Create New File - Command + N Doesn't Exist?

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Paul Solt

January 30, 2020 13:49

I'd liked to see Command + N work.

Even if it's just taking me through the process / dialogs to show me how to create a new file.

I have so much muscle memory, and to have an editor not have a standard way of creating a file seems odd.

I just updated, closed some navigator window and pressed Command + N to try and start writing ... but nothing happens.

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  M.K.Ultra

  February 01, 2020 08:29

  agreed. there are a number of ways in which nvUltra differs from standard interfaces that we all love and/or hate. for example is it me or is there no way of creating a duplicate of a file in nvUltra. do i really have to go to the finder to do that?!

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  Fletcher Penney

  February 02, 2020 16:01

  nvAlt and nvUltra are intentionally different than other applications.  The "document" for both apps is a folder, not an individual file.  So something like Cmd-N would actually create a folder.  Which is why the shortcut is Cmd-Shift-N instead of Cmd-N.

   

  The goal with nvAlt/nvUltra is to minimize the need to use menus and the mouse, when possible.  So creating a new file is all done with the keyboard via the search/create bar.  No need to use a separate dialog window to do it, simply type the desired filename and start working.

   

  As for duplicating files, we can consider that for a future update.

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  Tthkbw

  February 06, 2020 00:52

  Well, sort of. If I create a new file by hitting escape to get to the search field, and type a name for my file that is new, then hit return, the cursor does not go to the text area so I can just start typing. In addition, if I try to use the mouse to place the cursor in the text field, when I click, I have to be sure the mouse cursor is at the right position or it doesn't work. For example, the very top portion of the text field doesn't accept a mouse click to place the cursor in the text field.

  Once my file exists in my folder, if I search for the file and get a match, and then hit return, it works as I expect and places the text cursor in the text field for typing. 

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  Fletcher Penney

  February 06, 2020 01:49

  Tthkbw -- Are you using the new versions?  Typing a new filename and hitting enter brings the focus to the text view in the new file.

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  Tthkbw

  February 07, 2020 17:04

  I apologize. User error--I would have sworn I installed version 48, but the version with the problem is version 46. Version 48 works as advertised. 

  Thanks for the help.

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  Fletcher Penney

  February 10, 2020 02:45

  Tthkbw -- glad it's working!!

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