# Keyboard Shortcut - post actions select post unclear

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** keyboard-shortcuts\
**Created:** [19. Dezember 2016 um 20:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512 "2016-12-19T20:33:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![JMichaelTX](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmichaeltx/32/54116_2.png) [@JMichaelTX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JMichaelTX)\
**Post date:** [20. Dezember 2016 um 00:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512/6 "2016-12-20T00:29:07Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Generally the advanced folks who deal with keyboard shortcuts are expected to be able to figure this out

So I guess me, and those like me, are all idiots?  
Really?

Just because it is obvious to you and your kind, Jeff, does NOT mean it is obvious to everyone else.

But why make it a mystery? What is so hard about putting this info on the Shortcuts key popup?

> [@codinghorror](#):
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> If you press a “reply” key, the obvious question is: reply to which post?

And I thought it would be the post currently indicated in the right margin, like this:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/d/7dea79285efb7de8a29c2ce1e97c9b2c89c3b99c.png)

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