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["Al Thomason" <thomason.al@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, something I can contribute to (long time lurker, few year user, 1st
time poster)...

As a user I support the proposed changes -  'correcting the evils of the
past' if you will.   When I 1st learning KiCad it took me a while to
understand copy vs. save, and though I now understand it I am very aware of
its rather unique usage vs. other programs.

CTRL-C, CTRL-V same support.   Could you perhaps extend it to include
CTRL-X, a proper cut? 

Bringing this more in line with common usage will be helpful for new users,
but might add:  when released perhaps there should be a short 'These Things
Changed' paper for existing users, and this change should be called out.


-al-


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-----Original Message-----
From: Kicad-developers
[mailto:kicad-developers-bounces+thomason.al=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Chris Pavlina
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 8:49 AM
To: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Kicad-developers] [proposal] pcbnew/eeschema save/copy/duplicate
consistency and customary definitions

Relatively simple proposals:

1. Rename 'copy' to 'duplicate' in eeschema to match pcbnew.
2. Rename 'save' to 'copy' in eeschema to match traditional usage.
3. Add default Ctrl-V keybinding to eeschema for 'paste' to match
traditional usage.
4. Add 'cut' to eeschema, on Ctrl-X:
    - This differs from save/copy->delete in that it should keep 
      reference designators, since you're just moving parts.
    - This differs from block-move in that it would work across sheets, 
      which I think is a significant plus.

Possible drawbacks:

1. Existing tutorials/unofficial docs will not match. Not such a big 
    deal in this case as 'duplicate' is quite obvious.
2. Existing tutorials/unofficial docs will not match. Bit more important 
    for save vs. copy.
3. Keybinding conflict with pcbnew's Add MicroVia, so pcbnew couldn't be 
    amended to add this keybinding to *it* for
    consistency. There's always the possibility that Add MicroVia could 
    be given a different binding, as I don't
    think it's a very often used function.
4. None that I can think of.

Any thoughts on this? These are all things I can easily implement if
desired.

Chris

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