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Author Topic: New (but simple) feature request: map standard Mac text editing keys  (Read 2510 times)

unfrostedpoptart

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Just make requests for MC's hotkey commands to function like a native Mac app by default. :)

OK - I'm requesting that MC for Mac supports all the standard keyboard shortcuts for editing text so that updating tags is much easier and faster.  Here's a full list from Apple:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236.

Here's the most important (in my opinion):

          Shortcut             Description
Command-X   Cut: Remove the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
Command-C   Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder.
Command-V   Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder.
Command-Z   Undo the previous command. You can then press Command-Shift-Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands.
Command-A   Select All items.
Option-Delete   Delete the word to the left of the insertion point.
Control-H   Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete.
Control-D   Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn-Delete.
Fn-Delete   Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete   key. Or use Control-D.
Control-K   Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph.
Command-Delete   Select Delete or Don't Save in a dialog that contains a Delete or Don't Save button.
Fn–Up Arrow   Page Up: Scroll up one page.
Fn–Down Arrow   Page Down: Scroll down one page.
Fn–Left Arrow   Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document.
Fn–Right Arrow   End: Scroll to the end of a document.
Command–Up Arrow   Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
Command–Down Arrow   Move the insertion point to the end of the document.
Command–Left Arrow   Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line.
Command–Right Arrow   Move the insertion point to the end of the current line.
Option–Left Arrow   Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
Option–Right Arrow   Move the insertion point to the end of the next word.
Shift–Command–Up Arrow   Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document.
Shift–Command–Down Arrow   Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document.
Shift–Command–Left Arrow   Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line.
Shift–Command–Right Arrow   Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line.
Shift–Up Arrow   Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above.
Shift–Down Arrow   Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below.
Shift–Left Arrow   Extend text selection one character to the left.
Shift–Right Arrow   Extend text selection one character to the right.
Option–Shift–Up Arrow   Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again.
Option–Shift–Down Arrow   Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again.
Option–Shift–Left Arrow   Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again.
Option–Shift–Right Arrow   Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again.
Control-A   Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Control-E   Move to the end of a line or paragraph.
Control-F   Move one character forward.
Control-B   Move one character backward.
Control-L   Center the cursor or selection in the visible area.
Control-P   Move up one line.
Control-N   Move down one line.
Control-T   Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point.

Also, I'd like support for accented characters.  I have lots of classical disks with titles and names using French, Italian, and German.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201586

Thanks!

 David
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blgentry

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Note that the control keys for editing and motion are probably the most "important" for some Mac users.  Namely:

Control:
a
e
f
b
n
p
k
d
h

That covers the important "emacs style" or "bash style" editing commands.

Brian.
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Awesome Donkey

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+1 for this.

It'd be a step closer to a more "native" Mac experience.
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