The problem with this pattern is that command-k was already a commonly used shortcut for creating a link, which meant that products like Slack had to find something new for making a link so they overloaded paste which is super broken as a result.

Also, emacs M-x from 1980 or maybe TECO's extended command from 1978 (learned these from Bobbie Chen who wrote https://digitalseams.com/blog/why-do-sublime-text-and-vs-cod...)

Some fun history on how the cmd-k shortcut came to be:

https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/153937

It's so frustrating when websites hijack this shortcut.

I'll just mention that if you follow the link and read the article, linger a while.

Maggie Appleton's site is delightfully designed and thoughtful written. There are a ton of wonderful articles to enjoy there.

> By stashing infrequently-used items in a command bar like this, […] You don’t need to add that extra toolbar or layer of menu items.

I’m concerned, from this description, about people putting features only in a command palette, and rendering features completely undiscoverable.

This is one of the big problems of Windows’ Start Menu ever since Vista. In XP, you could find all your programs easily. Vista kinda hid them, and Windows 8 hid them a little more, and 11 hid them a lot more. They’re still there, but honestly difficult to find.

So please make sure your features are still discoverable.

Also remember that a lot of users are shockingly bad at typing. Command bars are a power user feature.

PowerToys is the Windows equivalent