Add keyboard shortcuts to the board editor

[hb20007]

I use the board editor a lot, and find myself dragging pieces all the time. Keyboard shortcuts to select a particular piece would make my workflow much faster.

Also, the generic keyboard shortcut to flip the board (F) already works on the board editor. It would be great to add keyboard shortcuts for the other 2 main buttons (starting position, clear board).

My suggestions:

• 1–8 to select the white pieces (including the hand and the delete piece options)
• Q–I to select the black pieces (including the hand and the delete piece options)
• P for starting position (S is already taken for the generic search shortcut.)
• C for clear board

[Carbrex]

You might also learn to use FEN(if you dont already know), it will help you edit the board quickly. Here's a video about FEN by lichess https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dZ4uUWL0ie0

[hb20007]

@Carbrex Thanks for the link to the great video. It's useful in some cases but I still prefer the visual editor when importing a position from an OTB game for example.

[ddugovic]

While a visual clue on how to use FEN is probably an excellent suggestion, adding keyboard shortcuts to ease construction of a position sounds great too.

[gyermolenko]

came to the issue tracker to post the same suggestion, luckily found this ticket. +1