I am developing a CMS. One of the greatest everyday annoyances when working with it is that when you are on a front-end page, not logged in, and want to make a change, you need to go to the back-end login first, log in, and then navigate to the page you want to change.
I would like to introduce a smart little function that pops up a log-in screen when you hit a certain key combination. I have already set this up with double Ctrl. I have come to realize, though, that I hit that key so frequently that the login pops up unwanted, something that must not happen of course.
So, I am asking for your ideas for a clever key combination.
I am looking for a key combination that is:
- Elegant and easy to memorize (this is why I liked double Ctrl very much)
- Time considerations (Press key X, then Y after 1 second) are possible
- Must not be mapped to any browser function of course. I realize this cannot be excluded 100% but obviously, Ctrl+A or Alt+Tab would be nonstarters.
- Works on all keyboards (Mac included, but I m willing to handle the apple special keys)
- Extremely unlikely to be hit accidentally
- Other clever ideas like simple mouse gestures are also welcome.
It can be argued that this poses a decrease in security, as the URL to the back-end login is made available in front-end pages and loses the additional protection by being obscure. I may address that later using a cookie that identifies CMS users machines but it is not the issue right now.