[digiKam-users] Simple keyboard shortcut question

[Chris Deuchar]

And I'll second that request!

Chris D

On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 at 15:00, <ajaxx at tase.com> wrote:

> i try hard to find answers on my own.  But after reading the digiKam
> Handbook, the shortcut configura-
> tion in KDE applications page and more than a few searches, I am still
> confused.
>
> I want to use the Preview window for culling and tagging.  I select Tags
> or delete images (toolbar button) with the mouse (right-handed).  With my
> left, I want to move forward (next picture) and back (previous picture) via
> keyboard shortcuts.  I know there is a forward (>) and back (<) on the left
> side of the Preview window, but I don't want to move the mouse across the
> screen while I could do it faster and more comfortably with my left hand
> and a keyboard shortcut.  The default shortcuts are Alt+Left and
> Alt+Right.  Both of these defaults makes me reach all the way across to the
> right-hand side of the keyboard and using the Alt+ is uncomfortable.
>
> My thought was, use "b" for back and "f" for forward.  They are much
> better for my left hand.
>
> I set a custom key "b" for back and saved it.
>
> In Preview, when I hit "b" digiKam moves my sub-album selection to the top
> album. Not what I expected.
>
> All this is to say, can I use single key strokes like b and f as
> shortcuts?  (and how do I do it...)
>
> digiKam 7.8.0 / MariaDB 10.10 / Windows 10
>
> Thanks
>
>
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