On Apr 29, 2005, at 11:11 AM, Allan Odgaard wrote:
but then again, I wouldn't think anyone would tab to the project drawer! ;)
perhaps, then, you don't realize how practical the project drawer *is* (even for keyboard junkies like myself) ;-)
my use pattern is this:
- I work in a file and realize I need to open another one, because it's related to the one I'm working on (not really esoteric here, so far...) - if the document is open already, I use the command-alt-arrow combo to open the tab - if not, I either hit Command-t and get what I need - or I hit ctrl-tab, use the up, down and right arrows to navigate to the file I need and hit return: now, it's open in the text area -
obviously, the next thing i want to do is work with the file, now I have to press shift-ctrl (not the most ergonmic key-combo under the sun)
so, perhaps an easier and more elegant solution would be to return the focus to the text area after hitting return in project drawer... if I want to stay in the drawer, I just hit ctrl-tab again to return and continue.
the project drawer beats command-t hands down in cases where files are grouped in one folder but have lots of different names - plus, if that folder is already expanded, I *see* the file and just want to reach it - without the mouse.
should I start to worry that I've begun to obsess about such little workflow related things? is this a known medical condition? *g*
best regards,
tom -- Tom Lazar, http://tomster.org