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Re: Proposal - New Hotkeys - Tool Finish, Toggle last tool, Grid toggle, Tech toggle

 


On 13/09/2011 12:03 a.m., hauptmech wrote:
> The following are some hotkeys I have on my personal todo list to add.
> The first two were patched into kicad a couple years ago and gave me a
> nice boost in productivity but seem to have bitrotted away in the
> meantime. I'm not sure yet how far I'll get but welcome any feedback.
>
> Tool finish:  An 'ok'/ENTER action. Select the no (pointer) tool. If the
> tool is active, finalize the action (end track, close outline, etc).
>
> Toggle last tool: Dual of above and mapped to same key. When no tool is
> active, select the last tool that was being used.
>
> Cancel: The escape key is not always the best... allow remapping.
>
> Tool retreat: A backup action. Delete last segment, delete last corner,
> delete last line segment.
>
> Grid toggle: Keep a grid history of 1, toggle to the last used grid.
> Primarily for flipping between a coarse and fine grid.
>
> Technology toggle: For flipping between often used track/via settings.
> Either toggle last used or toggle through net classes; not sure...
>
> Middle mouse button & drag: I'd like to use middle drag as pan instead
> of center to start with. Meta+mouse wheel could probably be used for
> better purposes as well.
>
>
> Those are the main things on my short list. Comments?
>
> -Hauptmech
>
>  

Seems some others beat me to it for manipulating grid and technology via
hotkeys. Awesome!


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