window (Compose --- and Compose --.) but not the Search & Replace boxes. I have to type in code window Ctrl x then ctrl p in string box.

By default on Linux the AltGr key does more than windows áéíóú ÁÉÍÓÚ; virtually every printable key gives extra characters which are used in Western Europe. Compose also allows accenting letters with every sort of diacritic. I added Compose g* and Compose G* for lower and upper Greek.

The CapsLock is mapped to Compose and if I really want CapsLock it's both shift keys.

It's the IBM/MS way that's bad, especially IBM USA Minimal keyboard with one less printing character key. It's based on a 1928 Teletype.

I'm no Apple fan, but they did make some effort, though why they didn't make keyboard more like Unix/Solaris from iMac onwards is odd.

Quoth · 07-09-2022, 09:36 AM

At least you can change the keyboard shortcuts in Calibre.

JSWolf · 07-09-2022, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

Co-incdently I went to Preferences in Calibre this morning and edited or deleted any Keyboard shortcuts that:
1. Plain key or shifted key. Because so annoying when focus accidentaly changed and you think you are entering text.
2. Use Ctri-Alt because Alt-Gr can mean that. On my OS layout altgr b =” and altgr B =’, but it was executing commands in some parts of Calibre.

So now only ctrl, alt, ctl-shift, alt-shift.

Still not sure why in Editor — and – work in the code window (Compose --- and Compose --.) but not the Search & Replace boxes. I have to type in code window Ctrl x then ctrl p in string box.

By default on Linux the AltGr key does more than windows áéíóú ÁÉÍÓÚ; virtually every printable key gives extra characters which are used in Western Europe. Compose also allows accenting letters with every sort of diacritic. I added Compose g* and Compose G* for lower and upper Greek.

The CapsLock is mapped to Compose and if I really want CapsLock it's both shift keys.

It's the IBM/MS way that's bad, especially IBM USA Minimal keyboard with one less printing character key. It's based on a 1928 Teletype.

I'm no Apple fan, but they did make some effort, though why they didn't make keyboard more like Unix/Solaris from iMac onwards is odd.

Why not just use a standard keyboard instead of the Apple layout? Oh right, the better standard is not designed by Apple so Apple has to do it the hard way so it will be their way.

Quoth · 07-09-2022, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why not just use a standard keyboard instead of the Apple layout? Oh right, the better standard is not designed by Apple so Apple has to do it the hard way so it will be their way.

Well, I'm no Apple Fan. Some people buy Macs and install Linux on them. Seems mad. But if people want MacOS then they need a Mac and an Apple keyboard. At least a real mouse has always worked.
There was a brief phase of 3rd party legal macs and then for a while people installed MacOS on PCs (which Apple regards as copyright violation even if you buy a copy of Mac OS).

I'll stick with my Lenovo laptop and external Microsoft USB keyboard (they have mostly made decent keyboards and mice).

07-06-2022, 03:44 PM	#1
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 491 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Mac Keyboard combo to jump to top of calibre library Is there a key combo on the mac that works for jumping to the top of the library? I know that the arrow keys will move one book up/down and that "fn-arrow-up/dn" will jump a page up/down in the book library but I can't figure out what combo will jump to the top or bottom of the library (ie "ctrl-home" on windows). Thanks for any suggestions.

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BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,700 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Try fn+Cmd+Left Arrow or fn+Ctrl+Left Arrow BR

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,928 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Co-incdently I went to Preferences in Calibre this morning and edited or deleted any Keyboard shortcuts that: 1. Plain key or shifted key. Because so annoying when focus accidentaly changed and you think you are entering text. 2. Use Ctri-Alt because Alt-Gr can mean that. On my OS layout altgr b =” and altgr B =’, but it was executing commands in some parts of Calibre. So now only ctrl, alt, ctl-shift, alt-shift. Still not sure why in Editor — and – work in the code window (Compose --- and Compose --.) but not the Search & Replace boxes. I have to type in code window Ctrl x then ctrl p in string box. By default on Linux the AltGr key does more than windows áéíóú ÁÉÍÓÚ; virtually every printable key gives extra characters which are used in Western Europe. Compose also allows accenting letters with every sort of diacritic. I added Compose g* and Compose G* for lower and upper Greek. The CapsLock is mapped to Compose and if I really want CapsLock it's both shift keys. It's the IBM/MS way that's bad, especially IBM USA Minimal keyboard with one less printing character key. It's based on a 1928 Teletype. I'm no Apple fan, but they did make some effort, though why they didn't make keyboard more like Unix/Solaris from iMac onwards is odd.

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,928 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	At least you can change the keyboard shortcuts in Calibre.

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