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Author Topic: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key  (Read 7439 times)

kikon

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[Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« on: July 13, 2011, 01:11 AM »
I guess, such behavior of TAB key will increase the speed and reduce switching of attention

please share your opinions.

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 01:51 AM »
But what button should then perform the functions of the (Ctrl-/Alt-/Win-) Tab key? :-\ It has so many good uses already.

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2011, 02:19 AM »
only in FARR application .. and just TAB (without any modifiers)

.. with little finger pressing TAB move cursor to needed result.
« Last Edit: July 13, 2011, 02:24 AM by kikon »

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 06:06 PM »
you can do this already -- just go to "Keyboard Interface" options TAB and uncheck the box labeled "Tab autocompletes":
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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2011, 07:12 AM »
it stops at 1st result ... next pressing doesn't move to 2nd result  :(

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2011, 08:43 AM »
that's only because i'm not insane.

the down arrow does what you want -- it can be used to move down from the search edit and through the results -- i'm not sure why it would be a good idea to use tab for this.

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 09:11 AM »
I like the alt+number combination for launching one of the first 9 results. If what I want is not in the first nine I just keep typing until it is :)
This is a lot quicker than down-down-down-down-down or even tab-tab-tab-tab.
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2011, 01:51 PM »
This is quite easily accomplished with a bit of AHK script:

Code: Autohotkey [Select]
  1. #IfWinActive, Find and Run Robot 2
  2. {
  3.     TAB:: SendInput, {Down}
  4. }

kikon

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Re: [Feature Request] TAB key working as DOWN key
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2011, 03:11 PM »
This is quite easily accomplished with a bit of AHK script:
-skwire link=topic=27310.msg255471#msg255471
amazing ,
just three lines of code  :)
« Last Edit: July 19, 2011, 11:07 AM by kikon »