I'd like to suggest adding an option to disable Alt menu navigation. By this I mean the standard behavior in windowed guis where hitting the Alt key focuses the menu, and pressing a letter activates the option where that letter is underlined. E.g. alt-f actives the File menu in Everything.
Reason for this being that using an alt-* hotkey to bring up Everything, especially with the search field focused, leads to accidental random menu activations instead of searching. You hit alt-something and start typing your search, but if you let go of the hotkey the wrong way, you're in alt menu navigation instead of the search field. alt-down letter-down alt-up letter-up focuses the search field, but alt-down letter-down letter-up alt-up enters menu navigation. Wanting to work fast, I end up doing the wrong move half the time.
I'm aware it's a rather niche request but this is the UX I believe anyone using an alt-* hotkey faces.
Love Everything though, it's been a better way for me to open folders than explorer is for years, thanks for making it
Option to disable menu navigation by Alt key to avoid hotkey conflict
Re: Option to disable menu navigation by Alt key to avoid hotkey conflict
Thank you for your feedback Marnes,
I will consider an option to disable the menu key.
Thank you for your suggestion.
I will consider an option to disable the menu key.
Thank you for your suggestion.
Re: Option to disable menu navigation by Alt key to avoid hotkey conflict
Everything 1.5.0.1344a adds a menu_key_action setting.
To disable the menu key:
To disable the menu key:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
menu - Select menu_key_action.
- Set the value to: None.
- Click OK.