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Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
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[Function request] Select when pressing space in list view #1040

Open gabrieleancora opened 1 year ago

gabrieleancora commented 1 year ago

Hello, I have been using this software for some time and a small thing that has always irked me is the fact that I can't select a file using the space key.

I usually check for duplicate images and already switch between images using the arrow keys, beign able to also select the file to delete using the space key would allow me to speed up things a bit.

I'm mostly talking about the "Similar Images" view and I'm using Windows 10.

Thanks for the attention.

EDIT: Okay obviously after sending this post I disovered that if you select a box and then use the arrow keys to go to the next line the selection remains in the same column so I'm able to use the space key to toggle the checkbox, but If i press another column (file size/name...) I'm not able anymore to select with space the checkbox.

Is it possible to make it always work with space?

qarmin commented 1 year ago

Looks like Windows limitation(or different key handling - currently don't have time to compile special windows version and check if keys are handled differently than on Linux),

with space I can on Linux reverse selection on selected rows

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/assets/41945903/c4220eed-1d60-407b-a963-ee0ae3f119e6

gabrieleancora commented 1 year ago

I see, that’s unfortunate.

I also guess that you aren’t managing key handling first hand but it’s done by a separate/standard library? I’m not that familiar with rust but I’m willing to take a look if it’s possible.

daephx commented 1 year ago

I came looking for similar issues and this seems the most relevant.

Another weird key action is Ctrl+a which does highlight all the list entries as expected, but it seems the a key also handles toggling similar to how Space should function, this results in alternate toggling on subsequent presses of Ctrl+a depending on what the primary selection was.

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Suncatcher commented 4 months ago

same request from me. It is kinda logical to select by space on windows and conforms to the logic that I saw on other software pieces. Would be nice to select from keyboard.

Suncatcher commented 4 months ago

Another weird key action is Ctrl+a which does highlight all the list entries as expected, but it seems the a key also handles toggling similar to how Space should function, this results in alternate toggling on subsequent presses of Ctrl+a depending on what the primary selection was.

at least a key works in Czkawka (but not in Krokiet). @daephx thanks for the hint