In "Directory Hotlist" the keyboard right button has stopped working for the final destination

[mc-butler]

Important

This issue was migrated from Trac:

Origin	https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/3221
Reporter	birdie (aros@….com)

In earlier MC releases you could change to a final destination directory of your personal Directory Hotlist using the right button.

In MC 4.8.12 it's only possible via the Return (Enter) key.

Please, bring back the old functionality. Using the right key is a lot more convenient and fast.

Note

Original attachments:

• keyboard.png (raw) by birdie (aros@….com) on Jun 14, 2014 at 9:21 UTC

[mc-butler]

Changed by birdie (aros@….com) on Jun 14, 2014 at 9:21 UTC

• Attachment keyboard.png (raw) added

The Right Key (along with left up and down)

[mc-butler]

Changed by andrew_b (@aborodin) on Jun 14, 2014 at 13:13 UTC (comment 1)

• Milestone 4.8.13 deleted
• Resolution set to wontfix
• Status changed from new to closed

See #3045.

[mc-butler]

Changed by birdie (aros@….com) on Jun 14, 2014 at 18:39 UTC (comment 2)

• Status changed from closed to reopened
• Resolution wontfix deleted

These two bugs have no relationship whatsoever.

The bug you're referring to is about VFS.

This bug is about the keyboard behavior in "Directory Hotlist".

What the hell?

[mc-butler]

Changed by andrew_b (@aborodin) on Jun 15, 2014 at 7:15 UTC (comment 2.3)

• Status changed from reopened to closed
• Resolution set to wontfix

Replying to birdie:

This bug is about the keyboard behavior in "Directory Hotlist".

What the hell?

Open your eyes: [0eb1f6f].

[mc-butler]

Changed by birdie (aros@….com) on Jun 15, 2014 at 8:37 UTC (comment 4)

• Resolution wontfix deleted
• Status changed from closed to reopened

Can you please make this thing configurable? Or at least tell us how can I patch the sources to bring back the old behaviour?

Your commit explains almost everything aside from the fact that I don't mind that "Directory Hotlist" gets closed on final "Right".

Besides, from the commit message:

"Now 'Right' key is used only for 2) case and ignored in 1) and 2) cases."

Firstly, I don't get it as you made a mistake in the wording.

Secondly, why is closing a dialog using "Right" being inconsistent? Who decided that?

Thirdly, when I browse filesystem/VFS, I've never used the Right key. I "Enter" the directories I'm interested in. This is entirely different for "Directory Hotlist".

Fourthly, why do these two disconnected features share the same keyboard shortcuts? It makes zero sense.

Please, leave "Directory Hotlist" alone and make the Right key _just_ for this dialog a key which proceeds to the final destination. Don't make our lives harder.

Thank you.

[mc-butler]

Changed by birdie (aros@….com) on Jun 15, 2014 at 12:06 UTC (comment 5)

Besides, you never know when to hit "Enter". Are you on a last level of your Directory Tree or not? That's bloody confusing.

My muscle memory memory hates you. If you have several items reachable by a different number of "Right" keys, one should also memorize when to hit Enter and when to hit Right.

Is it

right -> enter?

or

right-> right -> enter?

or

right -> right-> right -> enter?

Damn, damn, damn!

If you are hell-bent on not having the "Right" key to work as _normally_ expected, totally _remove_ this key handling.

[mc-butler]

Changed by andrew_b (@aborodin) on Jun 18, 2015 at 18:31 UTC (comment 6)

• Priority changed from blocker to major
• Milestone set to Future Releases

[mc-butler]

Changed by zaytsev (@zyv) on Jun 25, 2015 at 18:48 UTC (comment 7)

I think right key == enter for this windows can be brought back for Lynx-motion mode only, andrew_b, how about that? In this mode right is consistently used to change to directories...