Polaris 7.7 - Accessibility Shortcuts in Leap
Many of the keyboard shortcuts that are in the Polaris client are not found in Leap. This is harder for people with difficulties switching between the keyboard and mouse. We have a user who would love to have access to these keyboard shortcuts in leap that, if turned on or added, would make Leap linking much more intuitive and ergonomic.
The staff member said:
- Ctrl-S would be fantastic
- A shortcut to simply close a record, as exists in the form of Alt-F4 in Polaris.
Those are the big ones.
Any others that can be turned on or created specifically for entering and navigating the "Actions" > "Create Item" path, like those buttons themselves, would be very gratefully appreciated.
Idea Value
The value of this idea would be improving accessibility and usability of leap for those that may be accustomed to keyboard work and have limitations with the mouse
Luke Patterson
shared this idea
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AdminSamantha Quell
(Admin, Innovative)
commented
As part of the MEEP process, we've determined this enhancement will cover shortcuts for the following: closing workforms, returning to results, opening the workform tracker, print, opening the new menu and opening the utilities menu.
Enhancements should be opened for other specific use cases not covered here.
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Rachel Fischer
commented
There are catalogers that do not want to switch to Leap because shortcuts and macros are missing from Leap.
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Tracy
commented
We have some very savvy Polaris users in our system who use the keyboard shortcuts all the time. I am not one of them, but am constantly in aww when I get to see staff zoom through with them.
We have been requested by several staff already for the desire to have this option available. Thanks for submitting this idea!
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Penny Ramirez
commented
Adding this functionality (which exists in many web-based applications) would go a long way to convincing cataloging and acquisitions staff to overcome their reluctance to use Leap instead of the client.
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Celia Mulder
commented
Catalogers in particular rely heavily on keyboard short cuts and would love to see more in LEAP.
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Lynn Reynish
commented
Agreed completely! Leap is far too mouse-driven.