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Date: | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:00:22 +0000 |
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Subject: | Re: [geda-user] off-topic: key bindings |
From: | "Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> |
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On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 10:17 AM, <gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu> wrote: > 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. There should be 3 options in HID. 1. Keybindings matched to outside world (new user sanity) 2. Keybindings matched to traditional PCB (current user sanity) 3. Keybindings matched to gschem (just to do it) > Any thoughts/feedback are welcome. > > Regards, > > Igor2 > > -- Home http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ Work http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/
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