Resurfacing of a few navigation-related feature requests

[c10n]

Hi inukshuk, while I ramp up the using the Tropy, I noticed a few navigation-related usability wishes. After browsing through the forum and github issues, found some old feature requests too.

The use cases could be grouped into the followings:

1. Support movement between items / photos when glimpsing through a list of items
   This functions have already existed, would need some effort for enhancement.

   • Shortcut to open item on List view. (Right now <Enter> would open rename textbox instead open item view)
   • In List View with preview open: Keyboard navigation of quick look view #98 and Scroll through-all-items-images-in-a-list
     • Preview is not cross-platform, might take time to investigate and implement.

2. Navigation between browsing history
   This requires creating a new data to manage history and also UI (Both Visual and Shortcuts) to support. If there is already view history, could be first implement without UI.

   • Navigation back to previous item
   • Keep track of opened items and allow to navigate between them #856
   • In Project View: Show next/prev (or all) items from project view in item view #70

3. Support favorite or shortcut to jump to certain items.
   This also requires a new model to save and store user’s favorite, and UI. The navigation functionality depends on #2.

   • #554 Add global shortcuts to focus important components

I am wondering what’s the current status of these navigation-related features?

[c10n]

If there is too large a task to tackle in a release, is it possible to take on some low-hanging fruits?
One example would be:

• Shortcut to open item on List view. (Right now <Enter> would open rename textbox instead open item view), I am proposing <Shift+Enter> to open an item in the List view.

[inukshuk]

By list view, do you mean when you have Tropy’s project view open but the keyboard focus is on the lists (because you’re navigating the lists with the keyboard)? In that case Tab should move the focus to the items and Enter would then open the selected item (probably the first item if you just navigated through lists, otherwise the previously selected one). So Tab+Enter should already do this?