Checklist
Feature description
Ensure that in every view (main folders list, flat media list, single folder listing, favorites, search results, single picture view, internal editor, internal video player, ...), the Menu key - be it internal or external - actually does open the menu.
Why do you want this feature?
Obviously, Fossify Gallery is mainly intended for touch use. However, keyboard accessibility is crucial for some, and should be provided at a basic level at least, to let keyboard users get along, and build later navigational improvements on a solid foundation.
Alas, as of Fossify Gallery 1.13.0, accessing the menu e. g. in the main folders list, flat media list, single folder listing, favorites or search results requires awkward, fickle Tab key sequences. And in single picture view or internal video player, the menu can't be accessed by keyboard at all.(*)
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unless there's some obscure trick that I'm missing - in that case, please let me know
Additional information
- Curiously enough, the top bar (including menu) in the main folders list view or flat media list view, as well as in single folder listings and search results, is auto focussed, therefore generally accessible already. The downside there is that focus can't be transferred away from it to navigate, select or operate on specific folders or media.
- Whilst important interactive elements should really get their own shortcuts (e. g.
Ctrl+F to focus the search input widget, or Del to move media to the recycle bin), a welcome side affect of being able to switch focus to the menu is that it may serve, for the time being, as an intermediary landing spot to then Tab your way to the remaining elements of the same widget bar. That's particularly helpful where the latter is inaccessible otherwise.
Checklist
Feature description
Ensure that in every view (main folders list, flat media list, single folder listing, favorites, search results, single picture view, internal editor, internal video player, ...), the Menu key - be it internal or external - actually does open the menu.
Why do you want this feature?
Obviously, Fossify Gallery is mainly intended for touch use. However, keyboard accessibility is crucial for some, and should be provided at a basic level at least, to let keyboard users get along, and build later navigational improvements on a solid foundation.
Alas, as of Fossify Gallery 1.13.0, accessing the menu e. g. in the main folders list, flat media list, single folder listing, favorites or search results requires awkward, fickle
Tabkey sequences. And in single picture view or internal video player, the menu can't be accessed by keyboard at all.(*)(*)
unless there's some obscure trick that I'm missing - in that case, please let me know
Additional information
Ctrl+Fto focus the search input widget, orDelto move media to the recycle bin), a welcome side affect of being able to switch focus to the menu is that it may serve, for the time being, as an intermediary landing spot to thenTabyour way to the remaining elements of the same widget bar. That's particularly helpful where the latter is inaccessible otherwise.