[VSCode ext] Allow better keyboard navigation in the "Add context" popup frame
What feature would you like to see?
This is all in reference to the VSCode Codex extension
Ideally, "Add context" -- the (+) button -- can be activated by a keyboard shortcut if the codex window is in focus. It is accessible through tabbing though right now which is good.
The main issue i have is that once you're in the add context window, and start typing, you are not able to tab to the files that start to appear. Right now you can navigate to it by pressing down on the arrow key, but tab, or automatically selecting the top match in the list once it appears would be great.
Also if your cursor is still in the search field, down arrow doesn't appear to work. I had to oddly hover the file name or add image to be able to navigate with the arrow keys.
IMO, intuitive design would be:
tab > goes to first file.
navigation with up down arrow keys enabled immediately
can navigate through file list with either tab or arrow keys (arrow keys works but is seemingly finicky to activate)
Are you interested in implementing this feature?
Sure but have no experience with this 😆. But happy to drive codex for the fix.
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Thanks for the feedback and suggestions.
The (+) button is designed more for mouse interactions. For keyboard, you can use
@, which displays a view that allows you to search and navigate the results using arrow keys. Does that meet your needs? Maybe we need to document@better or make it more discoverable.I wasn't aware of that feature! I'll give it a shot and see how it feels. I know I'll still find myself hitting tab in that add context window again and again though.
Thanks for the tip though
Where can i find a list of keyboard shortcuts or commands similar to the @ feature?