Re: proposed patch: hotkeys in hotlist

["Andrew V. Samoilov" <kai cmail ru>]

bulia byak wrote:
> I have patched hotlist.c so that the hotlist window now displays and reacts to hotkeys for entries, similarly to the 
> "f2" user menu. The hotkeys are read and stored as an optional field in the hotlist file, e.g.:
>
> ENTRY "home" URL "/home/me" HOTKEY "h"

It will be more consistent and usable to use some special key to 
highlight hotkey like '&' in the menus:

ENTRY "&home" URL "/home/me"

> It's backwards compatible in that the users with no HOTKEY fields in this file will not notice any difference, the hotlist will work as usual for them. 
>
> The only problem is that the user must select hotkeys so that they do not clash with the keys that activate the buttons at the bottom of 
> the window. However, if this happens, the list hotkeys just get the priority and nothing bad happens. For example, I have used 
> "c" as a hotkey in the list, so now I cannot press "c" to activate the "Cancel" button - but I don't need it 
> anyway, so it's not a problem (and when I need it, I can go to it using Tab).
>
> I use the hotlist a lot, and with hotkeys it became much "hotter" and easier to use. So please discuss this, 
> and if interested, I will post the patch for inclusion into mc.