diff --git a/e2e/cypress/integration/keyboard.hotkeys.spec.ts b/e2e/cypress/integration/keyboard.hotkeys.spec.ts
index b673c8fe..4b3d412e 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/integration/keyboard.hotkeys.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/integration/keyboard.hotkeys.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ describe("keyboard hotkeys", () => {
     function createStubs() {
         stubs.navHistory = [];
 
-        cy.window().then(win => {
+        cy.log('hello');
+        return cy.window().then(win => {
             const views = win.appState.winStates[0].views;
             for (let view of views) {
                 for (let cache of view.caches) {
@@ -76,19 +77,6 @@ describe("keyboard hotkeys", () => {
             expect(stubs.navHistory[0]).to.be.calledWith(-1);
         });
     });
-
-    it("should not change view in single view mode", () => {
-        cy.get("#view_0").should("have.class", "active");
-        cy.get("#view_1").should("not.have.class", "active");
-
-        cy.get('.data-cy-toggle-splitview')
-        .click();
-
-        cy.triggerHotkey(`{ctrl}{shift}{rightarrow}`).then(() => {
-            cy.get("#view_1").should("not.have.class", "active");
-            cy.get("#view_0").should("have.class", "active");
-        });
-    });
     // it("should open devtools", () => {
     //     cy.triggerHotkey(`{alt}${MOD_KEY}i`).then(() => {
     //         expect(ipcRenderer.send).to.be.calledOnce;
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/integration/menu.accelerators.spec.ts b/e2e/cypress/integration/menu.accelerators.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbd13434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/cypress/integration/menu.accelerators.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress"/>
+
+import { Classes } from "@blueprintjs/core";
+
+/**
+ * NOTE: Combos are events that are supposed to be sent from the main process
+ * after a menu (or its associated shortcut) has been selected.
+ * 
+ * Since we are running inside the browser (Electron testing support is coming soon,
+ * see: https://www.cypress.io/blog/2019/09/26/testing-electron-js-applications-using-cypress-alpha-release/),
+ * we are sending fake combo events to simulate the user selecting a menu item or pressing the associated
+ * accelerator combo.
+ */
+describe("combo hotkeys", () => {
+    const stubs: any = {
+        navHistory: []
+    };
+
+    let caches:any;
+
+    function resetSelection() {
+        cy.window().then(win => {
+            win.appState.winStates[0].views.forEach((view: any) => {
+                caches = 
+                view.caches.forEach((cache: any) => {
+                    cache.reset();
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    function createStubs() {
+        stubs.navHistory = [];
+
+        cy.window().then(win => {
+            const views = win.appState.winStates[0].views;
+            for (let view of views) {
+                for (let cache of view.caches) {
+                    stubs.navHistory.push(cy.spy(cache, "navHistory"));
+                }
+            }
+
+            // activate splitView mode
+            const winState = win.appState.winStates[0];
+            winState.splitView = true;
+
+            // stub copy/paste functions
+            cy.stub(win.appState, 'copySelectedItemsPath').as('copySelectedItemsPath');
+            // stub reload view
+            cy.stub(win.appState, 'refreshActiveView').as('refreshActiveView');
+            // stub first cache.openTerminal
+            cy.stub(win.appState.winStates[0].views[0].caches[0], 'openTerminal').as('openTerminal');
+            // stub first view.cycleTab
+            cy.stub(win.appState.winStates[0].views[0], 'cycleTab').as('cycleTab');
+            // stub first view.addCache
+            cy.stub(win.appState.winStates[0].views[0], 'addCache').as('addCache');
+            // stub first view.closeTab
+            cy.stub(win.appState.winStates[0].views[0], 'closeTab').as('closeTab');
+            // stub first win.toggleSplitView
+            cy.spy(win.appState.winStates[0], 'toggleSplitViewMode').as('toggleSplitViewMode');
+        });
+    }
+
+    function getCaches() {
+        cy.window().then(win => {
+            caches = win.appState.winStates[0].views[0].caches;
+        });
+    }
+
+    before(() => {
+        return cy.visit("http://127.0.0.1:8080");
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        createStubs();
+        resetSelection();
+        getCaches();
+        // load files
+        cy.CDAndList(0, "/");
+        cy.get("#view_0 [data-cy-path]")
+            .invoke("val", "/")
+            .focus()
+            .blur();
+    });
+
+    it("should not show toast message on copy path if no file selected", () => {
+        // no selection: triggering fake combo should not show toast message
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+Shift+C");
+
+        cy.get(`.${Classes.TOAST}`)
+            .should('not.be.visible');
+
+        cy.get('@copySelectedItemsPath')
+        .should('be.calledWith', caches[0], false);
+    });
+
+    it("should copy file path to cb & show toast message if a file is selected", () => {
+        // select first element
+        cy.get("#view_0 [data-cy-file]:first")
+        .click();
+
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+Shift+C");
+
+        cy.get('@copySelectedItemsPath')
+        .should('be.calledWith', caches[0], false);
+
+        cy.get(`.${Classes.TOAST}`)
+            .should('be.visible')
+            .find('button')
+            .click();
