Mail Archives: geda-user/2015/09/13/06:15:02
Hi all,
it's kind of off-topic, as it won't affect any geda tool or pcb or
pcb-rnd, but I was wondering... We had debates on this list about key
bindings in gschem vs. key bindings in pcb. I generally prefer how gschem
does this, I find those key combinations easier to remembee. However, I
also admit there are (ugly, but) de facto standard key combinations users
want to see in apps, like ctrl+z for undo.
I was thinking about how to resolve this conflict between modifiers and
multi key stroke combinations in an app I am going to write later.
I figured the expectated key combinations of the modifier-based map never
start with an alnum character without a modifier. This makes the following
simple policy feasible:
1. if the first key is with a modifier, it is a single-stroke hotkey (e.g.
ctrl+z or ctrl+s)
2. if the first key is not alnum, it is a single-stroke hotkey (e.g. arrow
keys, escape, F1, enter, etc.)
3. if the first key is alnum without a modifier, it's the first character
of a multi-stroke command
Rule 3 removes 36 keys from the single-stroke world but makes it possible
to use best of both worlds without collision.
Any thoughts/feedback are welcome.
Regards,
Igor2
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