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John Griessen wrote:

> I don't like the 2-key sequence for a so called hotkey.

I am ok with 2-key sequences. But I find many of the current combos  
awkward. Most of them start with the character that points to the menu 
the respective action is located in. in many cases the second 
character is the first letter of the action. This is probably intended 
to be more easily remembered. However, it also leads to finger 
stretching like "EO" or "AP".

Hotkey design could learn from the way people configure their  
keyboard in competitive games like starcraft. The most common layout 
"grid" does not care for the letters on the keys. It prioritizes easy 
access with the left hand instead.


> I want a single key hotkey for left hand, 

Hot keys compatible with similar pcb functions would be great. After 
years of geda use, I still find myself typing "n" to edit a string in 
gschem or "n" in pcb to lay down a track.


> Lefties should be able to easily map it the other way.

+1

BTW, GTK provides a way to change hotkeys on the fly. This works in 
pcb but on exit the application forgets about the user changes.

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