Feature: Add support for assigning keyboard shortcut to shortcut files

[D-Maxwell]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

On Windows, shortcuts located within certain folders will be scanned and their designated hotkey specified within their metadata will be listened to, and such shortcuts will be ran once their hotkey is pressed.

One is able to fill such a field through the Windows Explorer, in the properties dialog of a shortcut.

This field is not present in the Files App properties dialog.

Requirements

As this field corresponds to a combination of modifiers and a single key, as opposed to other fields which are typically text only, a new sub-kind of field would have to be implemented, wherein modifiers would be mapped to a string spelling their name.

1. Display the currently selected shortcut if one is set
2. Display edit button or icon upon which clicking will allow the user to change the shortcut
3. Display save button or icon to allow user to save the shortcut

Files Version

4.5.21.0

Windows Version

10.0.19045.2788 | Windows 10 Pro | Version 22H2 | OS build 19045.2788 | Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4190.0

Comments

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[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the feedback, your request is unclear are you talking about adding a keyboard shortcut to open the properties window?

[yaira2]

@Josh65-2201 in File Explorer, there is an option to assign a keyboard shortcut to shortcut files. I think @D-Maxwell is referring to the fact that Files doesn't have support for assigning a shortcut.

[yaira2]

@0x5bfa perhaps this is another area where a shortcut control would be useful.

[D-Maxwell]

Please apologise my lack of clarity on the matter, I believed it to be a well known feature.