Wire-desktop: Feature request: keyboard shortcut for switching conversations

[tnguyen14]

It would be great if I could switch between my conversations using the same keyboard shortcuts as tab switching, such as ctrl+tab and ctrl+shift+tab, or cmd+shift+] and cmd+shift+[ on macOS.

[maximbaz]

Just to point this out, the current shortcut is Alt+Shift+⬆/⬇.

Please join me in complaining that this is... _not the most convenient_ key combination :smile:
https://github.com/wireapp/wire-webapp/issues/733

[ghost]

@maximbaz Thanks for pointing out the shortcut. I had tried ctrl/alt+tab and was disappointed.

[tnguyen14]

@maximbaz hmm that combination isn't working for me. Are you on Windows or macOS?

[maximbaz]

These shortcuts are advertised to work on all platforms, including Web. I'm personally on Linux.

Previous Conversation   ⌥⌘↓ alt + shift + ↓
Next Conversation   ⌥⌘↑ alt + shift + ↓

Docs: https://support.wire.com/hc/en-us/articles/203673061-What-shortcuts-can-I-use-on-MacOS-Windows-and-Wire-for-Web-

[GopianiS]

Slack uses Ctrl+K which gives an input box to type the name of the chat/person and also shows a list of unread chats for convenience

[bennycode]

Very good input! Also configurable shortcuts would be nice (so that everyone can use his/her favorite).

Unfortunately our product owners don't plan to redesign keyboard shortcuts any time soon (https://github.com/wireapp/wire-webapp/issues/94#issuecomment-290714090). I will close this ticket here until we have other news.