Shortcut-extention

[Anonymous]

Having just downloaded a demo of hippo-edit, I tried to find out, if it is possible to define some shortcuts, I am used to, for certain commands like 'set position 3' or 'jump to position 3'.

Using C++Builder's editor (from Borland/Codegear) quite a lot (and loving it), I tried to emulate this.
As example setting a position 'n' (0-9) you have to press CTRL-K and afterwards the digit-key 'n' (i.e. for defining current cursor-position as position 3: CTRL-K 3)

If I have not overseen something, defining such sequences of keystrokes (1) CTRL-K (2) 3 is not possible to define in HippoEdit, is it?

I really would like the opportunity to use more than one keystroke as definable command. At first place, because than it would be possible to emulate the most used editor. But also, because with this it would be much easier to self-define some sequences without interfering with standard-key-settings. So for example I could define my own, perhaps sophisticated, settings to a shortcut, beginning all with e.g. CTRL-M.

Thank you,

Michael

[alex]

Hi Michael,

welcome on forum.

no such multi keystroke shortcuts are not supported by HippoEDIT right now. I have them in my todo list (they also used in Visual Studio) but have not time yet to implement them. Also demand of this feature for HippoEDIT was not very high, because mostly you need this if there are huge number of commands and not enough shortcuts And this is was not a case for HippoEDIT before.

But now, when you can assign shortcut not only for commands but also for Tools, Templates, Help Items and soon for scripts this can get higher priority. Also, another side you have mentioned, that with this it would be possible to create compatible to any IDE keyboard schemes.

I would check how much effort is to implement this, and maybe would be done in 1.50, but after all planned features.

Best regards,
Alex.