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How about F4 and the mouse?   [Wish]

By: Dan LeGate       
Date: Mar 24,2022 at 22:44
In Response to: How about F4 and the mouse? (Ben Kent)

> > Okay, I know I've made this request before, and I honestly don't
> > remember the arguments for/against, but I would LOVE to see the
> ability
> > to re-define the key combination Ctrl-Insert for copying
> filenames/paths.
> > Or even an *additional* key to activate it.
> >
> > The INSERT key doesn't exist on Mac keyboards, and having to remap
> it
> > is often problematic, depending on whether you are local, VMware,
> Remote
> > Desktop, etc. and some clients/environments just don't support it
> well.
> > Yes, I've used OSK (On Screen Keyboard) when necessary, but that's
> > onerous as well.
> >
> > Any chance we could use a normal alphabet key (if any available) to
> > work for this? I'm okay with CTRL or ALT, or whatever, just
> *something*
> > that would allow this headache to go away. Or even a number key?
> Ctrl-1
> > thru Ctrl-10?
> >
> > And if I'm totally clueless and we can already do this, please clue
> me
> > in.
> >
> > Thanks so much for considering!
> >
> > Dan
>
> Dan
>
> If you have the mouse enabled in ZTree, then if Ins was on the Ctrl
> menu, you could do F4 on the keyboard, and click Ins with the mouse,
> which wouldn't need any new keys to be defined.
>
> So that would be a ZEP for "Please add INS to the CTRL menu"
>
> There are a number of invisable commands, that could be added to the
> menus, if the console is wide enough, which would have to be the case for
> file window Ctrl-Ins.
>
> Ben

Indeed, that would be acceptable. Still would prefer a key since I use mostly keyboard other than when I need to Alt-Space, Edit select/copy.

But, yes, this would at least offer me *something* when I'm caught on a remote session that offers zero key mapping abilities. haha

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