Re: Command Buffer for Accessing Menus

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On Jun 12, 2007, at 9:36 PM, ricardo colon wrote:

> For example, let's say Ardour has a menu called "Automation".
> You would type something like Ctrl-X and then type in "Automation".
> The Automation menu would directly pop-up. You wouldn't have to go
> through Tools -> Midi -> Automation or anything like that.
>
> "Automation" would be the full-length keyword. To make things quicker,
> you could have a "full name" and maybe a shorter name. So for example,
> you could type "Ctrl-X automation" or "Ctrl-X atm". and it would mean
> the same thing.
>
> Even better, you could assign common command buffer commands to a
> single key. So you could bind "Ctrl-X atm" to Ctrl-F1 or something
> similar.

Perhaps i'm missing something.   Provided the application sets up its  
mnemonics correctly, how is your proposal superior to what we already  
have?

   Press Alt
      Press t to open Tools menu
      Press m to open Midi submenu
      Press a to open Automation submenu
      Press whatever key corresponds to the mnemonic on what you  
want there
   Release Alt



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