Hotkey to open most recent book?

CeeDub · 06-05-2014, 04:23 PM

Hello everyone!

I was wondering, is there a hotkey (or a command I can assign a hotkey to in the preferences) to continue reading the most recently read book?

I know that I can use the dropdown menu of the View button and select the topmost entry, but this requires the mouse.

I would like to be able to do the exact same thing with a keyboard shortcut. Please?

BetterRed · 06-05-2014, 05:22 PM

@CeeDub - None that I know of.

You could put View in the context menu, hit the menu key (assuming your OS and kb support such a thing), and then use the arrow keys.

BR (fellow mouse hater)

CeeDub · 06-05-2014, 05:40 PM

Hadn't even thought of that, nice. Sadly, it's not much of an improvement - the context menu has no hotkeys that I can see, so you'd have to use the arrow keys a lot. Saves me from using the wretched mouse, but it's not much of an advantage in terms of speed.

Is there a thread where users can request new features?

copyrite · 06-05-2014, 05:42 PM

Multi-step keyboard process:

While focused in Calibre:
Press (I believe it's called) the Menu key (key to the right of the right windows button) to open (what I think is called?) the context (=to right click of the mouse) menu
Down arrow to View
Right arrow to get to that menu
Down arrow to first topmost entry

I know, too many steps!

(another mouse hater)

(I actually started this before the first reply LOL)

(You could actually move View to the top of the Context menu if you so desire... less 'downs'!)

BetterRed · 06-05-2014, 09:11 PM

@CeeDub - I know its counter-intuitive but I prefer to put the frequently used items at the bottom of the context menu and use the up arrow key

Bug Reports and Enhancement Requests go here ==>> Bugs : calibre

It would be nice if the calibre context menu used the first letter as a default accelerator key, a'la the windows shell.

BR

06-05-2014, 04:23 PM	#1
CeeDub Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Sony PRS-T2	Hotkey to open most recent book? Hello everyone! I was wondering, is there a hotkey (or a command I can assign a hotkey to in the preferences) to continue reading the most recently read book? I know that I can use the dropdown menu of the View button and select the topmost entry, but this requires the mouse. I would like to be able to do the exact same thing with a keyboard shortcut. Please?

06-05-2014, 05:42 PM	#4
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	Multi-step keyboard process: While focused in Calibre: Press (I believe it's called) the Menu key (key to the right of the right windows button) to open (what I think is called?) the context (=to right click of the mouse) menu Down arrow to View Right arrow to get to that menu Down arrow to first topmost entry I know, too many steps! (another mouse hater) (I actually started this before the first reply LOL) (You could actually move View to the top of the Context menu if you so desire... less 'downs'!) Last edited by copyrite; 06-05-2014 at 05:46 PM.

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06-05-2014, 05:22 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@CeeDub - None that I know of. You could put View in the context menu, hit the menu key (assuming your OS and kb support such a thing), and then use the arrow keys. BR (fellow mouse hater)

06-05-2014, 05:40 PM	#3
CeeDub Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Sony PRS-T2	Hadn't even thought of that, nice. Sadly, it's not much of an improvement - the context menu has no hotkeys that I can see, so you'd have to use the arrow keys a lot. Saves me from using the wretched mouse, but it's not much of an advantage in terms of speed. Is there a thread where users can request new features?

06-05-2014, 09:11 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@CeeDub - I know its counter-intuitive but I prefer to put the frequently used items at the bottom of the context menu and use the up arrow key Bug Reports and Enhancement Requests go here ==>> Bugs : calibre It would be nice if the calibre context menu used the first letter as a default accelerator key, a'la the windows shell. BR