Stacker News Keyboard Shortcuts? \ stacker news ~meta

253 sats \ 8 comments \ @Thydicus 26 Jul 2023 meta

Are there any keyboard shortcuts for Stacker News? Specifically, one to move to the next article in the list once you've selected one and are done reading it.

Currently, I have to go back to the main page and then click another link each time (maybe I'm missing a button that jumps to the next one?). I've done a quick search on the FAQ and Guide but didn't find any mention of "Keyboard" or "Shortcut." Thanks for any help!

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307 sats \ 6 replies \ @k00b 26 Jul 2023

We have a few. I'll list them here. If you'd like more, please comment here and we'll created a GH issue.

ctrl+enter - submit any post/comment/form
ctrl+k - link in markdown fields
ctrl+i - italics in markdown fields
ctrl+b - bold in markdown fields
ctrl+alt+tab - real tab in markdown fields

@sn please add to the FAQ when you get a chance

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @sn 26 Jul 2023

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https://stacker.news/faq#stacker-news-shortcuts

1 sat \ 3 replies \ @Thydicus OP 26 Jul 2023

Is it possible to add two more for navigation?

Goto next article
Goto the previous article

I guess these would be context dependent on which list/feed you are arrived at the current article from? Thanks for considering. :-)

132 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 26 Jul 2023

I don't see why not. I'm not a big shortcut guy. Do you know which keys are commonly used for that kind of thing?

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Thydicus OP 26 Jul 2023

I don’t have a strong preference. I’m biased towards VI-like commands, so my natural inclination would be to use some combination with j and k to jump up and down. In my news RSS app for NextCloud it’s the left/right arrow keys to navigate. In gmail it is g+n and g+p. As far as I know there isn’t a standard but happy to be corrected.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 26 Jul 2023

I am biased towards vi-like commands, too

I think if we add this for power users, we might as well use "power user key bindings" too. ctrl+j for previous post and ctrl+k for next post for example.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 1 Mar

i'm trying to bold my words

79 sats \ 0 replies \ @KoreaComK 26 Jul 2023

@sn that would be interesting.