+    });
+
+    it("should not show toast message on copy filename if no file selected", () => {
+        // no selection: triggering fake combo should not show toast message
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+Shift+N");
+
+        cy.get(`.${Classes.TOAST}`)
+            .should('not.be.visible');
+
+        cy.get('@copySelectedItemsPath')
+        .should('be.calledWith', caches[0], true);
+    });
+
+    it("should copy file filename & show toast message if a file is selected", () => {
+        // select first element
+        cy.get("#view_0 [data-cy-file]:first")
+        .click();
+
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+Shift+N");
+
+        cy.get('@copySelectedItemsPath')
+        .should('be.calledWith', caches[0], true);
+
+        cy.get(`.${Classes.TOAST}`)
+            .should('be.visible')
+            .find('button')
+            .click();
+    });
+
+    it("should open shortcuts dialog", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+S");
+
+        cy.get('.shortcutsDialog')
+        .should('be.visible');
+
+        // close dialog
+        cy.get(`.${Classes.DIALOG_FOOTER} .data-cy-close`)
+        .click();
+
+        // wait for dialog to be closed otherwise
+        // it could still be visible in next it()
+        cy.get('.shortcutsDialog')
+        .should('not.be.visible');
+    });
+
+    it("should open prefs dialog", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+,");
+
+        cy.get('.data-cy-prefs-dialog')
+        .should('be.visible');
+
+        // close dialog
+        cy.get(`.${Classes.DIALOG_FOOTER} .data-cy-close`)
+        .click();
+
+        // wait for dialog to be closed otherwise
+        // it could still be visible in next it()
+        cy.get('.shortcutsDialog')
+        .should('not.be.visible');
+    });
+
+    it("should reload file view", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+R");
+
+        cy.get('@refreshActiveView')
+            .should('be.calledOnce');
+    });
+
+    it("should open terminal", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+K");
+
+        cy.get('@openTerminal')
+            .should('be.calledOnce');
+    });
+
+    it("should activate next tab", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("Ctrl+Tab");
+
+        cy.get('@cycleTab')
+            .should('be.calledOnce')
+            .should('be.calledWith', 1);
+    });
+
+    it("should activate previous tab", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("Ctrl+Shift+Tab");
+
+        cy.get('@cycleTab')
+            .should('be.calledOnce')
+            .should('be.calledWith', -1);
+    });
+
+    it("should open a new tab", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+T");
+
+        cy.get('@addCache')
+            .should('be.calledOnce');
+    });
+
+    it("should close tab", () => {
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+W");
+
+        cy.get('@closeTab')
+            .should('be.calledOnce');
+    });
+
+    it("should toggle split view", () => {
+        // initial state: split view active
+        cy.get("#view_1")
+            .should("not.have.class", "active")
+            .and('be.visible');
+
+            cy.get("#view_0")
+            .should("have.class", "active")
+            .and('be.visible');
+
+        // de-activate split view
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Alt+V");
+
+        // check status: we should have only one call
+        cy.get('@toggleSplitViewMode')
+            .should('be.calledOnce');
+
+        cy.get("#view_0")
+            .should('be.visible')
+            .and('have.class', 'active');
+
+        cy.get("#view_1")
+            .should('not.be.visible');
+
+        // re-activate split view
+        cy.triggerFakeCombo("CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Alt+V");
+
+        // check status: should have two calls now
+        cy.get('@toggleSplitViewMode')
+            .should('be.calledTwice');
+
+        cy.get("#view_0")
+            .should('be.visible')
+            .and('not.have.class', 'active');
+
+        cy.get("#view_1")
+            .should('be.visible')
+            .and('have.class', 'active');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/support/commands.ts b/e2e/cypress/support/commands.ts
index b324bfc1..4e2d9095 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,32 @@ declare global {
     namespace Cypress {
         interface Chainable {
             /**
-             * Yields "foo"
+             * Yields "json object"
              *
-             * @returns {typeof foo}
+             * @returns {typeof object}
              * @memberof Chainable
              * @example
-             *    cy.foo().then(f = ...) // f is "foo"
+             *    cy.CDAndList('/').then(json => ...)
              */
             CDAndList: typeof CDList;
+            /**
+             * Yields document.body
+             *
+             * @returns {typeof Body}
+             * @memberof Chainable
+             * @example
+             *    cy.triggerHotkey('{meta}f').then(body => ...)
+             */
             triggerHotkey: typeof triggerHotkey;
+            /**
+             * Yields document
+             *
+             * @returns {typeof Document}
+             * @memberof Chainable
+             * @example
+             *    cy.triggerFakeCombo('CmdOrCtrl+Shift+C').then(doc => ...)
+             */                        
+            triggerFakeCombo: typeof triggerFakeCombo
         }
     }
 }
@@ -29,9 +46,16 @@ export function CDList(viewId = 0, path: string, fixture = "files.json") {
     });
 }
 
