Suggestion: Add a HotKey for Compare By Content

[andyshie]

Compare By Content is a good feauture that was often used but currently there's no HotKey for it. Can you add it for us. Thanks...

[IGL]

You can do it by your own! The shortcuts or buttons that you need!

menu Configuration/Options/Misc, - "redefine hotkeys".
Select a hotkey (e.g. Ctrl+Y) and select command
cm_CompareFilesByContent
(there's a long list, these funtions ar closer to the end of list in section ___Tools___ above _Tabs_ and _View_ sections)

or add in section [Shortcurts] in wincmd.ini to have Ctrl+Y start compare by content and Ctrl+Shift+Y=synchronize dirs:

[Shortcuts]
C+Y=cm_CompareFilesByContent
CS+Y=cm_FileSync

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 02-04-2004 08:58:35 +0000 IGL wrote:

I> Select a hotkey (e.g. Ctrl+Y) and select command

^Y is default clear command line key combination (NC legacy). Even mentioned in Help %).
As for me, I use "Shift"+"F1" combination for cm_CompareFilesByContent - "Shift"+"F2" stands for Compare dirs by default, so at least some logic here...[/face]

[IGL]

Actually I just typed Ctl+Y (^Y) by example,
Yes, Ctrl+Y was used by many DOS programs including NC to delete line.
I agree that Shift+F1 is better solution. (I guess you mean Shift+F1, Ctrl+F1/F2 changes view mode)
Actually I use FileSync more frequently so maybe (inspired by Black Dog) I would use:

[Shortcuts]
S+F1=cm_FileSync
CS+F1=cm_CompareFilesByContent

Anyway (to all who forgot about it) you can always use "longer" keyboard shortcuts - menu shortcuts, e.g. "Alt , F , Y" or "Alt , C , Y" .

[andyshie]

Got it. Thanks guys...

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 02-04-2004 13:02:39 +0000 IGL wrote:

I> I agree that Shift+F1 is better solution.

Yep...

I> I guess you mean Shift+F1

Yep, fixed.

I> Actually I use FileSync more frequently

Well, the same here, so I use even shorter shortcut for Synchronize directories - "Alt"+"D".

I> you can always use "longer" keyboard shortcuts - menu
I> shortcuts

Well, they known wider as menu accelerators...[/face]