Keybind Status Bar

[766F6964]

I propose adding a dynamic status bar to display available keyboard shortcuts.
This would allow see keybinds without needing to consult the documentation just to figure out what keybind does what.

Proposal:

• A single-line status bar at the bottom of the interface, underneath the tabview, similar to those in text editors like Vim.
• An command-line flag, e.g. --keybind-status-bar, could be added to allow users to show/hide the statusbar.
• The bar would be contextual, showing only the keybinds relevant to the currently active tab. For example, in the playback tab, it would display shortcuts for muting (m) or increasing/decreasing volume with 1, 2, 3 .. where as in other tabs, different keybinds would be shown.

I think this would overall improve usability.

[766F6964]

Welp, I just learned about ? showing keybinds - but maybe the fact that I didn't know about this keybind shows that a statusbar could be useful 😉
Also, that way the keybinds would be constantly not just in a popup, that needs to be closed again before using the app.

[oliverpool]

I totally agree.

Personally I really like how lazygit does it: one single line, of which the content changes depending on the context, for the most used keybindings: