cli/cli

Support for <ctrl>-jk (alternatively to arrows) for navigating options

gerard-sanroma opened this issue · 2 comments

gerard-sanroma commented

Describe the feature or problem you’d like to solve

Using arrows to navigate options disrupts the CLI workflow as it requires the right hand to move from home position.

Proposed solution

ctrl-j (down) and ctrl-k (up) are much more workflow preserving (as used in other well-known tools like fuzzy-finder).

Having this option in github CLI copilot would be beneficial for the user community.
Thanks!

williammartin commented

Thanks for opening, I think this is a duplicate of #1753.

Apparently, and this is new to me, there is some kind of option using ESC but your fingers would need to leave the home row for that as well, so doesn't seem like it solves your issue anyway.

If this isn't a duplicate, please reopen!

gerard-sanroma commented

Thanks for opening, I think this is a duplicate of #1753.

Apparently, and this is new to me, there is some kind of option using ESC but your fingers would need to leave the home row for that as well, so doesn't seem like it solves your issue anyway.

If this isn't a duplicate, please reopen!

Thanks for the pointer.. it is indeed duplicate.. I did search before posting but did not come across that issue.
Thanks also for the esc alternative. It is apparently also possible to use ctrl-[ (instead of esc) to enter vim-mode, so no need to leave home-row. But still, direct support for ctrl-j/k would be much better than additional key-press to enter vim-mode.