It would be very useful if Scrivener implemented the ability to rearrange the word on which the cursor is using a hotkey combination.
For example, the combination alt-[left | right] arrow would be quite suitable. (Because now there is already a keyboard shortcut ctrl-arrow to move the cursor to a neighboring word, alt-arrow would be a good analogy)
And it would be nice if for such a movement it would not be necessary to completely highlight the word, but it would be enough just to find the cursor inside the word.
Well, it’s clear that by dragging a word to the right or left using a keyboard shortcut, the cursor should stay on it.
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You don’t say what your Operating System is. If macOS, then you might find you can configure, with your own script or something already there, the app Keyboard Maestro to do this for you. It’s a well-regarded app. Saves waiting for a Scrivener update, if they choose to implement this idea in a future release. Give it a go.
Thanks, but my OS is Windows.
Then, do an internet search (or try one of the AI’s) for “windows equivalent of keyboard maestro” and see what might work for you.
Actually, I’m not sure if it’s good security advice to use third-party keyboard hooks. In addition, because of this advice, my theme was moved from wishlist to Scrivener for Windows.
Still, I would like such a feature to be implemented in Scrivener properly.
Perhaps. Depends on the app, I guess. An option for you in case this important to you and you can’t or don’t want to wait for L&L to accept and implement the change. But is not Scrivener “third-party” working with keyboard hooks or at least interacting with the keyboard. Whatever. In any event, Scrivener might someday do your wish. Enjoy.
Oh, no. Scrivener intercepts only those keyboard presses that are performed when it is in input focus. But those “Third-party applications” (The ones you’re talking about) are engaged in intercepting everything that is pressed in the system. I would not like to give my passwords, for example, from banking applications into the hands of developers unknown to me.
I understand your concern, but these “third party applications” have been on the market for a very long time. If they were as dangerous as you suspect, then this would have been known long ago.
Apart from that, all banking apps that I know of have two-factor authentication. So your password alone is not enough.
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