enable usage of option-key to navigate within the alfred text input field

[PaulAmosKreiner]

sometimes when i use the calculator i need to insert parentheses after i started typing, usually one at the beginning of the term and one at the end. spotlight enables system-default navigation with the option-key, just like in any other system-default text field: pressing the option-key + arrow-up takes the cursor to the beginning, arrow-down to the end. alfred does not use this but i don't now why not since there does not seem to be any other behavior standing in the way.

[vitor]

Hello @PaulAmosKreiner,

 

This works fine for me. You might want to check if you don’t have anything that’s causing a conflict with that shortcut. Also check if ⌘← and ⌘→ are working (they do the same).

[PaulAmosKreiner]

cmd + arrow works for me, thanks for that!

 

do you have something specific in mind with regard to a possible cause of conflict?

Edited May 16, 2021 by PaulAmosKreiner

[deanishe]

22 hours ago, PaulAmosKreiner said:

do you have something specific in mind with regard to a possible cause of conflict?

 

Alfred uses ⌥↑ and ⌥↓ for its File Buffer by default (see Alfred Preferences > Features > File Search > Buffer). You can change it to use ⇧⌥ as a modifier instead.

[PaulAmosKreiner]

On 5/17/2021 at 8:02 AM, deanishe said:

 

Alfred uses ⌥↑ and ⌥↓ for its File Buffer by default (see Alfred Preferences > Features > File Search > Buffer). You can change it to use ⇧⌥ as a modifier instead.

Ah, thanks. Never used that. Deactivated it and now everything works fine.