[REQ] Execute commands directly from within command browser
Posted: 2006-11-28, 12:44 UTC
2ghisler(Author)
This post brought one of my suggestions from the alpha test into my mind again:
In about 95% of all cases I open the cmdBrowser "standalone" using 'cm_CommandBrowser', I want to find and execute more seldomly used commands I have no button, menu entry etc. for. I make use of this many times a day, but currently I always have to copy the command to the command line first, which is quite annoying for me (3 additional keypresses: open command line, paste command, press enter). This consumes quite some time overall because I use this feature quite often.
During the alpha test, I suggested to use e.g. CTRL+ENTER for executing a command, but you mentioned the possible problems with commands reacting to modifier keys like CTRL, SHIFT, etc., which is indeed a problem.
But what about other hotkeys? I noticed that e.g. (except for 'F1'), all function keys don't do anything in the command browser. This makes 11 possible hotkeys for executiong a command
Wouldn't that be feasible somehow?
This way I could start 'cm_commandBrowser' (I use CTRL+ALT+C for this), quickfind the required command and then press e.g. 'F12' to execute it instantly. This hotkey could be deactivated when the command browser is invoked through a config dialog, as in these cases it doesn't make sense to execute a command.
Don't you agree this would be useful and a comfortable and really fast way to execute commands? Especially as there is no auto-complete for cm-commands in the command line, this would really be a great and unobtrousive addition IMO.
What do others think?
This post brought one of my suggestions from the alpha test into my mind again:
In about 95% of all cases I open the cmdBrowser "standalone" using 'cm_CommandBrowser', I want to find and execute more seldomly used commands I have no button, menu entry etc. for. I make use of this many times a day, but currently I always have to copy the command to the command line first, which is quite annoying for me (3 additional keypresses: open command line, paste command, press enter). This consumes quite some time overall because I use this feature quite often.
During the alpha test, I suggested to use e.g. CTRL+ENTER for executing a command, but you mentioned the possible problems with commands reacting to modifier keys like CTRL, SHIFT, etc., which is indeed a problem.
But what about other hotkeys? I noticed that e.g. (except for 'F1'), all function keys don't do anything in the command browser. This makes 11 possible hotkeys for executiong a command
Wouldn't that be feasible somehow?This way I could start 'cm_commandBrowser' (I use CTRL+ALT+C for this), quickfind the required command and then press e.g. 'F12' to execute it instantly. This hotkey could be deactivated when the command browser is invoked through a config dialog, as in these cases it doesn't make sense to execute a command.
Don't you agree this would be useful and a comfortable and really fast way to execute commands? Especially as there is no auto-complete for cm-commands in the command line, this would really be a great and unobtrousive addition IMO.
What do others think?