RE: shift=and-close-the-current-folder?

[Murray Cumming Comneon com]

Shaun McCance wrote:
> What about Alt as the modifier for close-window-behind-me?  I 
> know that doesn't work well with Alt-Down (since you can't 
> very well double up on the modifier key), but doesn't Enter 
> also open the selected folder?  In which case, Alt-Enter 
> could open the folder and close the parent folder behind.

Quoting myself again, this time from the related metacity bug:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127396

Note that I am now suggesting Shift-Alt-Down again instead of Ctrl-Alt-Down.

"
1. We would like *-Arrow because that allows very easy File Manager
navigation.

For instance, you can do Down, Down, Down (to select the 3rd
item),Alt-Down (to open it), Down, Down (to select the 2nd item in the
2nd window), Alt-Down (to open that one too. This already works.
It's nicer than Down, Down, Enter because you then take your
right-hand off the arror keys to press Enter.

We would just like to add Ctrl-Alt-Up/Down to say "Open and close the
current one". That is also more logical than pressing a completely
different key because you are just slightly modifying the behaviour of
the Alt-Down open-this-item key combination.

This is all very familiar to Mac users, and has proven to be very
useful. It make a very significant impact on usablility, particular
with the spatial file manager. It's hard to persuade you without
showing it to you on a Mac, but I am convinced that, if we implement
it, it will be far more loved in future than any funky WM keybinding.
"

I would expect shift-enter to do the same as shift-alt-down.

Murray Cumming
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