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From: "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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There will be no conflict to enable both "f s" and ctrl+s for saving at the same time.

ctrl+character make sense in an editor since both hands are on the keyboard while hotkey make sense while using the mouse since one hand is handling the mouse.


Nicklas Karlsson



> > On 09/13/2015 05:17 AM, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
> >> 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.
> >
> > It's not compatible with good layout hotkey uses.  In that case one uses the
> 
> Incompatible? Which part exactly?
> 
> > right hand on mouse, left on keyboard,
> > or vice versa if they are left handed.
> >
> > I'd rather lose the whole 2 stroke keybinding set in
> > gschem and convert to hotkeys.
> 
> Did you notice that I was talking about how to support both, in a 
> compatible, non-switching way? That was the only point of my question.
> 
> I probably used the wrong wording because everybody missed it.