Jumping to items in book list without activating keyboard shortcuts

ownedbycats · 01-25-2021, 10:24 PM

When the book list is in focus, typing in a key not associated with any actions will act similarly to Windows Explorer in that it'll jump to items beginning with that letter.

Is there any way to do this for letters that are associated with a hotkey, aside from adding modifier keys to them all?

kovidgoyal · 01-25-2021, 10:43 PM

No, if you want to use single keypresses to jump in the book list you will need to remove them from the normal shortcuts.

BetterRed · 01-26-2021, 05:05 AM

I'd quite like a Tweak that disabled book list jumping on letter press entirely. I never use it deliberately but often stumble on it inadvertently.

BR

davidfor · 01-26-2021, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I'd quite like a Tweak that disabled book list jumping on letter press entirely. I never use it deliberately but often stumble on it inadvertently.

I'm completely the opposite. I am so used to tapping a letter to jump in lists elsewhere, I keep expecting calibre to work this way.

BetterRed · 01-26-2021, 05:24 AM

I was about to say I never use it anywhere, but then realised I do use it in my file manager, but it only acts on the file/folder name. Calibre acts on current column.

BR

theducks · 01-26-2021, 07:07 AM

Yep!
Using 'Jump' has become almost second nature. (Been using Apps that had some support for this from waaay back in DOS 6 days)

I use it many places within Calibre (field lookup lists), file dialogs (Do folk know, you can even rename/delete files while IN these dialog?)

BetterRed · 01-26-2021, 07:24 AM

I am not suggesting anything be taken away, only that a tweak be provided to disable letter key jumping in the book list, which I would expect to default to enabled.

Because I edit metadata in the book list I am apt to type the first letter of the value I want before I've pressed F2 - as a consequence the F2 press opens up the cell I want but not in the book I want

BR

ownedbycats · 01-26-2021, 03:22 PM

I wouldn't mind if the tweak also had an option to set a modifier key, perhaps tab, for jumping. That would allow jumping for reserved hotkeys.

01-25-2021, 10:24 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,557 Karma: 61170925 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Jumping to items in book list without activating keyboard shortcuts When the book list is in focus, typing in a key not associated with any actions will act similarly to Windows Explorer in that it'll jump to items beginning with that letter. Is there any way to do this for letters that are associated with a hotkey, aside from adding modifier keys to them all? Last edited by ownedbycats; 01-25-2021 at 10:36 PM.

01-26-2021, 03:22 PM	#8
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,557 Karma: 61170925 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I wouldn't mind if the tweak also had an option to set a modifier key, perhaps tab, for jumping. That would allow jumping for reserved hotkeys. Last edited by ownedbycats; 01-26-2021 at 03:26 PM.

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01-25-2021, 10:43 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, if you want to use single keypresses to jump in the book list you will need to remove them from the normal shortcuts.

01-26-2021, 05:05 AM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,553 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I'd quite like a Tweak that disabled book list jumping on letter press entirely. I never use it deliberately but often stumble on it inadvertently. BR

01-26-2021, 05:24 AM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,553 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I was about to say I never use it anywhere, but then realised I do use it in my file manager, but it only acts on the file/folder name. Calibre acts on current column. BR

01-26-2021, 07:07 AM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,782 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Yep! Using 'Jump' has become almost second nature. (Been using Apps that had some support for this from waaay back in DOS 6 days) I use it many places within Calibre (field lookup lists), file dialogs (Do folk know, you can even rename/delete files while IN these dialog?)

01-26-2021, 07:24 AM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,553 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I am not suggesting anything be taken away, only that a tweak be provided to disable letter key jumping in the book list, which I would expect to default to enabled. Because I edit metadata in the book list I am apt to type the first letter of the value I want before I've pressed F2 - as a consequence the F2 press opens up the cell I want but not in the book I want BR