{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230/events","html_url":"https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230","id":166809706,"number":1230,"title":"Change focus from the sidebar to the contents view easily","user":{"login":"LogicStuff","id":11589772,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11589772?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff","html_url":"https://github.com/LogicStuff","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LogicStuff/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2016-07-21T12:43:46Z","updated_at":"2016-08-22T08:24:58Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I find it hard to change focus (either by keyboard, or automatically) from the sidebar to the contents view in Nemo 2.8.7 on Ubuntu 16.04.\r\n\r\nI want to be able to navigate through folders quickly, by typing in starting characters of folders, using arrows and pressing enter/backspace, without having to use a mouse, or possibly any shortcut to switch the problematic focus on the sidebar.\r\n\r\n[![enter image description here][1]][1]\r\n\r\n### How I can switch:\r\n\r\n- using a mouse\r\n- by switching between icon/list/compact views with a shortcut - <kbd>control</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd>/<kbd>2</kbd>/<kbd>3</kbd> (ridiculous)\r\n- by opening the bookmarked folder in a new window - <kbd>control</kbd>+<kbd>return</kbd> (even more so)\r\n- by opening the bookmarked folder in a new tab - <kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>return</kbd>, switching to the previous tab and back with <kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd> and <kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>2</kbd> (...)\r\n\r\n### How I want to switch:\r\n\r\n- at the first click/<kbd>return</kbd> key press on the sidebar.\r\n- also with a shortcut (like <kbd>tab</kbd>), back and forth\r\n\r\nWhat can be done about it?\r\n\r\n\r\n  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/sCiKl.png"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo/issues/comments/241344665","html_url":"https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230#issuecomment-241344665","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1230","id":241344665,"user":{"login":"xenopeek","id":21159972,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21159972?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek","html_url":"https://github.com/xenopeek","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xenopeek/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-08-22T08:24:58Z","updated_at":"2016-08-22T08:24:58Z","body":"I couldn't find a way to switch focus between main window and sidebar on Nemo 3.0.6 either."}}
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