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Re: Key shortcuts in Repo Browser

From: Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:45:35 +0100

wolfenstein204-tsvn_at_yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Firstly TortoiseSVN and SVN itself are fantastic examples of rock-solid
> and highly usable open-source software. However I have a small
> niggle/suggestion.
>
> When in the Repository Browser, I would like to be able to press the
> initial letter(s) of an entry to select it. For example, if I am in the
> middle of the tree somewhere, and type "Ab", it should jump to the next
> open node whose name begins with "Ab".
>
> This would allow me to navigate the browser using keystrokes alone - I
> would use this, in combination with left/right arrows to expand/collapse
> nodes. This is common behaviour for power users whose "hands are faster
> than the eye" and avoid keyboard-to/from-mouse arm motion.
>
> This is how the tree of folders in an Explorer window works, and as
> Tortoise is a shell integration, it makes a lot of sense for Tortoise's
> own windows to have the same paradigm, especially seeing as SVN is a
> folder metaphor and the repo-browser mirrors an Explorer window's node tree.
>
> Furthermore, sometimes I inadvertantly try this, but press one of the
> shortcuts that dismisses the window (e.g. 'O'). This happens sometimes
> after spending time navigating into the tree, time lost when the window
> closes and I have to open it again.
>
> (I reported this a very long time ago but it didn't meet with agreement,
> but I think this is a more compelling argument. Please reply to my
> email address, as I am not on the mailing list).

Try a nightly build - the repository browser has been completely
rewritten, and what you want is already working.

Stefan

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