Command shortcut for "Find"

[stian]

I very often find myself needing to locate a piece of text somewhere inside my SecureCRT session. The "Find" command under the Edit menu works great for this, but would it be possible to get a CTRL-F shortcut for this feature?

(CTRL-F is commonly used for the Find feature in other programs, and it is not used for anything else in SecureCRT.)

[jfallesen]

Originally Posted by stian

I very often find myself needing to locate a piece of text somewhere inside my SecureCRT session. The "Find" command under the Edit menu works great for this, but would it be possible to get a CTRL-F shortcut for this feature?

You can easily do that using keyboard mappings. Simply map Ctrl-F to MENU_FIND (Options -> Session Options -> Terminal -> Emulation -> Mapped Keys).

Originally Posted by stian

(CTRL-F is commonly used for the Find feature in other programs, and it is not used for anything else in SecureCRT.)

SecureCRT itself does not use it but the application running on the host might. For instance, many Unix applications uses it to move forward. Therefore, SecureCRT should never by default map Ctrl-keys to anything.

[stian]

Originally Posted by jfallesen

You can easily do that using keyboard mappings. Simply map Ctrl-F to MENU_FIND (Options -> Session Options -> Terminal -> Emulation -> Mapped Keys).



SecureCRT itself does not use it but the application running on the host might. For instance, many Unix applications uses it to move forward. Therefore, SecureCRT should never by default map Ctrl-keys to anything.

Well, keyboard mappings are tied to a specific session. I've used that workaround before, but I really don't feel like repeating the process hundreds of times (once for each session). I can set it as a default setting, but not as a global setting. Since default settings only apply to new sessions, that leaves me no easy way to do this for my existing ones. Can you suggest a workaround?

[MrC]

stian,

You can define a keyboard mapping for ALL current and future sessions by editing the Default Options. Go to Global Options->General->Default Session and click the Edit Default Sessions button. There, create your Control-F maps to Menu Find keyboard mapping and OK your way out. Pay attention to the warning that indicates you will be changing settings for all sessions - that's what you want.

[stian]

Originally Posted by MrC

stian,

You can define a keyboard mapping for ALL current and future sessions by editing the Default Options. Go to Global Options->General->Default Session and click the Edit Default Sessions button. There, create your Control-F maps to Menu Find keyboard mapping and OK your way out. Pay attention to the warning that indicates you will be changing settings for all sessions - that's what you want.

Thanks;

I attempted this, and it does change my default for a) Quick Connect sessions b) Any new sessions I create from this point.

However, I did not receive a warning that I would change the setting for all existing sessions, and it did not in fact do so. (I am running SCRT 4.1.10 at work right now; has this behavior changed in 5.x ? )

-Stian

[jpv]

Originally Posted by stian

Thanks;

I attempted this, and it does change my default for a) Quick Connect sessions b) Any new sessions I create from this point.

However, I did not receive a warning that I would change the setting for all existing sessions, and it did not in fact do so. (I am running SCRT 4.1.10 at work right now; has this behavior changed in 5.x ? )

-Stian

Yes, the offer to change existing sessions is a 5.0 feature.

--Jeff

[MrC]

Oops, my bad. I've been using 5.0 for so long now, I'd forgotten that feature was not available in 4.x ! Sorry. But you have it now!