Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter to Open Parent folder WITHOUT closing Everything

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Murky3904
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Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter to Open Parent folder WITHOUT closing Everything

Post by Murky3904 »

Pretty much the title. It would be a really useful shortcut, at least for me.
I hope Void considers it. 🫶
void
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Re: Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter to Open Parent folder WITHOUT closing Everything

Post by void »

Do you have close_on_execute enabled under Tools -> Options -> Advanced ?
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Re: Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter to Open Parent folder WITHOUT closing Everything

Post by void »

The default keyboard shortcut to open the parent folder is Ctrl + Enter.


close_on_execute disabled:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Keyboard tab on the left.
  • To the right of show commands containing, search for:
    open path
  • Click Add....
  • Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter and click OK.
  • Click OK.

close_on_execute enabled:
  • In Everything, from the Bookmarks menu, click Add to bookmarks.
  • Change the Name to:
    Open Path and do not close Everything
    .
  • Change the Search to:
    /open-folder-and-select-item $filename:
  • Set the Keyboard shortcut to: Ctrl + Shift + Enter
  • Click OK.
Murky3904
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Re: Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter to Open Parent folder WITHOUT closing Everything

Post by Murky3904 »

Oh thanks! That was neat! I used the bookmark method. Cheers :)