Assign new shortcut for hiding panels while inside a text box don't work (Mac 12.7.4 ID2023)

[Shlomit Heymann]

Hello,

I have a need to hide/show panels except the toolbox which is here:

Product area : Views, Navigation > Show/Hide all panels except toolbox --- Default: Shift+Tab

Of course this shortcut will not work when my cursor is inside a text box so I added a shortcut when the "Text" context is selected so it will work in this way too: Text: Ctrl+Tab

While doing so I made sure [unassigned] is written.

I now have 2 shortcuts for this actions but the only one that works is the default one and I don't understand why. 

I tried to remove the first option and keep only the one I assigned but it still won't work.

Attached is a screenshot of my definitions.

thank you

Shlomit

[leo.r]

I can confirm that custom shortcts assigned to this option don't work (InDesign 2024, Mac).

You can submit a bug here:

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Cntl-Tab and Cntl-Shift-Tab both work for me on Windows. I'm not in front of my Mac right now, but try Cmd-Tab or Cmd-Shift-Tab and see what happens.

[leo.r]

Cntl-Tab and Cntl-Shift-Tab both work for me on Windows. I'm not in front of my Mac right now, but try Cmd-Tab or Cmd-Shift-Tab and see what happens.

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

I tried again (Mac) Ctrl-Shift-Tab worked in the beginning. But it stopped working after a few attempts.

Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-Tab works partially. That is, it hides some panels - but not all.

Something is buggy in the shortcut implementation for this command on Mac.

[Shlomit Heymann]

@Dave Creamer of IDEAS , Command+tab and command+shift+Tab are system shortcuts (similar to alt+Tab in windows)

[Eugene Tyson]

I just did a test there and it worked fine.

Since you won't be using Shift+Tab for a right indent anymore - or if you want to keep it - I don't know

I am using 2022 though.

[Shlomit Heymann]

I can't use the shortcuts you suggested as they are alredy assigned and I do use it which is why I used the control key. This didn't gave me an alrert that it's already in use. But it didn't work.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Yes--forgot in all the excitment! Do you need to use the Tab key?

[leo.r]

Yes--forgot in all the excitment! Do you need to use the Tab key?

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

This made me realize that all shortcuts I tested included the tab key.

I can now confirm that shortcuts that don't include Tab do work as expected.

[Shlomit Heymann]

Yes 🙂

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Yes--forgot in all the excitment! Do you need to use the Tab key?

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

TAB is set by default on Windows.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

But the problem wasn't on Windows, which could assign various Tab KB commands. On the Mac, apparently Cntl-Tab did not work and Cmd-Tab was a reserved command.