Tab switcher shortcut

eirk

PVY Na, the Safari short cuts are not that convienient

control-(shift-)tab is the standard for switching between tabs for literally all browsers on macos

PVY since macOS and also other OS use already Tab in Combination with CMD/CTRL to switch between applications

macos uses cmd-(shift-)tab to switch between apps

PVY I rather suggest to implement in later step of Orion, a dedicated Settings for "ShortCuts"

you can edit these shortcuts in system settings. see https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/keyboard-shortcuts-mchlp2262/mac#mchl5f3b139a

joystmp

eirk

This is for tab switcher UI, which is not the same as Next Tab and Previous Tab shortcut.

eirk you can edit these shortcuts in system settings. see https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/keyboard-shortcuts-mchlp2262/mac#mchl5f3b139a

I am presently using this to change the shortcuts. But sometimes, Orion fails to register/recognise these shortcuts. (Note: I disabled the UI option)

eirk

joystmp This is for tab switcher UI, which is not the same as Next Tab and Previous Tab shortcut.

Oh, understood
you mean these:

Vlad

joystmp Can you clarify how to reproduce "sometimes"?

Please post exact steps to reproduce.

joystmp

Vlad I do not have a way to reproduce that.

But what happened was, the new shortcut worked only on Start Page and not on any other tab. But this happened only when Bitwarden extension was installed. After uninstalling Bitwarden extension, this issue has not occurred.

So, I'm guessing, that the extension might be interfering somehow.

Vlad

Will leave this under clarification until the ask here is better defined.

joystmp

Vlad

The Ask here is:

Since the shortcut for Show Previous Tab and Show Next Tab across browsers (Safari, Chrome, Brave, ...) in macOS is control+tab and control+shift+tab, Orion should also ship with this shortcut as default.

If Orion aims to replace Safari as daily browser, one of the most important thing is to keep keyboard shortcuts same, so that every user (new or old) feels right at home.

PVY

Honestly, but that is of course a personal percption, I never liked the Safari Shortcuts for shifting between Tabs for and back using ^cmd -> . and I also changed under /Settings/App-Shortcuts for Safari also using cmd+ctrl + arrows for Safari. Thats fare more convient for me. There you can change for your own any Application Short Cut for your own, also for Orion. Simply add first the App "Orion" secondly you can enter the current short cut, followed how as it should be for you. That easy. And this solves also the Problem, because, every Human is different in his own preferences, especially when it comes to Shortcuts. Apple address this sentens since almost 15 years, where users can simply override for any application the shortcuts as the user likes to use...

Go to Settings/App-Keyboard Shotcuts

0rph3us

Actually - I think the best approach would be to allow users to set their own tab switching preferences, as Orion seems to be headed AFIK? I far prefer Command + Tab to switch between applications and Command + ` (~ key without Shift) to switch Tabs. This is a very fast easy and effective shortcut I've used for years, and am currently unsure why I'm not able to instance that or set it in System Settings in OSX? (probably user error lol I'll look into it further. Hope this helps...

PVY

0rph3us Command Tab is macOS default App Switcher. in macOS and Linux you can define your own hotkeys for certain application. So the flexibility is here.