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Add keyboard shortcuts to often used actions
February 18, 2008, 11:24:03 pm
By adding access keys. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_keys

For instance, ctrl=shift+E to edit directly the contact you're viewing. See the patch there:
http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-2669

(it also increases the usability).

Beside the Edit and Save (accesskey on the save button), it would suggest for the contact view:

G: to see the groups (go to tab)
R: to see the relations  (go to tab)

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Re: Add keyboard shortcuts to often used actions
February 19, 2008, 12:24:03 am
thanx for the patch, we will also add this in few other places in v2.1

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UI coherency question: what keyboard shortcut, where
February 19, 2008, 09:57:20 am
Hi,

The patch was mostly to test. By experience, having something coherent is key to make it useful. eg. if we go "E" for edit, it should be put for the contact, the event, the activity... every place where you have a "view full" of an entity and and edit button.

I'd suggest to have "S" for save (every time you're in a form and editing something, as in this forum).

What are the actions you do most often (or you'd like your users to do more often) ?

On my wishlist, I have (for contact):
Group
Relation
Tags

In general for the lists (eg list of groups)
New group

What do you think ?

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Re: Add keyboard shortcuts to often used actions
February 19, 2008, 04:09:24 pm
I've added specific screens and access key suggestions - based on your excellent suggestions below - to the 2.1 issue at http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-2669
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