{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux/issues/1132","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux/issues/1132/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux/issues/1132/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux/issues/1132/events","html_url":"https://github.com/tmux/tmux/issues/1132","id":267852446,"number":1132,"title":"Poor usability with new choose-tree shortcuts","user":{"login":"jdigory","id":119839,"avatar_url":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/119839?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory","html_url":"https://github.com/jdigory","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jdigory/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2017-10-23T23:48:05Z","updated_at":"2017-10-23T23:57:13Z","closed_at":null,"author_association":"NONE","body":"With:\r\n\r\n```\r\nLinux unknown\r\ntmux 2.6\r\nscreen\r\n```\r\n\r\nThe new `choose-tree` shortcut key change was made here:\r\nhttps://github.com/tmux/tmux/commit/aad4e4ddb194cba9c01b0ddd696fb7b214e1a7eb\r\nand described as:\r\n> - shortcut keys change from 0-9, a-z, A-Z which was always a bit weird with keys used for other uses to 0-9, M-a to M-z.\r\n\r\nThe issue I'm having is that the change results in poor usability, requiring remapping of \"muscle memory\" for keystrokes, but also changes the default position for each window by shifting down one.\r\n\r\nHere is a snippet of windows on version 2.6:\r\n\r\n```\r\n(9)   ├─> 8: foo (1 panes) \"foo.com: [tmux]\"\r\n(M-a) ├─> 9: bar (1 panes) \"blah\"\r\n(M-b) └─> 10: baz- (1 panes) \"baz.com: bash\"\r\n```\r\n\r\ncompared to prior versions:\r\n\r\n```\r\n(8)   8: bash  [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\r\n(9)   9: bash  [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\r\n(a)  10: bash* [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\r\n(b)  11: bash- [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\r\n```\r\n\r\nThe `a-z` keys are really pretty nice, especially as they require only a single keystroke. I'd like to see a configuration option to restore this behavior (at this point, restoring the original behavior globally without a configuration change would likely only cause more confusion).\r\n\r\nAdditionally, note that window 9 in the prior versions is easily accessed as \"9\", whereas in 2.6, it is now \"meta-a\". This is very confusing, and seems like a regression; one that should be corrected for all users.\r\n\r\nThis \"shift down\" seems to be caused by the 0th-position window being some sort of master window:\r\n\r\n```\r\n(0)   - 0: 11 windows (attached)\r\n(1)   ├─> 0: pl* (1 panes) \"blah\"\r\n```\r\n\r\nThis makes window 0 only accessible by shortcut \"1\", and the same for windows 0-9..."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux/issues/comments/338830199","html_url":"https://github.com/tmux/tmux/issues/1132#issuecomment-338830199","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/tmux/tmux/issues/1132","id":338830199,"user":{"login":"nicm","id":304243,"avatar_url":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/304243?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm","html_url":"https://github.com/nicm","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nicm/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2017-10-23T23:57:13Z","updated_at":"2017-10-23T23:57:13Z","author_association":"CONTRIBUTOR","body":"0-9a-z is too many keys to use up for shortcuts not to mention the\ndifficulty and annoyance of skipping letters that are used for other things.\n\n\nOn 24 Oct 2017 12:48 am, \"Josh Lavin\" <notifications@github.com> wrote:\n\nWith:\n\nLinux unknown\ntmux 2.6\nscreen\n\nThe new choose-tree shortcut key change was made here:\naad4e4d\n<https://github.com/tmux/tmux/commit/aad4e4ddb194cba9c01b0ddd696fb7b214e1a7eb>\nand described as:\n\n\n   - shortcut keys change from 0-9, a-z, A-Z which was always a bit weird\n   with keys used for other uses to 0-9, M-a to M-z.\n\nThe issue I'm having is that the change results in poor usability,\nrequiring remapping of \"muscle memory\" for keystrokes, but also changes the\ndefault position for each window by shifting down one.\n\nHere is a snippet of windows on version 2.6:\n\n(9)   ├─> 8: foo (1 panes) \"foo.com: [tmux]\"\n(M-a) ├─> 9: bar (1 panes) \"blah\"\n(M-b) └─> 10: baz- (1 panes) \"baz.com: bash\"\n\ncompared to prior versions:\n\n(8)   8: bash  [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\n(9)   9: bash  [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\n(a)  10: bash* [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\n(b)  11: bash- [134x109] (1 panes) \"foo.com\"\n\nThe a-z keys are really pretty nice, especially as they require only a\nsingle keystroke. I'd like to see a configuration option to restore this\nbehavior (at this point, restoring the original behavior would likely only\ncause more confusion).\n\nAdditionally, note that window 9 in the prior versions is easily accessed\nas \"9\", whereas in 2.6, it is now \"meta-a\". This is very confusing, and\nseems like a regression; one that should be corrected for all users.\n\nThis \"shift down\" seems to be caused by the 0th-position window being some\nsort of master window:\n\n(0)   - 0: 11 windows (attached)\n(1)   ├─> 0: pl* (1 panes) \"blah\"\n\n—\nYou are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.\nReply to this email directly, view it on GitHub\n<https://github.com/tmux/tmux/issues/1132>, or mute the thread\n<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AASkc4pNVOY0u_01GFUJPyVN0Oll1qwmks5svSW3gaJpZM4QDpgT>\n.\n"}}
{"actor":{"display_login":"nicm"}}