Zettlr: [QUESTION] What modifier key for links in the editor?

[nathanlesage]

Dear community,

I've got a question. Since the linux distributions that are reserving Alt+Click for some window dragging functionality are not as rare as I expected, and additionally, as many people are used to Cmd/Ctrl+Clicking on special links (as in Word or LibreOffice), I'm currently split between two options of mitigating the Alt+Click-problem for those linux distros:

1. Add a "compatibility" switch to the settings, allowing the affected users to switch from Alt as the necessary modifier key to Ctrl
2. Generally switch to Cmd/Ctrl as the modifier key for following internal and external links, and initiating tag searches

Opinions?

[samarulmeu]

Maybe you can consider using Super+Click with the Super key as explained here.

[nathanlesage]

That wouldn't work on Windows machines, because on Windows, pressing the super key opens up Cortana or the Start menu :/

Maybe an option 3:

• Use Cmd on macOS
• Use Super on Linux distributions
• Use Ctrl on Windows distributions

…? But then again we would need some numbers so that we can estimate which key would provide the least friction on each system.

[samarulmeu]

I think that your proposal could be a viable option. But I think you need more input from Windows users.
I also use macOS and Cmd is ok.

[nathanlesage]

Yeah, let's hope some people come around so that this gets started. But I think that after all, I will enable such a switch for the time being so that people like you can actually work with it until we get to a final solution.

[Shandi97]

I use both Windows and Linux (ubuntu budgie). Haven't had any problems with alt. The super key could work. But I would prefer consistency across platforms, so maybe ctrl?

[nathanlesage]

Yes, consistency would be great. Can you tell me if ctrl yields any problems on Windows or Linux? I'll test on macOS and if everything works fine, I'll start implementing it!

[nathanlesage]

I had a better idea: I've kept the Alt-key, and added the Ctrl-key as a second option, so you can use whatever you like! Please share your experiences during the beta phase! :)

[samarulmeu]

After testing the new beta release (v1.2.0-beta.1) I think that you've made the right choice. It's perfect and you may close this issue.
Thank you for your great job!

[nathanlesage]

Thank you! I'll leave this issue open for a while just to be sure, but I'll keep the Alt/Ctrl-double-solution :)