Control and Command keys not swapped in SAP GUI for Java

[fabianlupa]

I am new to SAP GUI for Java and using the latest 8.10 Rev5 ARM64 version on MacOS. To my surprise I am having some trouble with the hotkeys.

On MacOS compared to Windows usually the Control key is replaced by the Command key in most keyboard shortcuts. For example Control+S on Windows to save a file becomes Command+S on MacOS. Surprisingly to me, this is not the case in SAP GUI for Java. It stays Control+S. This makes it very difficult when switching between applications. Especially as a developer who uses the ABAP Workbench in SAP GUI for Java in parallel with the ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse. In Eclipse the hotkeys are "Mac-native". This means Command+S to save, Command+F2 to check, Command+F3 to activate in ADT and Control+S, Control+F2 and Control+F3 in SAP GUI, different hotkeys for the same functionality.

Is there a functionality to rebind these hotkeys or the possibility to provide a toggle in the options? I am currently looking at Karabiner for Mac to rebind keys specifically in an application to get around this but it requires additional approval on company devices and it would be nice if a simple option could be provided in SAP GUI for Java.

Edit: Additionally the Control-based hotkeys are also a problem because Control+F1,F2,F3 are already bound the OS-specific functionality that takes precedence. You either need to unbind those keys at OS level or toggle those using Control+F1. Not ideal.

[GuilhermeZieglerDeSantis]

Dear @fabianlupa 

Regarding customizing shortcuts in SAP GUI for Java, unfortunately this is not possible, as many of these shortcuts are set by the backend depending on the ABAP application from a given set in the menu painter. And overwriting Control for Command on the frontend side would cause conflicts with other already existing shortcuts provided by SAP GUI.

I understand your frustration regarding this topic, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do at frontend side as this is handled by the backend.

If you need further assistance with shortcuts I recommend you access the documentation below:

https://help.sap.com/docs/sap_gui_for_java/8cb7be1dd06242f48bcd643e33bbf31e/373cd67490b040d4b02e7f1a... 

Best Regards,
Guilherme

[fabianlupa]

Posting this first to edit later, as the SAP Community does not seem to allow for multiple lines in replies on post, only on edit..... amazing

Hi @GuilhermeZieglerDeSantis ,

thanks for your fast reply.

And overwriting Control for Command on the frontend side would cause conflicts with other already existing shortcuts provided by SAP GUI.

Well, that would be fine though? You are in control of those other existing shortcuts and can reassign them so they do not conflict.

Currently there already is a conflict, but with OS level shortcuts and every user needs to fix these conflicts separately on their own if they want to use the shortcuts in SAP GUI. I assume most of the users of SAP GUI for Java do you use MacOS.

An option that defaults to off in the settings that only maps the relevant hotkeys individually (instead of blanket mapping Ctrl=Cmd) seems reasonable to me.

However, if that's not something that can be done, I'll have a look at third party software to do just this remapping.

Best regards

Fabian