Windows Keystroke Compatibility

[Patrick Holmes]

Is there a way a simple way to set the preferences for "PL/SQL Developer" so that the keystrokes are like "standard" MS-Windows keystrokes. For example, F3 in many Windows applications (but not all), the Find-Again shortcut key is [F3], but in PL/SQL Developer, it is [Ctrl]-[L].

(In the popular "Textpad" editor program, there is a preference called "Keystroke Compatibility" and one of the options for this preference is "Windows Applications". I didn't find anything like that in "PL/SQL Developer".)

thanks,

pat

 

[Marco Kalter]

I'm not sure if it's simple, but you can go to Tools > Preferences > Key configuration to change the key bindings.

 

[Patrick Holmes]

I saw the Key Configuration section on preferences. What I was hoping is that there was a "like-Windows" set of key configuration settings that could be applied or selected in one step (like with "TextPad" by Helios Software)

While it wouldn't take me too long to reconfigure my keys using the Key Configuration section in Preferences, it means that every Windows user like me would have to do this for him or herself (and hopefully you have thousands of such users...)

You could put this on an enhancement-request list, although if I'm the only person asking for it, I understand it could be a very long wait... ;-)

thanks,
pat

 

[mike]

I really like Pat's idea, so now there are at least 2!

One of the first things I did when I started using PL/SQL Developer was take a few hours to figure out what I wanted the hot-keys to be and re-map them. Most of the changes were to make it similar to Microsoft.

I have recommended to anyone that asks me about PL/SQL Developer to read the manual and consider re-mapping the keys.

 

[Marco Kalter]

I have added this to the list of enhancement requests. Technically it's no problem of course.