Keyboard Shortcut for LaunchBox Options

📋 Summary

Add a dedicated keyboard shortcut for opening the LaunchBox Options window, similar to the Ctrl + , shortcut commonly used in many modern desktop applications.


❗ Problem

Accessing LaunchBox Options currently requires navigating through menus:

  • Tools > Options

While this works well, users who spend a lot of time configuring LaunchBox frequently access the Options window and would benefit from a faster method.

Many desktop applications provide a dedicated shortcut for settings or preferences, making configuration changes quicker and more discoverable for power users.


💡 Proposal

Add a keyboard shortcut to open the Options window directly.

Potential defaults:

  • Ctrl + ,

  • Or another configurable shortcut if required

Ideally this would:

  • Work from anywhere within LaunchBox

  • Immediately open the Options window

  • Be configurable through the existing keyboard shortcut system


🧩 Use Cases

  • A user is adjusting settings while configuring emulators

  • A user frequently switches between Options and their library during setup

  • Power users can access settings without navigating menus

  • New users benefit from a shortcut that matches common application conventions


📦 Benefits

  • Faster access to frequently used settings

  • Improves workflow efficiency for power users

  • Aligns LaunchBox with common desktop application standards

  • Reduces reliance on menu navigation

  • Simple quality of life improvement with minimal learning curve


⚠️ Considerations

  • Should avoid conflicts with existing shortcuts

  • Ideally configurable through the keyboard shortcut manager

  • Ctrl + , may feel particularly familiar to users coming from modern productivity apps and development tools

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Status

In Review

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

About 11 hours ago

Author

AstroBob

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