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Subject: [geda-user] pcb: keyboard poll
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Hi all,

I'm in the middle of replacing menu.res with lihata in pcb-rnd. While at 
it, I'm removing some code duplication between the gtk and lesstif hids 
and moving some common input handling (mouse and keyboard binding lookup).

I noticed the lesstif HID supports multi-key sequences (like gschem). I 
guess I could easily end up having the same support for the gtk HID after 
the above mentioned refactoring. However, I am not sure how PCB users use 
their menu.res in practice and how much hassle changing the defaults 
would be for an user.

If you are using PCB, please answer each question (on the list or in 
private) by marking your choices with a + before the letter of the 
choice. You can also include comments, but please try to keep them short 
(or even consider running a new thread for them).

If you want to answer to others' comments, please change the topic of the 
mail and separate that answer from filling in the poll.


1. Do you use the lesstif HID? (select one)
a. yes, exclusively
b. yes, often
c. sometimes, rarely
d. never


2. If there were different menu resources files distributed with PCB, 
would you try them? (select one)
a. yes, I'd give each variant a try before deciding which one to use
b. no, I'm fine with the default
c. I don't know what a menu resource file is


3. Do you customize your menu resource file? (select one)
a. yes, always (e.g. I have an own variant I use with all installation of 
PCB)
b. yes, sometimes, rarely (e.g. I once had to do something repeatedly and 
added a key binding for that)
c. never, I know where I'd perform the changes if I ever needed 
them but defalts are good enough for now
d. never, I don't know what a menu resource file is


4. If you do not costumize your menu resource file, it's because (select 
zero or more):
a. I don't need to
b. the file is too long
c. too many keys are taken, it's hard to find a free one
d. I don't like the format of the file
e. I don't like the idea of editing text config files, I want a GUI for 
this
f. I don't want to diverge from the default settings (e.g. because of 
potetial hassle at a later upgrade)


5. Do you miss multi-key sequences from the GTK hid? (select one)
a. yes, I'd prefer to use them over modifiers (ctrl, alt, shift)
b. yes, I'd use them together with the modifiers
c. maybe I'd use some
d. no, I prefer modifiers
e. I hate the idea so much that I'd even disable it compile time if that 
was possible
f. N/A, don't know


6. If the GTK hid supported multi-key sequences, would that change any of 
your previous answers? (fill in zero or more with a letter)
a. my new choice for 2. would be:
b. my new choice for 3. would be:

7. slightly off-topic: vendor (drill) mapping also uses a resource file. 
Do you use this feature? (select one)
a. yes, often, many of my boards rely on vendor mapping and I maintain 
my own resource files per vendor
b. yes, sometimes, rarely (e.g. I needed it once...)
c. no, I know how to use it but never needed it
d. no, I know the feature exists and I know where to look it up but I 
don't really know what exactly it can do or why I should bother
e. no, I never heard about this feature


TIA,

Igor2