Information about shortcut key settings

[burgundy]

I want to know if a shortcut key combination has been used. At the moment I do the following:

(Step 1) I go to Options > Keyboard and select any command in the list box and then I choose ADD or EDIT.

(Step 2) I enter the shortcut key I am interested in in the box marked "shortcut key" and watch to see if the dialog box underneath shows this key combination is already in use.

This feels clumsy. Am I overlooking a better way of finding if a shortcut key combo is already in use?

Also, can I get a printout of all shortcut key assignments?

[NotNull]

I am not aware of a better solution (I do it the same way).

Note that keyboard shortcuts for Filters and Bookmarks are separate; they are not shown as being in use.

[void]

Default keyboard shortcuts for Everything 1.5

Default keyboard shortcuts for Everything 1.4

[burgundy]

Default keyboard shortcuts for Everything 1.5

Default keyboard shortcuts for Everything 1.4

A page showing key assignments is fine until you start customizing them. Then you don't know what's what!

Perhaps a useful feature for Everything 1.5 would be to have an option which lists all key assignments (whether default or custom).

[raccoon]

Yeah, I always have the same vague lost feeling as OP on this as well. I just don't know what a nice UI solution would look like so I never bothered to post a suggestion. The one thing I'm sure of is that keyboard assignments are a foggy mystery that requires fumbling and groping around, doesn't feel accessible to most users.

[void]

I will consider using a listview for the Keyboard Shortcut command list to display both command and shortcut key.

I have put on my TODO list to add an about:keys search to list all current command shortcut keys, filter shortcut keys and bookmark shortcut keys.

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1282a adds a about:keys search command to list all current key bindings.

[burgundy]

Everything 1.5.0.1282a adds a about:keys search command to list all current key bindings.

I belatedly installed that version of Everything and have seen the "about:keys" function. Thank you for mentioning it. It would be more useful still if the user could pick out their own custom keyboard shortcuts from that list of keyboard shortcuts.

Also I would like to suggest a new feature in the Keyboard Options dialogue to display command assigned to a particular shortcut key combination. For example, the user might enter CTRL+C and be told this is assigned to "copy".

[void]

Thank you for the feedback burgundy,

I have on my TODO list to show a key column in the command list under Tools -> Options -> Keyboard Shortcuts.

I will consider an area where you can type a keyboard shortcut to view the current binding.
For now, please just pick any command, click Add and press the keyboard shortcut to view any existing bindings.

[burgundy]

Thank you.