Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

ScriptingConsoleEdit widget should intercept shortcuts events when being focused

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Component: UI Effort: Low Impact: Low UI: Python Console
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Description

What is the feature you'd like to have?
Currently shortcuts can trigger other widgets, however i think ScriptingConsoleEdit when focused, should intercept them to not let other widgets being triggered. For example Ctrl+A and Ctrl+E in macOS often used to navigate to the edges of the text, thus if there is some widgets using this shortcuts, then it would be triggered when editing the text in the python console.

Additional Information:
For example IDAs scripting console exactly behave in this way - when focused, it won't let shortcuts being triggered.

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Research direction

Start by locating the ScriptingConsoleEdit widget and its keyboard or shortcut event handling. Reproduce the issue in the Python console with focus on the editor, then verify that shortcuts such as Ctrl+A and Ctrl+E are consumed by the editor and do not trigger other widgets, matching the described macOS behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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