Hackerskeyboard: Ctrl-A doesn't work anymore

[CSDragon]

Somehow it got disabled and shows a pop up saying it's disabled but there doesn't seem to be a way to re-enable it. There are no setttings in the Hacker's Keyboard app

[CSDragon]

Hmm, apparently the settings is hidden away on the vertical keypad only under select keyboard. It is neither in the app nor on the horizontal keypad, which are the two places a powe-user would look. You should probably at least add settings to the app.

But still how did Ctrl-A get disabled? I didn't do that.

[tinydynamite00]

The default ^a key binding was switched to ^-ALT-a to avoid conflict as that key binding is interpreted by some apps (and Windows) as «select all». You can revert to the old key binding in Android Settings > Language & Keyboards > Virtual keyboard (Android 7.0+).

[CSDragon]

Of course it's select all, what else would it be? That's what it was before. That's like saying ctrl-v is disabled because it might accidentally paste something

[tinydynamite00]

The way to fix it still stands ;)

[CSDragon]

Still, it makes no sense to disable a basic functionality of a keyboard

[CSDragon]

Also: changing the settings for the default Virtual Keyboard (Android 7.0+) wouldn't change the Hacker's Keyboard. I was able to find the Hacker's Keyboard settings in Language & Keyboards though, and change it there.

Also, I have Samsung, so I don't even get the Virtual Keyboard (Android 7.0+), my phone came with the Samsung keyboard.

[TPS]

@CSDragon You ___really___ need to read #487 & issues referred therein to realize why _this_ issue will end up Won't Fix/Revert.

[CSDragon]

So what people accidentally hit Ctrl-A because they have fat fingers? Give THEM the option to disable it. Don't auto-disable it for the rest of us. And then hide the option to change it back in the Android System menus instead of the Hacker's Keyboard options.

Ctrl-A is one of the most important basic keyboard shortcuts. How can the Hacker's Keyboard be a true PC keyboard if it doesn't act like a PC keyboard 100% of the time by default.

[KingRider]

I think only root is work (ctrl+alt+a) :( .. i try not work and no root! my android 7.1

[klausw]

There's an option to change it back to the original behavior, but I'm going to keep the default to require Ctrl-Alt-A. Yes, some people may not like it, but I do think that the risk of inadvertent data loss due to an accidental "select all" was significant enough to make it worth changing. It's easier to hit Ctrl-A by accident on the soft keyboard than it would be on a physical layout.