Devolutions ForumDevolutions Forum

Arrow navigation in navigation pane

Implemented

Arrow navigation in navigation pane

0 vote

avatar
lfudala

On Windows, I can navigate entries using the arrow keys. I assume this simply hasn't been implemented yet and is not a bug.

This is especially useful when you search for an entry which brings you deep into a tree. From there, you can left arrow out, collapsing sections as you go, until you get to the point in the tree you want to laterally move to.

  • Root
    • Folder1
      • SubFolder1
        • Session1
    • Folder2
      • SubFolder2
        • Session2


In this example, moving from one of the session entries to another can be done by pressing left twice to collapse towards root. Then, up or down as appropriate. Finally, you can press right to expand followed by down to navigate into the subfolder, and so on. This is extremely useful when you don't know an entry's name, but where it should be.

All Comments (3)

avatar
Jonathan Lafontaine

Hi,

It has, indeed, not been implemented.
However, you can move around with up/down and close/open folders with enter. It's not as fast as your feature but it can help navigate while we work on this particular feature.

Regards

Jonathan Lafontaine

avatar
lfudala

Thanks for that Jonathan. That does make it a bit easier in the interim.

avatar
Nicolas Parr

Hi lfudala,

A preliminary version of the feature will be available in our next release and that should be available in a week or 2. Unfortunately, due to some issues with our graphical user interface API, we could only implement windows-style tree navigation partially because pressing right/left to go down/up a level in the tree caused random crashes. You will still be able to press right/left to open/close a node. We will release a fix if we ever find a solution to the problem. You will be able to enable these alternative controls in Preferences>User Interface>Tree View with the "Windows-style navigation" check box.

Regards

Nicolas Parr