# [PATCH] gitk: bind <F5> key to Update (reread commits)

2 messages from 2007-02-23 to 2007-02-23. Participants: Eric Wong, Shawn O. Pearce.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/6932

## Eric Wong, 2007-02-23 20:36

Subject: [PATCH] gitk: bind <F5> key to Update (reread commits)
Message-ID: <11722629943386-git-send-email-normalperson@yhbt.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/11722629943386-git-send-email-normalperson%40yhbt.net

```
I chose <F5> because it's also the key to reload the current
page in web browsers such as Konqueror and Firefox, so users
are more likely to be familiar with it.

Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
---
 gitk |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 9ddff3e..1cd2a8f 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ proc makewindow {} {
     bindkey <Key-Return> {findnext 0}
     bindkey ? findprev
     bindkey f nextfile
+    bindkey <F5> updatecommits
     bind . <Control-q> doquit
     bind . <Control-f> dofind
     bind . <Control-g> {findnext 0}
@@ -985,6 +986,7 @@ f		Scroll diff view to next file
 <Ctrl-plus>	Increase font size
 <Ctrl-KP->	Decrease font size
 <Ctrl-minus>	Decrease font size
+<F5>		Update
 } \
 	    -justify left -bg white -border 2 -relief sunken
     pack $w.m -side top -fill both
-- 
1.5.0.1.213.g509b

```

## Shawn O. Pearce, 2007-02-23 20:41

Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitk: bind <F5> key to Update (reread commits)
Message-ID: <20070223204113.GA27261@spearce.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070223204113.GA27261%40spearce.org
In-Reply-To: <11722629943386-git-send-email-normalperson@yhbt.net>

```
Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> wrote:
> I chose <F5> because it's also the key to reload the current
> page in web browsers such as Konqueror and Firefox, so users
> are more likely to be familiar with it.

It is also the key for rescan in git-gui.  :-)

Though I have to admit, I chose F5 there for the exact reason you
mention above.

-- 
Shawn.

```