Pratyush Yadav <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 04/09/19 11:39PM, Johannes Sixt wrote: >> Am 04.09.19 um 21:20 schrieb Birger Skogeng Pedersen: >> > On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 8:59 PM Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Many keyboards do not have a right Alt-key. That means that Alt+1 to >> >> Alt+4 combinations must be typed single-handed with the left hand. This >> >> is mildly awkward for Alt+4. Can we please have the very important >> >> commit widget *not* at Alt+4? I could live with Alt+3. >> > >> > (RightAlt wouldn't be used by Europeans, anyways) >> > Are you suggesting to keep Alt+1/2/3 for the files/staged/diff >> > widgets, but use something other than Alt+4 for the commit dialog? If >> > so, which one would you prefer? >> >> I was suggesting Alt+3 for the commit message widget, but my preferences >> are actually Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, in this order. My preference for the >> diff widget would be Alt+4 (the awkward one) because I do not foresee >> that I would use it a lot. Use what remains for the two file lists. > > I wonder if that binding is very intuitive. If we do 1/2 for the top > and bottom panes on the left side, and 3/4 for the top and bottom panes > on the right side, that makes some sense. Doing it your way makes it a > counter-clockwise motion. > > I am not arguing for or against this proposal, just pointing something > worth thinking about. Either way, I suppose after a while it becomes > muscle memory so I'm not sure how much difference this subtle thing will > make. > >> >> > The initial propsal from me was to use CTRL/CMD+1/2/3/4. What do you >> > think of using the CTRL/CMD key instead of ALT? >> >> I would not mind Ctrl instead of Alt. Take your pick. > > FWIW, I vote for sticking with Alt. Can't these differences in personal preference be solved by configurable key binding?
