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    • Pesala
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      last edited by Pesala

      In Opera 12.18 we could assign more than one single-key shortcut to any command.

      This opens up the options for assigning commands that are quick to execute without pressing modifier keys and easy to remember, e.g.

      • a,b = Toggle Address Bar
      • b,b = Toggle Bookmarks Bar
      • s,b = Toggle Status Bar
      • t,d = Open file:///O:/Documents/ToDo.txt
      • v,f = Go to Vivaldi Forums
      • v,s = Go to Vivaldi Snapshots
      • v,t = Go to Vivaldi Team Blog, etc.

      Accessibility for those with disabilities is important.

      If combined with the ability to launch programs or go to URLs, it is a great aid to productivity.

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        Trioke
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        +1

        I recall using this feature very heavily back in Opera 12. It's been sorely missed in Vivaldi.

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        • ukanuk
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          This would also lay the groundwork for users to make their browsers more vim-like, for example adding "g,g" to scroll to the top of the page (see https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/2024/vim-like-keyboard-interface).

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          • luetage
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            luetage Supporters Soprano
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            Agree, mnemonic shortcuts would be a definite boost to ‘one’ key shortcuts. One of the missing puzzle pieces.

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              A Former User @Pesala
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              @Pesala said:

              In Opera 12.18 we could assign more than one single-key shortcut to any command.

              Wouldn’t it be better if you called it e.g. key chains? You already can assign more than one (single-key) shortcuts to any command.

              The thread title should IMO describe the request, not one use case.

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              • luetage
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                luetage Supporters Soprano @A Former User
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                @potmeklecbohdan The reason for this request isn’t assigning more than one single key shortcut, but shortcuts consisting of 2 non‐modifier keys.

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                  A Former User @luetage
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                  @luetage I know… (unless it’s about pressing these keys at once). Please read my post once more (ignore the second sentence), I think it would be only confusing if I tried to explain it more thoroughly.

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                  • Pesala
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                    @potmeklecbohdan Key chains is another request, which I already posted as Concatenate Commands.

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                      A Former User @Pesala
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                      @Pesala Nope, that’s the opposite. What this request is about (if I understand it correctly):

                      1. assign a key combination (I’ll use your a, b example)
                      2. press the first key (a)
                      3. press the second key (b)
                      4. (press more keys if it’s configured to use more than two) (ignore this for now)
                      5. the command is executed (address bar is toggled)

                      But the text I quoted means this (no, this is not what this request is about, and I know this):

                      1. assign some keys (a, b)
                      2. press any of them (e.g. a)
                      3. the command is executed

                      “Key chains” is just a name we use for the requested functionality in another project, it needn’t be used. It is just one of possible ways how the text I quoted could be clarified.


                      The note about the thread title is still valid even if the other wouldn’t.

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                      • luetage
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                        @potmeklecbohdan I think I get what you mean now, but there is probably no need to change the title, just the quoted sentence.

                        In Opera we could assign two non-modifier keys as shortcut to execute a command.

                        In any case the second sentence in OP makes this clear and I don’t think it’s that irritating.

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                          @potmeklecbohdan I call them mnemonic because they are easy to remember. Keyboard modifiers are OK, but harder to execute, and harder to remember. I assigned tile commands to be easier:

                          • t = tile horizontally
                          • T+Shift = tile vertically
                          • T+Ctrl = untile tabs
                          • T+Ctrl+Shift = tile to grid

                          This is better than the default shortcuts, but sometimes it is hard to remember those that are less used.
                          As mnemonic shortcuts these could be instead:

                          • t,h = tile horizontally
                          • t,v = tile vertically
                          • t,u = untile tabs
                          • t,g = tile to grid
                          • t,s = create tab stack
                          • t,s,u = ungroup tab stack, etc.

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                            AutoHotKey discussion continued here: https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/47118/auto-hotkey-macros-for-vivaldi

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                              erazer101
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                              Is this dead? Should i make a new post/ request for this? This is one of the features I desperately need.

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                                @erazer101 No, it is not dead, it is just resting.

                                Vote for the first post if you haven't already done so. (Voting again will remove your vote).

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                                  eugenesv @Pesala
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                                  @Pesala said in Mnemonic Shortcuts:

                                  I call them mnemonic because they are easy to remember

                                  That depends entirely on whether you map a given key chain map to some mnemonic, but it's not a requirement.
                                  For example, I'd use this awesome missing feature to map Q Q (double tap) to quit Vivaldi - this is mnemonic
                                  But then for other operations like scrolling I'd instead use J J to page down - this is just one of the most convenient home row key location, not tied to jump or anything (though you could use the jump mnemonic if you like :))

                                  So key chords / key chains are more precise, but there is already a feature request for chains that redirects here, so the slighly misleading terminology is not a big issue

                                  By the way, for this feature it's also important to retain good single key functionality via customizable user delays so I could still use a single Q if I don't press another Q shortly

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                                  • bzm3r
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                                    I'm finding myself having already used up a lot of the simple CTRL+<KEY>.

                                    Would really, really love key chording as well! It's much harder to press CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + T than just something like CTRL + K, T.

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