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Old 03-11-2021, 10:55 PM   #1
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Are there keyboard shortcuts for highlighting & de-highlighting

I wonder whether there are keyboard shortcuts to highlight & de-highlight text. Since these two functions are frequently used, it'd more convenient to use shortcuts.

For highlighting, currently, I need to go through 3 steps:
  1. select the text,
  2. click "highlight selection",
  3. type "ctrl + enter" to highlight it.

Ideally, step 2 could be replaced by a shortcut. Or even better, another shortcut could replace step 2 and step 3 together.

And a keyboard shortcut for "remove this highlight" is also appreciated.
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Old 03-12-2021, 02:02 AM   #2
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There is a quick highlight button you can add to the popup bar in the viewer preferences under selection behavior. It will create the highlight in a single click using the last used highlight style. So all you need to do is select and then click once.
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Old 03-13-2021, 08:56 AM   #3
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Thanks. That works.

As for deleting a highlight, could there be a keyboard shortcut assigned for it? It's intuitive to hit Delete button to do so.
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Old 03-14-2021, 12:25 AM   #4
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Wow, interesting! Thank you!
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Could you please also add a keyboard shortcut for quick highlight, such as ctrl + H or something?
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Old 03-30-2021, 01:07 PM   #7
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Thank you so much!
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Hi guys, I just upgraded to 5.16 and found the keyboard shortcut for deleting a highlight doesn't work anymore. If I were right, the shortcut should still be Delete key.
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That was a regression fixed in the next release.
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Old 04-17-2021, 09:26 AM   #11
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Got it. Thanks.
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