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[REQUEST] Inline window text editing shortcuts #51

Open bkunat opened 8 months ago

bkunat commented 8 months ago

Currently, the text field in this popover is not editable. It would be great if it could support basic macOS text editing shortcuts like ⌥ + Backspace for deleting the entire word, or ⌘ + A to select all text.

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longseespace commented 8 months ago

Thanks for the report @bkunat. This is a big UX challenge and I've been trying to find a better solution.

If we focus on the textfield of the popover, it would "steal" the focus away from the other app. Which would make it difficult for BoltAI to read content/prompt/inline instruction from such app.

The current implementation keeps the focus on the current active app, and attempt to emulate the keystroke. This is also why it's not possible to type in a different language than English yet.

I will try to find another approach to solve this.

bkunat commented 8 months ago

I hadn't realized how tricky it is to implement 🙈

Also, I switched to BoltAI a few weeks ago and haven't looked back at GPT Plus. It's a pleasure to use. Keep up the great work!