From 46d62adc55bfecc59f9a63a565c31da7701226db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edouard Vanbelle <opensource@edouard.vanbelle.fr>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 16:23:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(item-selection): add ctrl/meta/alt key to toggle item
 selection

---
 static/js/app/ui.js | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/static/js/app/ui.js b/static/js/app/ui.js
index 894d17ac..d9cc2dd2 100644
--- a/static/js/app/ui.js
+++ b/static/js/app/ui.js
@@ -908,6 +908,14 @@ const ui = {
             const info = itemInfo(card);
             if (!info) return;
 
+            // use modifier key to select/deselect item
+            // note: shift key is used in multiselect
+            // note: on MacOS, ctrl Key is used to convert click into right click, which invoke the `contextmenu` event
+            if (e.metaKey || e.altKey || e.ctrlKey) {
+                toggleCardSelection(card, e);
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (info.type === 'folder') {
                 navigateFolder(card);
             } else {