Questions tagged [keyboard-shortcuts]
key combinations that allow quick access to certain functionality, often used for power users or command line interfaces.
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Are there any recent studies of the "Keyboard vs Mouse"-issue?
Back in the late 80's, Apple Human Interface concluded that the mouse is faster than the keyboard, objectively. But also that every test person subjectively thought that the keyboard was faster.
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Why CTRL + C multiple times [duplicate]
I have recently noticed that I press CTRL + C more than once, even if I know that the file has been copied to the clipboard. But I press CTRL + X or CTRL + V only once.
Why do I do this? Is this ...
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Keyboard shortcut for "Submit form"
I use a form maybe 100 times a day. I can tab between the fields with no problem but most of the time I don't have to fill out the entire form and would like to submit it without having to touch the ...
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What is the best way to get users to discover and learn keyboard shortcuts
In a mouse driven desktop application, with a ribbon style interface and which has no menubar, what is the best way for users to learn about the shortcuts and accelerators which can help a user work ...
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How should keyboard mnemonics be localized?
Is there a standard approach to localizing (internationalize) keyboard mnemonics?
For example, in Windows Notepad in English, if the user types Alt+E then P, the Edit menu opens and then the Paste ...
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If the 'delete' key deletes, what key inserts?
I have an application with a standard data grid in which each row represents an object.
Our current application uses F6 and F7 for add and delete, respectively. I'd like to keep these around for our ...
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Should pressing Ctrl+C with nothing selected really clear your clipboard / copy the whole line?
It seems a bit counter-intuitive to me that in many text editors / IDEs, pressing Ctrl+C with nothing selected, clears your clipboard, or replaces it with whatever is on the same line as the caret.
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Why does backspace go back a page? This behavior is so frustrating!
When using a browser, like Firefox, I appreciate that I can easily navigate my tab history with Alt+← (for back) and Alt+→ (for forward.) That makes perfectly good sense to me, and I've used that ...
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Are there any guidelines concerning the use of Alt, Ctrl and Shift keys?
I'm designing a complex product to be used in a professional setting, and I'd like to create keyboard shortcuts to the various functions. Are there any guidelines to help me decide when should I use ...
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Will a Paste button increase usability?
There comes cases where it's quite obvious that users are most likely to copy and paste a value into a given text-box. One of those cases is a URL fields.
This made me thinking of adding a paste ...
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Patterns for keyboard accessible drop down lists
Are there any standard keyboard shortcuts for making drop down lists appear? (in any kind of software, not just web based.)
I'm going to write some JavaScript to make the drop down lists (select and ...
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Where should pasted objects in a drawing application be placed?
We are creating a drawing application where users can add shapes to a canvas. They can cut/copy/paste via keyboard shortcut or context menu. For the context menu, it's pretty clear that the pasted ...
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Keyboard shortcuts on non-QWERTY keyboard layouts
I've been using the Dvorak keyboard layout for a few years, and something that's always bothered me is keyboard shortcuts. On a QWERTY keyboard copy and paste are conveniently positioned as Ctrl+C and ...
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Is there any research into the cost of switching between using a keyboard and a mouse?
My intuition and own experience tells me keyboard shortcut keys can be faster than using the mouse. However, some tasks like browsing the internet or a folder hierarchy truly benefit from using a ...
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Alt key shortcuts anymore?
Do standard users use Alt key shortcuts for controls such as buttons anymore?
eg. an OK button could have a shortcut of Alt-K which would be the same as pressing it.
Any control on a form or window ...
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What is the usage rate for users navigating form input fields via the 'tab' key vs. mouse clicks?
On my current project, we are debating the usage of replacing input fields (checkboxes, radio buttons, and select dropdowns) with styled choices via javascript. However, it breaks the support of ...
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Should a web-based non-modal dialog prevent users from leaving it via keyboard access?
Say that a dialog is non-modal, meaning that a user can use the mouse to interact with elements outside of the dialog without closing it.
Does this also mean that the user should also be able to ...
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Starting Instant Search as you type
This is something I've implemented in a Game Library application, the ability to type a letter or a number and have the search box go instantly into focus and search through your library as you type. ...
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