Add keyboard controls for message focus/selection

src/backend/user_files.py

@@ -270,8 +270,14 @@ class UISettings(JSONDataFile):
                     "10": "Alt+0",
                 },
 
-                "unselectAllMessages":         ["Escape"],
+                "unfocusOrUnselectAllMessages": ["Escape"],
+                "focusPreviousMessage":         ["Ctrl+Up", "Ctrl+K"],
+                "focusNextMessage":             ["Ctrl+Down", "Ctrl+J"],
+                "toggleSelectMessage":          ["Ctrl+Space"],
+                "selectMessagesUntilHere":      ["Ctrl+Shift+Space"],
+                "debugFocusedMessage":          ["Ctrl+D"],
                 "clearRoomMessages":            ["Ctrl+L"],
+
                 "sendFile":                    ["Alt+S"],
                 "sendFileFromPathInClipboard": ["Alt+Shift+S"],
 

src/gui/Base/HListView.qml

@@ -77,14 +77,12 @@ ListView {
 
 
     function delegatesChecked(...indices) {
-        print( indices)
         for (const i of indices) {
             const model = listView.model.get(i)
             checkedDelegates[model.id] = model
         }
 
         lastCheckedDelegateIndex = indices.slice(-1)[0]
-
         checkedDelegatesChanged()
     }
 
@@ -98,6 +96,27 @@ ListView {
             const model = listView.model.get(i)
             delete checkedDelegates[model.id]
         }
+
+        checkedDelegatesChanged()
+    }
+
+    function toggleCheck(...indices) {
+        const checkedIndices = []
+
+        for (const i of indices) {
+            const model = listView.model.get(i)
+
+            if (model.id in checkedDelegates) {
+                delete checkedDelegates[model.id]
+            } else {
+                checkedDelegates[model.id] = model
+                checkedIndices.push(i)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (checkedIndices.length > 0)
+            lastCheckedDelegateIndex = checkedIndices.slice(-1)[0]
+
         checkedDelegatesChanged()
     }
 

src/gui/Pages/Chat/Composer.qml

@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ Rectangle {
                     if (ev.matches(StandardKey.Copy) &&
                             ! area.selectedText &&
                             eventList &&
-                            eventList.selectedCount) {
+                            (eventList.selectedCount ||
+                             eventList.currentIndex !== -1)) {
 
                         ev.accepted = true
                         eventList.copySelectedDelegates()

src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ HColumnLayout {
             combine   ? theme.spacing / (compact ? 4 : 2) :
             theme.spacing * (compact ? 1 : 2)
 
+    readonly property alias eventContent: eventContent
+
     // Needed because of eventList's MouseArea which steals the
     // HSelectableLabel's MouseArea hover events
     onCursorShapeChanged: eventList.cursorShape = cursorShape
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ HColumnLayout {
                 qsTr("Copy text")
 
             onTriggered: {
-                if (! eventList.selectedCount) {
+                if (! eventList.selectedCount && eventList.currentItem === -1){
                     Clipboard.text = JSON.parse(model.source).body
                     return
                 }

src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml

@@ -15,13 +15,51 @@ Rectangle {
 
 
     HShortcut {
-        sequences: window.settings.keys.unselectAllMessages
-        onActivated: eventList.checkedDelegates = {}
+        sequences: window.settings.keys.unfocusOrUnselectAllMessages
+        onActivated: {
+            eventList.currentIndex !== -1 ?
+            eventList.currentIndex = -1 :
+            eventList.checkedDelegates = {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        sequences: window.settings.keys.focusPreviousMessage
+        onActivated: eventList.incrementCurrentIndex()
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        sequences: window.settings.keys.focusNextMessage
+        onActivated:
+            eventList.currentIndex === 0 ?
+            eventList.currentIndex = -1 :
+            eventList.decrementCurrentIndex()
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        enabled: eventList.currentItem
+        sequences: window.settings.keys.toggleSelectMessage
+        onActivated: eventList.toggleCheck(eventList.currentIndex)
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        enabled: eventList.currentItem
+        sequences: window.settings.keys.selectMessagesUntilHere
+        onActivated:
+            eventList.delegatesFromLastToHereChecked(eventList.currentIndex)
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        enabled: eventList.currentItem
+        sequences: window.settings.keys.debugFocusedMessage
+        onActivated:
+            eventList.currentItem.eventContent.debugConsoleLoader.toggle()
     }
 
     HListView {
         id: eventList
         clip: true
+        keyNavigationWraps: false
 
         anchors.fill: parent
         anchors.leftMargin: theme.spacing
@@ -87,6 +125,13 @@ Rectangle {
                 return
             }
 
+            if (! eventList.selectedCount && eventList.currentIndex !== -1) {
+                Clipboard.text = JSON.parse(
+                    eventList.model.get(eventList.currentIndex).source
+                ).body
+                return
+            }
+
             const contents = []
 
             for (const model of eventList.getSortedCheckedDelegates()) {