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Add Shortcut Keys for Rename, Create File, and Create Folder in Project Structure Tab
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Description
Increasing Access
- Improves accessibility by enabling keyboard navigation for file and folder management.
- Helps users with motor disabilities who rely on keyboard shortcuts instead of a mouse.
- Enhances workflow efficiency for developers by reducing reliance on UI buttons.
Feature request details
Current Issue:
- Users must manually right-click or use UI buttons to rename, create files, and create folders in the project structure tab.
- This slows down workflow and makes navigation less efficient.
Proposed Solution:
- Introduce keyboard shortcuts for these common actions.
Suggested Shortcuts:
- Rename File/Folder: F2 (Standard rename shortcut in many IDEs)
- Create New File: Ctrl + N (Common shortcut for new files)
- Create New Folder: Ctrl + Shift + N (Familiar shortcut for creating folders)
Benefits:
✅ Faster Workflow – Reduces the time spent managing files and folders.
✅ Better Accessibility – Allows users with disabilities to manage files more easily.
✅ Improved Developer Experience – Streamlines project setup and organization.
Are you working on this issue ?
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the project structure tab and locate the existing rename, file-creation, and folder-creation actions, along with any current keyboard-navigation handling. Confirm how the proposed F2, Ctrl+N, and Ctrl+Shift+N shortcuts should trigger those actions and verify that all three operations work from the tab without relying on the mouse.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100