When can we have truly dedicated commands that always work for the timeline?

I can’t stand the inconsistent behavior of keyboard shortcuts in Premiere--so many random things steal focus from the timeline panel.  For example, I drag an effect onto a clip ON the timeline, the clip still has focus, but for no good reason the *program panel* is now the active panel, meaning the so-called “dedicated“ keystrokes like zoom in and out on my keyboard and my tourbox no longer zoom in or out the timeline.  So I have to hit another key F1 or click my mouse into the timeline just to get the function back. I can’t even build macros to accomplish what I want for these--if the timeline has focus, then hitting F1 will cycle to another open sequence--again, doing what I don't’ want it to do. 

This is just one of so many examples of stolen focus ruining my worklow and keyboard shortcuts. It literally feels like Premiere anticipates my every desire and then does exactly what I don’t want at every turn.