Last Used Command(s) in Search Bar

Sir_Ivan

USER1: It would be nice to have the option to display the last used command, or maybe up to 5 of the last used commands, in the Search Bar. This would make using a command over and over again even easier. Of course, it would be nice to see any associated keyboard shortcut here as well. Another helpful option would be for the last used option at the top of the list to be highlighted by default. That would mean that to use the last used option 'Warp Stabilizer' in this illustrated example, I wouldn't have to type any letters, nor would I even have to press the down arrow to get to that option. I would just have to press enter! The cursor would have to remain in the search field the whole time so that the moment a user types any characters, the list of recently used commands would be replaced with the corresponding search results.

USER2: Возврат к предыдущей команде по нажатию клавиши вверх (по аналогии с Alfred) - полезно при отмене и повторе действия, но с другими вводными данными. Например, я попробовал применить переход длительностью 3 сек, но потом отменил действие, чтобы попробовать переход длительностью 2 сек. Сейчас приходится заново набирать/искать нужную команду для этого.

Sir_Ivan

USER1: Rather than the Favorites idea, perhaps a better approach would be to allow users to pin recently used commands in the list of last used commands. This would allow the list of 'favorites' to grow to the size the user wants (maybe up to 5-10 results), showing their most often used commands. If those commands have keyboard shortcuts, the list would also serve as an instant way to refamiliarize oneself with those shortcuts. The latest used command would always show up at the top (or bottom) of any pinned Commands, allowing the user to add it to the list.

Yet another approach would be to use two sections in the list: Most Recent and Favorites. This would work similarly to a FR I made for transition context menus (see illustration bellow). To turn a recent result into a favorite, the user simply drags it up from one list to another. This would have the added benefit of allowing users to order their favorites the way they want, placing their top favorite at the top of the list to make it accessible in fewer keystrokes.

USER2: One and another suggestion is maybe a “history” or “recently used” tab to easily access actions that are being used over and over again.

adamjrichman

It would be sweet if Excalibur could remember my last command and have that appear as the default for when I queue it up next, so I could simply trigger it and hit enter to apply the previous command once more on the selected clips.

Really enjoying Excalibur for coloring clips on a laptop when I don't have my Streamdeck handy. Would be great to be able to essentially "color same as previous" by invoking and then hitting enter. Would save me a handful of characters. I imagine this would be useful elsewhere as well. Could be a preference setting to turn on/off if folks didn't like it, but I imagine it'd be pretty useful for repetitive commands if that was the default.

Sir_Ivan

adamjrichman It is indeed a good feature and I plan to add it!