# Keyboard acceleration extension prototype **URL:** \ **Category:** Development & Design\ **Created:** [February 10, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434 "2023-02-10T10:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/1 "2023-02-10T10:14:24Z")
I have made an extension prototyping a “command palette” approach to keyboard acceleration in OpenRefine(inspired by what one often sees in IDEs). Bugs are guaranteed but I would find it useful to see some thoughts on the approach as further development(support more column actions) would require some refactoring in core. > **[openrefine-command-palette](https://codeberg.org/abbe98/openrefine-command-palette)** > > A command palette and keyboard acceleration extension for OpenRefine. ---
**Author:** ![thadguidry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/thadguidry/32/653_2.png) [@thadguidry](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/thadguidry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/2 "2023-02-10T10:40:31Z")
Awesome! Can this be used to call custom Expression snippets? ---
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/3 "2023-02-10T10:46:41Z")
Other extensions can register commands: > **[openrefine-command-palette](https://codeberg.org/abbe98/openrefine-command-palette#extension-api)** > > A command palette and keyboard acceleration extension for OpenRefine. Maybe the extension could be made so that it can auto discover things from the Menu-system but that would need quite a bit of upstream work as it’s very state-dependent at the moment. Very few of OpenRefines own column actions are supported right now as they are also very tightly coupled with the menus. ---
**Author:** ![thadguidry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/thadguidry/32/653_2.png) [@thadguidry](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/thadguidry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/4 "2023-02-10T10:53:37Z")
forget the menus… I mean could someone use this to add a Custom Expression to fire off. Imagine a GREL snippet like: `cells.${MyColumn}.replace("abc","xyz")` and I could store that command in the palette as a custom command called “My Replace”. The command palette syntax would be: 1. CTRL+Space to open palette 2. begin typing “My Replace” and select it from list with up/down and ENTER. 3. then begin typing the column name, select it from list with up/down and ENTER. 4. rejoice ---
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/5 "2023-02-10T10:58:37Z")
Ah I see, the answer is “soon”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![antonin\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antonin_d/32/32_2.png) [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/6 "2023-02-10T11:10:56Z")
Extremely exciting! It brings up a lot of interesting topics: - how to rethink OpenRefine’s user experience in bold ways, and escape from those clumsy and overloaded menus - how to restructure the code of our front-end to make this easier - perhaps this suggests refactorings that would be meaningful on their own and bring other benefits? I can definitely relate to the issue of coupling with menus at least. - or is it even worth it and writing an independent front-end is the way to go?! - to what extent this should be officially supported by an extension point, and how to decide what extension points to maintain Maybe even others? Anyway - a lot of food for thought already! ---
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/7 "2023-02-10T13:21:49Z")
@antonin_d seems like we need that [BarCamp](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/organizing-an-openrefine-barcamp-in-2023/179/1)! ---
**Author:** ![ostephens](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ostephens/32/8_2.png) [@ostephens](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/ostephens)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/keyboard-acceleration-extension-prototype/434/8 "2023-02-17T11:08:44Z")
This looks really interesting @abbe98 - I hope I get time to play around with it soon! Owen