Keyboard shortcut sometimes copies a wrong filename

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MarianD
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Keyboard shortcut sometimes copies a wrong filename

Post by MarianD »

I made a shortcut for the "Result List | Hot Item | Copy Name" (Ctrl+Shift+C) for using it in the Result List only.

Now, if I select some item in the result list, either by mouse click or by keyboard arrow keys, this shortcut
  • sometimes copies the correct filename, but
  • sometimes a different one (nonselected in the result list, it seems that a random one).
The probability of copying a wrong filename is high enough (about 30%).

(The "Copy Name" item from the context menu always behaves correctly.)

(Everything 1.5.0.1403a 64-bit, Windows 7.)
void
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Re: Keyboard shortcut sometimes copies a wrong filename

Post by void »

Please use
File | Copy Name
instead.

Result List | Hot Item | Copy Name
will copy the name of the item under the mouse cursor, not the selected item.
MarianD
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Re: Keyboard shortcut sometimes copies a wrong filename

Post by MarianD »

But this is excellent! I may still use my shortcut, with mouse hovering over the desired file.

Thank you for your explanation.