Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl-Shift-Esc

[sdaau]

Just wanted to note that, as of now, the keyboard shortcuts are:

https://github.com/bk138/droidVNC-NG/blob/2542f9a89884dbba2344b00c597e722ae9fa85ac/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

From a VNC viewer, Ctrl-Shift-Esc triggers 'Recent Apps' overview, Home/Pos1 acts as Home button, Escape acts as Back button.

However, on Windows 10, Ctrl-Shift-Esc actually starts Task manager. However, there is a workaround for TightVNC Viewer on Windows - there are actually GUI buttons in the top row, among them, Ctrl and Alt:

Just click on the Ctrl GUI button to toggle it, then you can [ress just Shift-Esc on keyboard, and this will arrive as Ctrl-Shift-Esc in droidVNC-NG server, trigerring Recent Apps - while not triggering the Windows Task Manager.

[Sepero]

Allowing setting custom key combination would be good. 👍

Allow user to modify to suit their needs

[bk138]

Pull requests welcome!

[Sepero]

Unfortunately, I've no experience developing on Android

[DJCrashdummy]

may i suggest to use the same (default) shortcuts as scrcpy does, especially if there are more to come, as they seem pretty reasonable. ...and perhaps some are already used to them, like i am. 😜

yes, i have to admit HOME/POS1 as home button seems also reasonable, but ESC for just going back (and not aborting/ending/closing something) seems still somewhat odd to me. not to mention, that a right click via mouse is much more convenient for such a frequently used operation.

[freebrowser1]

I agree.

Ctrl-Shift-Esc triggers 'Recent Apps' overview
Somewhat odd shortcut
Home/Pos1 acts as Home button
What key is that ? I don't have such a key.
End acts as Power button
End ?
I have no Home / End keys.

So it can be very useful to make these user configurable and at least for keys on laptops where there are no 'Home' or 'End' keys.
And zooming ? How does that work ?
I tried pinching, Ctrl+scroll, Cmd+scroll or Option+scroll, but to no avail.

[DJCrashdummy]

@freebrowser1 you don't have a Home & End key on your keyboard?!? 😱

on a normal english keyboard (at other language layouts they might be labeled differently, but they are usually there!) they are placed between the main block and the number block, right above the (up & down) arrows: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/ISO_keyboard_%28105%29_QWERTY_UK.svg (look at the green "navigation" keys)

yes, on laptops they squeeze them somewhere in around the main block or if it's a bad design you may have to additionally use the Fn/Function key, but not having them at all... that must be a "special" kind of a keyboard/laptop.

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sorry for getting OT but i'm still bewildered... i couldn't work (efficiently) without these two key resp. all navigation keys.

[freebrowser1]

The issue is actually that hardcoded shortcuts do not work always, not only when using a laptop keyboard, but because keyboard shortcuts often differ by app, e.g. the 'end' key can be used inside the VNC viewer app for other purposes.