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App menu bar shortcut suggestions

Jordi Moragues · started 2017-12-21 01:17 · updated 2019-06-12 23:08

Here are some suggestions for the app menu bar in the new Next update:

  • Replace the symbols for modifier keys like Shift and Control with the actual words (or abbreviations like Ctrl). The current symbols are Mac based and it took me a bit to realise that the "command" symbol (which I don't have) is meant to be the Ctrl key.

  • Replace Redo's shortcut with Ctrl+Y instead of Ctrl+Shift+Z. It's easier and more standard.

  • Add Cut/Copy/Paste as entries on the Edit menu, above Undo and Redo, with their shortcuts (Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) for cases where their shortcuts don't work.

Comments (2)

2017-12-21 15:19 · 2017-12-21

All caps? I think "Ctrl" would look easier on the eyes and take less space for longer menu items.

2019-06-12 23:08 · 2019-06-12

In the app menu bar, on the Edit menu, the Shortcut for "Redo" is still shown as Ctrl+Shift+Z, although it was changed to Ctrl+Y. In fact, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Z still works for redoing. Can you just write Ctrl+Y on the edit menu and eliminate Ctrl+Shift+Z from the menu and the keyboard shortcut itself? Why have two shortcuts for just one function? It feels messy and unfinished.