Keyboard shortcuts listing on MacBook Air - incoherence

philja · Yesterday, 09:03 AM

Using Sigil 2.1.0 on my recently acquired MacBook.

Having been brought up on Windows and Linux, I'm slowly overcoming the cultural differences like, in Code View, finding the close tab red cross at the left hand edge of the tab instead of the right side. I thought today would be a good moment to make the same keyboard shortcuts on Mac as I'm using on Linux and Windows for the recently introduced 'focus' items.

I have learned that on a Mac, Cmd is the general equivalent to Ctrl on other platforms but I was surprised to find in the list of keyboard shortcuts, there are a load of Ctrl+Shift+'xyz' listed.

I was pleased to see that, and tried to introduce a Ctrl+Shift+B to focus on the Book Browser because the MacAir does have a Ctrl key. But Shift+Ctrl+ records as Meta+. The Mac Ctrl key has two functions, 'with shift' and 'without shift'.

So none of the Shift+Ctrl+xyz shortcuts listed under "preferences > keyboard shortcuts" in the Mac version of Sigil can possibly work.

Those same functions accessed from the menu bar drop-downs are correctly shown as Shift+Cmd+'xyz'.

Turtle91 · Yesterday, 09:07 AM

The user manual is in the process of being updated. If you'd like to volunteer check out this thread.

KevinH · Yesterday, 09:46 AM

No, Qt remaps the Apple Key to the Cntrl Key, and remaps others as well. This is to make all shortcuts cross platform. Where you see Ctrl use the Apple Key.

Qt has done this for over 15 years, so it will not be changed. This is why Ctrl+C to cut on Windows maps to Apple Key C on mac which is traditional on the mac platform.

odamizu · Yesterday, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtle91

The user manual is in the process of being updated. If you'd like to volunteer check out this thread.

This is already in the last version of the User Manual (2022). I added it myself, Mac user that I am

@philja: User Manual > Preferences chapter > Keyboard shortcuts — includes instructions on customizing Keyboard shortcuts to your liking. Download here: https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/guide/

Yesterday, 09:03 AM	#1
philja Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Europe EEC Device: none	Keyboard shortcuts listing on MacBook Air - incoherence Using Sigil 2.1.0 on my recently acquired MacBook. Having been brought up on Windows and Linux, I'm slowly overcoming the cultural differences like, in Code View, finding the close tab red cross at the left hand edge of the tab instead of the right side. I thought today would be a good moment to make the same keyboard shortcuts on Mac as I'm using on Linux and Windows for the recently introduced 'focus' items. I have learned that on a Mac, Cmd is the general equivalent to Ctrl on other platforms but I was surprised to find in the list of keyboard shortcuts, there are a load of Ctrl+Shift+'xyz' listed. I was pleased to see that, and tried to introduce a Ctrl+Shift+B to focus on the Book Browser because the MacAir does have a Ctrl key. But Shift+Ctrl+ records as Meta+. The Mac Ctrl key has two functions, 'with shift' and 'without shift'. So none of the Shift+Ctrl+xyz shortcuts listed under "preferences > keyboard shortcuts" in the Mac version of Sigil can possibly work. Those same functions accessed from the menu bar drop-downs are correctly shown as Shift+Cmd+'xyz'.

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Yesterday, 09:07 AM	#2
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,148 Karma: 18843349 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 15/11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	The user manual is in the process of being updated. If you'd like to volunteer check out this thread.

Yesterday, 09:46 AM	#3
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,948 Karma: 5449552 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	No, Qt remaps the Apple Key to the Cntrl Key, and remaps others as well. This is to make all shortcuts cross platform. Where you see Ctrl use the Apple Key. Qt has done this for over 15 years, so it will not be changed. This is why Ctrl+C to cut on Windows maps to Apple Key C on mac which is traditional on the mac platform.

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