Version: 1.0.99 (using 4.00.83 (KDE 4.0.83 (KDE 4.1 Beta2), Kubuntu packages) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.24-19-generic I see that the current shortcut for opening a new tab in Dolphin is 3-keyed: CTRL+Shift+N May I suggest that in order to become more in flow with other browsers like konqueror and firefox .. is to switch it to the 'easier on the hand' and 'somehow more accessible' and more intuitive suggestion of Ctrl+T like this it will be the same as konqueror and same in firefox, you know .. to be more 'universal' ;) so we will have ctrl+n for new window and ctrl+t for new tab What do you think Peter?
Konqueror and Konsole in KDE use Ctrl+Shift+N, so if we change it in Dolphin we'd also have to change it for the other KDE applications... I just checked the KDE 3 version of Konqueror and also here Ctrl+Shift+N has been used. I personally don't like Ctrl+Shift+N myself, but won't change it until the other application maintainers agree. Maybe you can post your concerns at kde-usability@kde.org? Thanks!
hmmm .. do you have konqueror kde 4? try Ctrl-T there .. it works!! Strangely as you mention, also Ctrl+Shift+N works in konqueror kde 4, so konqueror kde 4 now has two keyboard shortcuts for new tabs!! Can't Dolphin implement that so it becomes similar to konqueror kde 4?
Ah, I was not aware about this. Yes, assigning an alternate shortcut is no problem, I'll implement this :-)
I have seen the kde-usability. Their website is pretty much outdated which makes me doubt if the project is still running. Nice to have the alternate shortcut Thank you.. since Ctrl-t is much easier. And making Ctrl-T the default will be more intuitive for new users .. while still not breaking the old 3-key one for old users who got used to it. Click File--> "New tab Ctrl-Shift-N" should perhaps read "New tab Ctrl-T" while preserving Ctrl-Shift-N in the background. Can I depend on you to contact konqueror and other maintainers to discuss the consistency of this issue? Or do you want me to contact them? We need to have a pretty much standardized shortcut for new tab in all kde-apps, so if konqueror maintainer is thinking about shifting to Ctrl-T as the default in the future then why not shift and make it a universal standard?
> Can I depend on you to contact konqueror and other maintainers > to discuss the consistency of this issue? Or do you want me to contact them? Sorry, I but I only have around 5 hours per week time for Dolphin and get around 10 bug reports/wish requests per day ;-) By using CTRL-T as alternative shortcut Dolphin is consistent with Konqueror and for me the issue is solved. Discussions about changing default shortcuts for KDE are mostly endless, so I won't jump into such a discussion myself ;-) > We need to have a pretty much standardized shortcut for new tab > in all kde-apps, so if konqueror maintainer is thinking about > shifting to Ctrl-T as the default in the future then why not > shift and make it a universal standard? The Konqueror maintainer (= David Faure) and I are in close contact. David would not make a change without giving me a note. The same is valid for the other direction: If I change a shortcut in Dolphin I check this with David. Anyhow we can not change a default shortcut in KDE without discussion in core-devel@kde.org...
SVN commit 825833 by ppenz: provide Ctrl+T as alternative shortcut to Ctrl+Shift+N for "New Tab" like Konqueror BUG: 165309 M +1 -1 dolphinmainwindow.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=825833