X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Message-ID: <5703F37A.7080607@xs4all.nl> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:18:50 +0200 From: "Bert Timmerman (bert DOT timmerman AT xs4all DOT nl) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110429 Fedora/2.0.14-1.fc13 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb: keyboard poll References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote: > 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 > c > > 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 > a > > 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 > b > > 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) > f > > 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 > a > > 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: a > b. my new choice for 3. would be: b > > 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 > c > > TIA, > > Igor2 > Kind regards, Bert Timmerman.