Wish list: standard key combo to submit from anywhere

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I’ve previously requested that I be able to submit the assignment dialog with Ctrl-Enter.

And now I want to expand that request to… everything. I can submit a post - either creation or edit - with Ctrl-Enter, after that it gets really spotty - almost… random?

  • edit title - yup
  • edit category - nope
  • edit tags - yup
  • ‘Move to’ dialog - nope
  • create bookmark text field - yup
  • ‘Assign Topic’ user/group (as already stated) - nope
  • ‘Assign Topic’ note (yes, already stated) - nope
  • Invite user to private message - nope
  • …
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Well… I was just about to create a new topic for this, when this topic popped up at the top of the similar list. :sweat_smile:

(And yes, education prompt, I do want to revive this topic which, IMO, has gotten too little love. :joy:)

Since this is apparently a big ask, I’m willing to narrow it down a little :wink:
(Here’s what I had composed before I jumped back into this topic):

Wishlist: standardize Ctrl-Enter from a text box for submit

I can submit a post with Ctrl-Enter
I can submit an assignment from its comment box with Ctrl-Enter

I cannot submit a user note with Ctrl-Enter
[I’m willing to bet there are more things that go in this list]

So let me renew my request for making UI features that look similar, work similarly.

Pretty please?

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Good news, @ganncamp!

Yesterday I merged a core feature allowing a form to be submitted from a textarea with Ctrl/Cmd+Enter: this will work with any form that’s built using FormKit.

The tricky bit is that not every form in Discourse or in plugins is built using FormKit: your user note example is one such form. But, it’s a pretty quick job to switch to FormKit, so I’ve handled that in the user note plugin. :slight_smile:

I definitely agree with your sentiment that UI features that look similar should work similar, so here’s a small step towards that!

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