-export function triggerHotkey(hotkey: string) {
-    return cy.get("body").type(hotkey);
+export function triggerHotkey(hotkey: string, options = {}) {
+    return cy.get("body").type(hotkey, options);
+}
+
+export function triggerFakeCombo(combo: string, data = { title: "hey!"}) {
+    cy.log('triggering', { combo, data });
+    return cy.document()
+        .trigger('menu_accelerator', { combo, data } );
 }
 
 Cypress.Commands.add("CDAndList", CDList);
 Cypress.Commands.add("triggerHotkey", triggerHotkey);
+Cypress.Commands.add("triggerFakeCombo", triggerFakeCombo);
diff --git a/e2e/webpack.config.e2e.js b/e2e/webpack.config.e2e.js
index d1ac934a..435f44ea 100644
--- a/e2e/webpack.config.e2e.js
+++ b/e2e/webpack.config.e2e.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ const baseConfig = {
   },
   externals: {
     os: `{release: function() { return "${release}"}, tmpdir: function() { return "/tmpdir" }, homedir: function() { return "/homedir" }}`,
-    process: `{process: "foo", platform: "${platform}"}`,
+    process: `{process: "React-Explorer", platform: "${platform}"}`,
     electron:
-      '{ipcRenderer: {send: function() {}, on: function() {}}, remote: { getCurrentWindow: () => {}, Menu: { buildFromTemplate: function() { return { popup: function() {}, closePopup: function() { } };}},app: { getLocale: function() { return "en"; }, getPath: function(str) { return "cy_" + str; } } } }',
+      '{ipcRenderer: {send: function() {}, on: function(event, method) { document.addEventListener(event, function(e) { method(e, {data: e.data, combo: e.combo}); })}}, remote: { getCurrentWindow: () => {}, Menu: { buildFromTemplate: function() { return { popup: function() {}, closePopup: function() { } };}},app: { getLocale: function() { return "en"; }, getPath: function(str) { return "cy_" + str; } } } }',
     child_process: "{exec: function(str, cb) { cb(); }}",
     fs: "{}",
     path: "{}",
diff --git a/src/components/Nav.tsx b/src/components/Nav.tsx
index 0823597f..a49bd84f 100644
--- a/src/components/Nav.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Nav.tsx
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ class NavComponent extends React.Component<WithNamespaces> {
     };
 
     onToggleSplitView = () => {
-        const winState = this.appState.winStates[0];
-        winState.toggleSplitViewMode();
+        if (this.appState.isExplorer) {
+            const winState = this.appState.winStates[0];
+            winState.toggleSplitViewMode();
+        }
     };
 
     onOpenPrefs = () => {
diff --git a/src/components/WithMenuAccelerators.tsx b/src/components/WithMenuAccelerators.tsx
index 2e213781..85354af4 100644
--- a/src/components/WithMenuAccelerators.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WithMenuAccelerators.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export function WithMenuAccelerators<
             e: MenuAcceleratorEvent,
             data: { combo: string; data: any }
         ) => {
+            console.log('******* onAccelerator !!', e, data);
             // check if combo is valid
             const callback = this.getCallback(data.combo);
             if (typeof callback === "function") {
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/ShortcutsDialog.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/ShortcutsDialog.tsx
index cdbfc0a7..5eb070a8 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/ShortcutsDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/ShortcutsDialog.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class ShortcutsDialogClass extends React.Component<IShortcutsProps>{
                 { combo: "mod + s", label: t('SHORTCUT.MAIN.KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS') },
                 { combo: "mod + ,", label: t('SHORTCUT.MAIN.PREFERENCES') },
                 { combo: "alt + mod + i", label: t('SHORTCUT.OPEN_DEVTOOLS') },
-                { combo: "mod + q", label: t('SHORTCUT.MAIN.QUIT') }
+                { combo: "mod + q", label: t('SHORTCUT.MAIN.QUIT') },
+                { combo: "mod + alt + shift + v", label: t('NAV.SPLITVIEW') }
             ],
             // group: t('SHORTCUT.GROUP.ACTIVE_VIEW')
             [
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class ShortcutsDialogClass extends React.Component<IShortcutsProps>{
                 </div>
                 <div className={Classes.DIALOG_FOOTER}>
                     <div className={Classes.DIALOG_FOOTER_ACTIONS}>
-                        <Button onClick={this.onClose}>
+                        <Button onClick={this.onClose} className="data-cy-close">
                             {t('COMMON.CLOSE')}
                         </Button>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/shortcuts/MenuAccelerators.tsx b/src/components/shortcuts/MenuAccelerators.tsx
index ef2f241a..1b6ce082 100644
--- a/src/components/shortcuts/MenuAccelerators.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shortcuts/MenuAccelerators.tsx
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ class MenuAcceleratorsClass extends React.Component<IProps> {
         }
     };
 
