Tdesktop: Additional shortcut key options for sending messages

Created on 6 May 2017 · 10Comments · Source: telegramdesktop/tdesktop

Enhancement Suggestion

Shortcut keys for sending messages currently support either 'Enter' or 'Ctrl+Enter' for PCs and 'Command + Enter' for Macs.
Due to the differences between keyboard layouts of PCs and Macs, would it be possible to add 'Alt+Enter' as an additional shortcut key for PCs.
This is a big convenience for those of us who switch between both devices often as the location of 'Alt+Enter' on PC keyboards is the same with 'Command+Enter' on Mac keyboards.
Thank you.

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Canis-Enigmas

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Or maybe it could be changed to any with custom shortcut system

stek29 on 9 May 2017

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maybe it can be changed to a multiple selection like some programs allows.
IE
Enter.
Alt+Enter
Control+Enter
Control+Alt+Enter.

Aokromes on 8 May 2017

Or maybe it could be changed to any with custom shortcut system

stek29 on 9 May 2017

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Personally, I actually prefer 'Shift+Enter' from the old Trillian days and you can't get any more universal than that combination. But I guess that might be asking a bit too much?
Updated the title to better reflect suggestions here.

Canis-Enigmas on 9 May 2017

There is shortcuts-custom.json file in tdata/tdata folder inside TDesktop's current folder, so in theory your issue might be solved in future if send_message action will be added to custom shortcuts list.

MasterGroosha on 10 May 2017

Yes, alt+enter is standard on Mac I think, would be great not having to use a different shortcut in Telegram only.

tiktuk on 21 Dec 2017

Yeah stek29, something like a lot of games where you can select any shortcut https://i.imgur.com/gqsl81f.png

Aokromes on 2 Jan 2018

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how about to rename this to "Custom shortcuts system" and put here
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/4258
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/2012

Aokromes on 6 Jan 2018

maybe

https://doc.qt.io/archives/qq/qq14-actioneditor.html
https://github.com/bjorn/tiled/commit/c1a48ad13b812d6531b372ec8295b19a769257d9

can help someone to create one pull request implementing custom user shortcuts allowing everyone to setup every shortcut they want.

Aokromes on 22 Dec 2019

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