Config: Misc: Redefine Hotkeys (Default Command)

[Balderstrom]

The current GUI for this Config screen, has quite a bit of space between

Command:______[ Default Command (no remapping) ] [Θ] [√]

I believe this would be a much more usable interface

Command:___[Θ] [ ____________________________ ] [√] [ʘ]

The Magnifying glass is just to the right of "Command:", the [√] checkmark moves slightly to the left. And a new button goes beside the checkmark.

The [ cm_Command Area ] is blank, until a key combination is selected (from the pulldown menus + modifiers:CTRL/etc). If the key has a current command, then it would be displayed.

*If the key is a default command, then the new button [ʘ] is greyed out.

*If the key has been user-defined That new button [ʘ] is green, and pressing it will reset the Key back to its default, which will actually be displayed, instead of "Default Command" (or blank if there is no default).

[EDIT]

A furtherance to this idea:

Command:__[ µ ][Θ] [ _________________________ ] [√] [ʘ]

[ µ ] is a PadLock, once you have a command displayed into the cm_Command area, you can lock it (so it wont change). Then select another Key from the pulldown menu, select the Modifiers you want ALT/CTRL, etc. Click on your [ √ ] checkMark to assign it. The Padlock releases, and the other button [ʘ] activates green, which could just as easily be an equal sign [ = ], I suppose, or an [ X ].

The [ µ ] Padlock would autoLock (depress) if you manually get a command by opening up the [Θ] Magnifying glass. You can depress/unlock yourself by clicking on it.

[/EDIT]

[ghisler(Author)]

The additional space is there to support translation to different languages, where the string may take far more space than in English, which is usually the most compact language.

[Balderstrom]

Understandable that. The current way that interface has been setup though, and for a long time - it gives the same information for every Key from the pulldown list: Default Command (no remapping) - unless it has been user-defined.
So you don't know if you are changing a key that is actually a Default Command, or a key that has no assignment at all.

[Balderstrom]

If the above is not possible for consideration, a partial implementation that only requires one button or checkbox.

[x] Lookup Key :: when checked, and you select a key +optional modifiers (Ctrl/etc) the:
[Default command (no remapping)] area would show the key currently defined.

Or a button, when pressed will lookup/display the key thats been selected from the pulldown menu.