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Discussion on: Keyboard shortcuts discoverability

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Rafi • • Edited

Having a command palette like vscode would help.

command palette

  1. It helps users to search for keyboard short cuts easily and use them
  2. Even if the user does not remember the shortcut they could always type cmd + p and go that command
  3. Displaying all the keyboard shortcut at once might overwhelm users (unless they are looking for some reference sheet of all shortcuts)
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Andrew Bone •

I like the idea of having a searchable command palette, ctrl/cmd + p would overwrite the default print command which some people may use on posts (maybe?).

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Rafi •

Yes it might interfere with print command but only when the user are in the page. I think it could be alt + space or ctrl + space .

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Andrew Bone • • Edited

I could see pressing alt + space or something opening a spotlight experience in the centre of the screen. Something like this.

EDIT:
Hmm, jsfiddle is not loading for me here's a link

jsfiddle.net/link2twenty/1nqLx3fg/