Add close tab and switch tab shortcuts to keys

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hello,

I'd just like to suggest a new feature for mouseless browsing. Currently
the short cuts for close tab and switch tab, ctrl + F4 and ctrl + tab are
far away from the numpad so performing these actions is not as quick and
easy as it could be.

I'd like to see the option to assign a new key to these actions so I can
assign something closer to the numpad such as decimal for close tab and
enter for switch tab. Using enter for switch tab may need some kind of
differentiation between return and enter to be implemented however.

Thanks,
Lee

Original issue reported on code.google.com by leehemin...@googlemail.com on 20 Sep 2008 at 5:37

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Also, thinking about it, the option to set another shortcut for new tab would be
useful too.

Could possibly repurpose the arrow keys for these tasks, up = close tab, down = 
new
tab, left = previous tab, right = next tab. You'd have to somehow stop them from
scrolling the page when pressed though.

Original comment by leehemin...@googlemail.com on 21 Sep 2008 at 11:13

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Just thought of more improvements to this:

Up: moves cursor to address bar, press it again and it moves to the search box, 
press
it again and it puts the web page back in focus and so on. Also, pressing up 
while
the cursor is currently in a text box on a web page should put the web page 
back in
focus first. (F6 then tab, but after putting web page in focus it should go 
back to
address bar rather than items in the page)

Left: close tab (ctrl + F4)

Down: switch tab (ctrl + tab)

Right: new tab (ctrl + T)

Original comment by leehemin...@googlemail.com on 21 Sep 2008 at 11:39

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi,
thanks for your suggestions but I decided not to implement this in MLB. For me 
the
propesed shortcuts are not that intuitive. Beneath that it would further blow 
up the
complexity of MLB.
Nevertheless thanks again for your proposals :-)
Cheers Rudolf

Original comment by Rudolf....@gmail.com on 25 Sep 2008 at 8:36

• Changed state: WontFix