Toggle Viewer feature (+workaround)
Posted: 28.11.2017, 02:49
Internal viewer is very useful, but the hotkey and button just open the viewer and another/different action is needed to close it (Esc key/X button).
I suggest to use the same toolbar/splitter button to open and close viewer.
Workaound - you can assign a hotkey F3 in the Viewer to for action "Exit", so you could quickly show and hide the item preview. You'll lose the F3 hotkey to "find next" and exit hotkey with "Esc" hotkey, but a single key to show and hide preview is a good replacement.
Of course, using F3/splitter button to show/hide viewer would be better, if we could use also Esc key to exit.
I found a problem, if I assign a hotkey F3 to exit preview, when I use F3 in FC to open viewer, then click another item in FC and use F3 to open this item, I can't use F3 to close viewer, because the focus is not switched to viewer (possible issue or bug?).
I suggest to use the same toolbar/splitter button to open and close viewer.
Workaound - you can assign a hotkey F3 in the Viewer to for action "Exit", so you could quickly show and hide the item preview. You'll lose the F3 hotkey to "find next" and exit hotkey with "Esc" hotkey, but a single key to show and hide preview is a good replacement.
Of course, using F3/splitter button to show/hide viewer would be better, if we could use also Esc key to exit.
I found a problem, if I assign a hotkey F3 to exit preview, when I use F3 in FC to open viewer, then click another item in FC and use F3 to open this item, I can't use F3 to close viewer, because the focus is not switched to viewer (possible issue or bug?).