Bug 441249

Summary:	Add additional VLC and Winamp-style keyboard shortcuts for playback and volume
Product:	[Applications] Elisa	Reporter:	empyreal <empyreal>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Matthieu Gallien <matthieu_gallien>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	20.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description empyreal 2021-08-20 15:57:13 UTC

Why such playback shortcuts like Ctrl + Left/Right. It’s much better to make Z - prev, X - stop, C - pause, V - play, B - next or at least like in VLC: N – next, P – prev. Left/Right may be Rewind, Up/Down - volume. Space – stop/play is OK.

Implement best Winamp features into Elisa, especially shortcuts and files/folder options. 20 year old Winamp 5 Lite still rocks good with Wine and it’s simply best in terms of functionality.

Comment 1 empyreal 2021-08-25 20:42:13 UTC

I suggest following shortcuts for all players:
Z - prev track
X - rewind
C - in Elisa reserved for Stop and move to start of current track function
V - forward
B - next track
Space - Stop/Pause
Try it yourself and feel the control =)
Volume can be managed by Left and Right keys or by + and -
F12 or Ctrl + Shift + K - Configure keyboard chortcuts in Elisa - depending on default shortcut for this function in KDE applications

Do not use Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Meta + Key shortcuts for playback controls, because it is torture and makes no sense. Such keybindings may be needed for specific functions.