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key commands for sound player
Started February 16th, 2022 · 3 replies · Latest reply by zimbot 3 years, 6 months ago
Hi
not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but it would be nice to be able to start/stop with the space bar and maybe have the left & right arrow keys be used for skipping to the next sound effect
I'd really like some standardized controls! For example, YouTube (and most other online media) apps use JL/ArrowL+R for skipping, ArrowU+D for volume, I for focus, K/Space for pausing, and M for muting. A full implementation of these simple keybindings would be great!
By the way, for any developers, you can find these keybinds on YouTube by pressing ? (Shift + /) while watching a video! Many thanks! 
Not necessarily disagreeing, but let me point out that the YouTube web site is a bit more complicated than described. Left and right arrow keys will adjust the last horizontal thing that you adjusted with your mouse, which could be the volume slider (though the default is the playback position). Whether one considers that a feature or a bug is another matter.