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Subject: [geda-user] off-topic: key bindings
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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