Hotkey menu idea - lazygit-like

[jackschedel]

Lazygit is probably my favorite CLI program from a HCI perspective. It's help menu is excellent.

Its help menu can be opened with ? and works as follows:

• Only the keybinds that could be pressed right now without error appear
• Shows hotkey and brief description of what they do (plus, most hotkeys are single letter keys, rather than a chord combination)
• Can use arrows to scroll through and enter to select, or can just press the hotkey
• Search filterable with /

[yorukot]

thanks for your suggestion!
I think the help menu is a great way to do this.I will add it before version 1.2!

But plus, most hotkeys are single letter keys, rather than a chord combination
I think I probably wouldn't change that. This is just personal preference.And users can customize the hotkeys they want according to their own preferences.

• Shows hotkey and brief description of what they do
• Can use arrows to scroll through
• Only the keybinds that could be pressed right now without error appear
• enter to select, or can just press the hotkey
• Search filterable with /

[jackschedel]

But plus, most hotkeys are single letter keys, rather than a chord combination
I think I probably wouldn't change that. This is just personal preference.And users can customize the hotkeys they want according to their own preferences.

Totally understand, just wanted to add context. Excited for the help menu!

[yorukot]

The prototype of the help menu has been completed, but about pressing / to search. I want to use / to enter commands.
For example / and enter sudo mv ./xx /bin/xx in the currently focused file panel

Or do you have an idea about what this hotkey should be?

[jackschedel]

If you already have a search file/etc keybind, just use that, and have it so that it filters down help if the help menu is opened.