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Dzlan

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Menu Navigation Shortcut
« on: January 24, 2016, 10:25:30 pm »

So, as I was scrolling through the stocks menu, I was struck with this really cool idea.
In fact, this is something I wish would be utilized a lot more in every day programs. Or at least, based off this idea.

When you are going through large menus and need to scroll up and down all the time, it does get tiring. Sure, it's only about 10 down the list. but something that would really make this better, I think anyway, would be the addition to hold control and have a letter appear next to every option, a for the first, b for the second, c for the third, etc

Solution?
So if I hold Control and press h, my cursor will jump to the 8th line in this menu. This would just make using the stock page, and the units page, so more intuitive to use.

Sounds really minor, but as a pure vim user, repeatedly pressing up or down to get to a line I want, just gets a little frustrating. I'm sure many people would find this at least a little more helpful.


God, I wish I could find a linux feature where pressing the menu key next to rAlt or right clicking lettered every option for general programs, that would be amazing.


What do you guys think?
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origamiscienceguy

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Re: Menu Navigation Shortcut
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2016, 08:10:27 pm »

You can use Pgup and Pgdn fo most menus.
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