#62 Some key shortcuts not-possible

[MikeDNC]

Hi,

In Tools >> Configure Shortcuts,

I cannot configure "Ctrl+Tab" or "Ctrl+Shift+Tab". "Shift+Tab" WORKS.
Also: anything+Enter cannot seem to be bound.

[MikeDNC]

[MikeDNC]

[MikeDNC]

[orwelldevcpp]

Should be fixed as of RC6.

I've attached a preview version of that which included the fix for this problem. Please try it out.

[MikeDNC]

Works! Beautiful, thanks. I was able to set all keys that Windows doesn't steal first.

Still can't set Alt+Enter actually; and I'm pretty sure Windows is not catching that.

[orwelldevcpp]

I've disabled Alt combinations on purpose, because the alt key is used to interact with main menus and buttons.

[MikeDNC]

Oh yeah; probably better that way for simplicity.

[MikeDNC]

'F[1-12]' keys seem to have gotten disabled in this preview RC6 version.

[orwelldevcpp]

Next attempt.

// Don't accept alt shiftstate (messes up menu interaction)
if (Shift = [ssAlt]) then
    Exit;

// Require a key combination when using 'normal' keys
if (Shift = []) and ((Key < VK_F1) or (Key > VK_F24)) then
    Exit; // ... but allow F keys

// Don't accept shift state keys as main keys
if (Key in [VK_SHIFT,VK_CONTROL,VK_MENU]) then // VK_MENU is the alt key
    Exit;

[MikeDNC]

There are five default shortcuts that use Alt-

Four of them are Alt-[F-keys]; so those can never interfere with menu-selecting.
1) But the other one, Project Options, is Alt-P. There is even a main-menu, 'Project', that uses this.

2) This brings-up the idea that since F-keys can never interfere (?), maybe they could/should be allowed for shortcuts. Numbers and symbols, too. I think I've never, ever had an Alt-[0-9,punctuation,F1-F12] menu-shortcut in any other Windows program, either; so it would seem intuitively tight as well.