keyboard shortcut to remove track from playlist / crate / auto DJ

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Reported by: foss-4
Date: 2019-12-14T18:50:08Z
Status: Confirmed
Importance: Wishlist
Launchpad Issue: lp1856402
Tags: keyboard, usability
Attachments: mbp.jpg

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Currently

Removing a track form auto dj requires users to right-click and select "Remove" from the contextual menu.

Expected

Would be nice to have a keyboard short cut for this so tracks can be easily removed without having to resort to the mouse / trackpad. For macOS cmd+backspace would be the expected shortcut.

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Commented by: daschuer
Date: 2019-12-14T21:25:01Z

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Why not just using the del key?
This is the way it is implemented in:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/tree/jmigual-library-redesign

It this is a case, this is a duplicate from:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/1227676
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Commented by: foss-4
Date: 2019-12-15T00:41:25Z
Attachments: mbp.jpg

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Commented by: foss-4
Date: 2019-12-15T00:45:26Z

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Isn't the key with the <- arrow above the enter key the "backspace" key? Other keyboard layouts call it "Delete" key. Pressing that key does not remove a track form the auto dj tracklist.

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Commented by: daschuer
Date: 2019-12-15T10:11:36Z

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Ah, I see. Apple has replaced the del key with cmd+backspace on compact keyboards.

I guess this is delivered as "del" key into Mixxx. We have to check.
Can you, append https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/1227676
Accordingly?

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Commented by: foss-4
Date: 2019-12-15T10:26:19Z

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@daniel, what do you mean with "append" in this case? https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/1227676 was referring to a linux setup. so keeping both bugs would make sense as a fix for macOS may not fix the linux problem and vice versa, right?

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Commented by: daschuer
Date: 2019-12-15T11:11:28Z

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Yes, I am afraid that this bug will only get fixed halve way if we have two.
To see the whole picture at once prefere to have one bug.
Alternative we can crosslink them.
What do you think?

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Commented by: foss-4
Date: 2019-12-15T11:23:51Z

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Sure, crosslinking sounds sane. I have no idea how to do that on launchpad other than mentioning the bug which I have now done on #⁠1227676

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Commented by: mevsme
Date: 2020-07-19T12:38:43Z

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Del key doesn't work for me in mixxx 2.4.0 alpha on Win 7 x64. Other hotkeys are working fine.

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Duplicate of #7176