Declined (Filename and)Directory completion keystroke: "stop cycling here and cycle through one level deeper"

[mfarah]

Say I am on the the directory C:\Users\Miguel (the tree is full of subdirectories on each level) and need to change to C:\Users\Miguel\Documents\example\further\down\the\line . I'll end typing something like:

cd <tab> [n times, until getting to further ] <space> <backspace> <tab> [n times, until getting to down ] <space> <backspace> <tab> [n times, until getting to the ] <space> <backspace> .....

I'd like to have a keystroke (say, F9) to tell TCC to stop cycling on "this" directory and immediately start cycling on its contents.

cd <tab> [n times, until getting to further ] <F9> <tab> [n-1 times, until getting to down ] <F9> <tab> [n-1 times, until getting to the ] <F9> .....

This would be rather more comfortable to use, and even more so in the cases where there's exactly one subdirectory under the "current" one:

cd <F9> <F9> <F9> <F9> DONE!

 

[TEA-Time]

<backspace>

Do you mean <backslash>?

 

[mfarah]

Do you mean <backslash>?

No. <space> then <backspace>, so TCC will break the cycling and start anew under the subdirectory. Although typing <backspace> <backslash> has the same effect.

 

[TEA-Time]

Ah, I have "Add '\' to Directories" unchecked and Options set to "cd cdd rd:dirs", so just a backslash is needed to start on the next level down, but one key to go the next level down and display the 1st directory would definitely be handy.

 

[mfarah]

Indeed. Also, the US layout has the \ key as a base assignment, but on the Spanish layouts (all of them, and several others in other languages) it's on an AltGr assignment, so it's not as direct.

 

[TEA-Time]

Interesting...

 

[Charles Dye]

I'd like to have a keystroke (say, F9) to tell TCC to stop cycling on "this" directory and immediately start cycling on its contents.

Asterisk, Tab? Well, that's two keystrokes.

 

[samintz]

I typically just hit <End> then <Tab>.

I tried to create a keystroke alias, but I cannot get ^i to be expanded as a tab. I can press Ctrl+I and it works like the TAB key. But ^i unlike ^e, doesn't work.

 

[dcantor]

Try ^t.

 

[Charles Dye]

Try ^t.

Oh, elegant! I was thinking keystroke plugin, but your way is much simpler.

 

[samintz]

Is there someplace in the help that shows all the magic ^ combos? Or did you just happen to guess that?

 

[samintz]

a very simple keystroke alias that works is:
alias F9=\^t

However, when the end of the tree is reached, that keeps tacking on backslashes. If there's a ^ combo that says "go to the end of the line" or a way to specify <Space><backspace> that would eliminate the extra \'s.

 

[Charles Dye]

Is there someplace in the help that shows all the magic ^ combos? Or did you just happen to guess that?

Try HELP ESCAPE.

 

[samintz]

Try HELP ESCAPE.

Nifty!
I was not able to get <space><backspace><tab> to work. But, <backspace>\<tab> does.
alias @F9=^b\^t