Re: feature request, git-gui: add hotkey to toggle amend/new

From: Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com>
Date: Sep 3, 2019, 12:45 UTC
Message-ID: <20190903124541.2p5hmknolh2dwqh5@yadavpratyush.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGr--=Jn87r_ySYkZmtqUBA40+fwdn0MbuN6_LNDO4mOWyoKTg@mail.gmail.com>

On 03/09/19 07:37AM, Birger Skogeng Pedersen wrote:

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> On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 10:15 PM Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > does Control-Tab works for traversal?
> 
> 
> Bert,
> 
> Control+Tab works for traversal, but as a means to toggle new/amend
> it's very tedious. I have to press Ctrl+Tab 9 times to select "new"
> and 10 times to select "Amend"(!). Then 1 or 2 more times to go back
> to the input area.
> I sincerely doubt that this is your preferred method of switching
> between new/amend. At this point we're better of letting go of the
> keyboard and use the mouse, which is what I'm trying to avoid.

 
Can you try doing a Shift+Tab? For me on Linux, if I hit Shift+Tab, it 
immediately takes me to the "Amend last commit" option. Then I can press 
space to select it and Tab again to get back to the commit message.

Also, since we are on this topic, how about making the "Amend last commit" button a toggle instead? This would act as a "turn amend mode on/off" button. Since "Amend last commit" and "New Commit" are mutually exclusive, a single toggle to switch between those modes makes sense to me.

> > I think this is short enough, so that wasting a Letter is not 
> > justified here.
> I (also) often amend commits, so having a hotkey for this is quite a
> necessity imo.

Assuming the above works for you, do you still feel the need for a dedicated binding for amends?

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Regards,
Pratyush Yadav