Special character - double click

[Binchen]

Sorry for being creative today

Currently a double click in the special character window inserts the char twice.

I myself need mainly only one character and then close the window again.

It would be nice if a double click would insert the character and the window is then closed.

Binchen

[Turtle91]

lol

Double-click = one click on character - one click on the 'X'

[KevinH]

Or just learn to use clips for frequently used special characters so you can single click on a clip icon to enter the char you want as opposed to havin to pick from a menu and close it.

Alternatively, just make your Special Character palette window will be covered by the MainWindow so when you click back in CV, the Special Character window is naturally hidden until you need it next time. Invoking InsertSpecialCharacter again will raise it on top.

[Binchen]

Originally Posted by Turtle91

lol

Double-click = one click on character - one click on the 'X'

I can make fun of myself alone

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Binchen

I can make fun of myself alone

But we love to help

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by Binchen

I myself need mainly only one character and then close the window again.

In that case, simply add it to the Clip Bar.

[Binchen]

I don't always need one in particular, but one at a time and then another at some point. And again only one.
But let it be, I do not need to be ridiculed.
Take care and thanks for the fish.

[Turtle91]

Awesome - a Hitchhiker reference!!

I think you misunderstood the good-natured joking…NOT intended as ridicule. We have fun around here and sometimes poke at an idea - but we don’t tolerate bullying or personal attacks.

Cheers!

[KevinH]

@Binchen,

I think what you want already exists in a slightly different form.
I noticed the following code in the Sigil 1.7 and earlier in the Select Special Character dialog:

void SelectCharacter::SetSelectedCharacter(const QString &text)
{
    bool isCtrl = QApplication::keyboardModifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier;
    emit SelectedCharacter(text);

    if (isCtrl) {
        accept();
    }

    // Return focus to last window to allow typing to continue
    QApplication::setActiveWindow(parentWidget());
}

So try Control single clicking on a character you want. It should insert that char and then close the dialog.

If that doesn't work, file a bug report and I will try and fix it.

ps: Remember on macOS that Ctrl-Click is actually Command-Click via how Qt operates on macOS to make things cross-platform.

Works just fine on my macOS machine.

[Tex2002ans]

Originally Posted by KevinH

So try Control single clicking on a character you want. It should insert that char and then close the dialog.

[...]

Works just fine on my macOS machine.

Ctrl+Click works fine on Windows too.

[Binchen]

Originally Posted by KevinH

If that doesn't work, file a bug report and I will try and fix it.

Command+Click works fine on my macOs Big Sur.

But Doubleclick is 342 milliseconds faster (of course without closing the window) und i dont need to move my fingers on the keyboard since my right pointer finger is already on the mouse.

[KevinH]

You are joking right?

[Binchen]

Originally Posted by KevinH

You are joking right?

Of course not.

[KevinH]

Sorry but I have no interest in changing the Select Character interface just to fit your specific desires.

If I did that Sigil would be torn between people who want to use the keyboard for everything (thinking of you BetterRed!) and people who only want to use a mouse and not touch a keyboard. And Sigil would end up with too many ways to do the same thing to ever make it supportable.

If speed is essential and you use special characters that frequently, creating clips for them and using the clips toolbar would be even faster. There is a Clips2 bar which will fit up to 20 additional special characters if you set it up that way. Following pareto's rule that should cover a huge number of cases.

Otherwise just use the established way to do it. Or build Sigil from source with your own changes.

For speed when inputing when my hands are on the keyboard, I often use a 2 or 3 character short hand placeholder for each special character or long word directly. When I am done typing running a saved search group to replace my shorthand with whatever I created the shorthand for.

[Binchen]

Please buy new batteries tomorrow. The ones in your irony detector seem to be empty.