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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] off-topic: key bindings
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 2:46 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> That is inarguable but meanwhile you have a user base that adopted the
>> current ones. This is why there should be at least two options.
>
> Sure, which is why we haven't really changed them in a while.  EDA is
> a specialty function that requires consideration for special needs,
> such as custom key bindings.  It's always a compromise unless you give
> all control to the user, which may cause more harm than good if the
> user isn't an expert on choosing key bindings.

Respectfully that is a little condescending to the users. They may
have come from xyz commercial suite and have bindings they like. We
don't try to tell people which workflow to use. Likewise we should
leave them to their key bindings. Our job is to make the tool great
not to save people from themselves.

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