[FEATURE] Add more keyboard shortcuts for navigating in all Panes
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 22, 2026 by mrh1997 Closed Jun 25, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
Currently there are keyboardshortcuts to open the additional Panels (File, Diff, Terminal, ...) but there is no way to navigate within the panels via keyboard only. As a developer I am used avoid using the mouse for efficiency but claude code desktop forces me to slow down and use the mouse.
Proposed Solution
- in the file dialog I'd like to switch between filter textfield and file list
- When I moved the focus into the file list via mouse I can press Enter to open a file, but there is no way to edit it (I need mouse again)
- In the Diff there are three areas (commits, changed files, changed text). I found no keyboard shortcut to switch between them or open/close the diff-file-list
- In the terminal panel there is no shortcut to add terminals / switch between them
- scroll in the main panel (with the output of the model) up/down
- sometimes I want a panel to show more (aka make it bigger). there are no shortcuts for resizing
- ...
Alternative Solutions
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Priority
High - Significant impact on productivity
Feature Category
Developer tools/SDK
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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