[SOLVED] Is there a shortcut for this menu?

[DelphiDev]

Hey there,
I am sorry if this has been asked before but since the menu does not have a hint I have no idea what to search for.

Is there a keyboard shortcut for this menu?

Image: https://pixhost.to/show/424/101916029_unknown_menu.png

Also why doesn't it have a hint?

And while we're at it: why do some elements in TC show their shortcut in their hint while others don't? Is there an option to show shortcuts TC-wide?
(eg History & Directory hotlist show their shortcut, default buttons in the menu bar do not)

[petermad]

Alt+F11 + Enter for left side and Alt+F12 + Enter for right side.

[DelphiDev]

Alt+F11 + Enter for left side and Alt+F12 + Enter for right side.

Thanks for your quick reply.

Is there a way to assign another shortcut to that menu?

[Stefan2]

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And while we're at it: why do some elements in TC show their shortcut in their hint while others don't? Is there an option to show shortcuts TC-wide?
(eg History & Directory hotlist show their shortcut, default buttons in the menu bar do not)

- Shortcuts seen in menu are only "hard-coded" noted in language files:
\LANGUAGE\WCMD_DEU.LNG
1538="Verzeichnisliste (Strg+D)"

\LANGUAGE\WCMD_DEU.MNU
MENUITEM "&Verzeichnisliste\tStrg+D", 526


- Own shortcuts can only be assigned to internal commands noted in file TOTALCMD.INC (or to own created "em_"-user commands)
- For a list of assigned shortcuts see menu Help > Keyboard...
- If you change a default hotkey, you have to modify the lang-files yourself.


 

[petermad]

2DelphiDev

Is there a way to assign another shortcut to that menu?

Alt+F11 and Alt+F12 sets focus to the breadcrumb bar - you will se a little button with a down-arrow appear under the arrow - and when you thereafter press Enter or Down on the keyboard the breadcrumb menu will open.

The corresconding commands are: cm_LeftPathFocus and cm_RightPathFocus - to which you can assign another shortcut - but you will still have to pres Enter or Down after pressing the shortcut

[DelphiDev]

- Shortcuts seen in menu are only "hard-coded" noted in language files:
\LANGUAGE\WCMD_DEU.LNG
1538="Verzeichnisliste (Strg+D)"

\LANGUAGE\WCMD_DEU.MNU
MENUITEM "&Verzeichnisliste\tStrg+D", 526


- Own shortcuts can only be assigned to internal commands noted in file TOTALCMD.INC
- For a list of assigned shortcuts see menu Help > Keyboard...
- If you change a default hotkey, you have to modify the lang-files yourself.

That's a real pity. I see room for improvement here @ghisler (although I haven't worked with Delphi 2 in AGES I guess there is a way to dynamically append shortcuts to resource strings )

Alt+F11 and Alt+F12 sets focus to the breadcrumb bar - you will se a little button with a down-arrow appear under the arrow - and when you thereafter press Enter or Down on the keyboard the breadcrumb menu will open.

The corresconding commands are: cm_LeftPathFocus and cm_RightPathFocus - to which you can assign another shortcut - but you will still have to pres Enter or Down after pressing the shortcut

Can I somehow open the breadcrumb menu directly with a shortcut? I prefer 2-button-shortcuts and I find having to press Enter additionally a little inconvinient.

[DelphiDev]

I just found out, that pressing Enter after Alt+F11/F12 is optional: you can also press Arrow down key to open the menu and then I'd use the arrow keys to navigate the menu anyway.

[petermad]

I just found out, that pressing Enter after Alt+F11/F12 is optional: you can also press Arrow down key to open the menu and then I'd use the arrow keys to navigate the menu anyway.

That's what I meant when I wrote:

...when you thereafter press Enter or Down on the keyboard...

And no, unfortunately there is currently no way of avoiding the additional Enter or DownArrow keypress.

[DelphiDev]

Oh, sorry. I somehow read over that.