+    onToggleSplitView = () => {
+        if (this.appState.isExplorer) {
+            const winState = this.appState.winStates[0];
+            winState.toggleSplitViewMode();
+        }
+    }
+
     renderMenuAccelerators() {
         return (
             <Accelerators>
@@ -217,6 +224,10 @@ class MenuAcceleratorsClass extends React.Component<IProps> {
                     combo="CmdOrCtrl+W"
                     onClick={this.onCloseTab}
                 ></Accelerator>
+                <Accelerator
+                    combo="CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Alt+V"
+                    onClick={this.onToggleSplitView}
+                ></Accelerator>
             </Accelerators>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/electron/appMenus.ts b/src/electron/appMenus.ts
index 8f0e56bd..c587c835 100644
--- a/src/electron/appMenus.ts
+++ b/src/electron/appMenus.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ export class AppMenu {
             {
                 label: menuStrings['TITLE_VIEW'],
                 submenu: [
+                    {
+                        label: menuStrings['TOGGLE_SPLITVIEW'],
+                        accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Alt+V',
+                        click: this.sendComboEvent
+                    },
+                    { type: 'separator' },
                     {
                         label: menuStrings['RELOAD_VIEW'],
                         accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+R',
diff --git a/src/locale/lang/en.json b/src/locale/lang/en.json
index 795f76c3..47ab3590 100644
--- a/src/locale/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/locale/lang/en.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             "TRANSFERS": "Transfers",
             "PREFS": "Preferences",
             "SHORTCUTS": "Keyboard shortcuts",
-            "SPLITVIEW": "Toggle dual view"
+            "SPLITVIEW": "Toggle split view"
         },
         "DRAG": {
             "MULTIPLE": "Copy {{count}} elements"
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@
             "SELECT_PREVIOUS_TAB": "Select previous tab",
             "NEW_TAB": "New tab",
             "CLOSE_TAB": "Close tab",
-            "OK": "OK"
+            "OK": "OK",
+            "TOGGLE_SPLITVIEW": "Toggle Split View"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/locale/lang/fr.json b/src/locale/lang/fr.json
index 3b5d70c3..81ae7e19 100644
--- a/src/locale/lang/fr.json
+++ b/src/locale/lang/fr.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             "TRANSFERS": "Téléchargements",
             "PREFS": "Préférences",
             "SHORTCUTS": "Raccourcis clavier",
-            "SPLITVIEW": "Alterner entre double vue et vue unique"
+            "SPLITVIEW": "Activer/Désactiver double vue"
         },
         "DRAG": {
             "MULTIPLE": "Copier {{count}} éléments"
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@
             "SELECT_PREVIOUS_TAB": "Sélectionner l'onglet précédent",
             "NEW_TAB": "Nouvel onglet",
             "CLOSE_TAB": "Fermer l'onglet",
-            "OK": "OK"
+            "OK": "OK",
+            "TOGGLE_SPLITVIEW": "Activer/Désactiver Vue Double"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/services/plugins/FsGeneric.ts b/src/services/plugins/FsGeneric.ts
index 101c2ca1..42647ed1 100644
--- a/src/services/plugins/FsGeneric.ts
+++ b/src/services/plugins/FsGeneric.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class GenericApi implements FsApi {
     }
 
     join(...paths: string[]): string {
-        return this.join(...paths);
+        return paths.join('/');
     }
 
     isConnected(): boolean {
@@ -31,21 +31,6 @@ class GenericApi implements FsApi {
         return Promise.resolve(10);
     }
 
-    // copy(source: string, files: string[], dest: string): Promise<any> & cp.ProgressEmitter {
-    //     console.log('Generic.copy');
-    //     const prom: Promise<void> & cp.ProgressEmitter = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    //         setTimeout(() => {
-    //             resolve();
-    //         }, 2000);
-    //     }) as Promise<void> & cp.ProgressEmitter;
-
-    //     prom.on = (name, handler): Promise<void> => {
-    //         return prom;
-    //     }
-
-    //     return prom;
-    // }
-
     login(server?: string, credentials?: ICredentials): Promise<void> {
         return Promise.resolve();
     }