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Re: Enabling Esc/Enter keys default for "Footprint Properties" dialogue?

 

Le 16/04/2017 à 19:49, Chris Pavlina a écrit :
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 04:05:10PM +0200, jp charras wrote:
>> Le 16/04/2017 à 08:38, Joseph Chen a écrit :
>>> Does someone here know how to make this work?
>>>
>>> With pcbnew's "footprint properties" dialogue window, the ESC and ENTER keys are not functioning as
>>> defaults as with the "pad properties" dialogue window.
>>>
>>> This inconsistency is a bit of annoying and definite slows me down during PCB layout.
>>>
>>> I could make a code change patch to enable the ESC and ENTER keys, but need a pointer to the right
>>> files and/or functions.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> --Joe
>>
>> I made a few changes in footprint properties for modedit.
>> See commit 50fd7a27cf69999a1912b9dc7e5c162b23e732e1,
>> and see if the ESC key works (this issue is OS specific).
>>
>> What do you mean by "ENTER key is not functioning"
>> It works for me.
> 
> It does not dismiss the dialog. OS dependent maybe? Has been broken for
> a long time on Linux for me.
> 

I modified the footprint properties dialog for *modedit*, not the board editor.

ESC key issue is OS specific.

ENTER key is a not related problem.

-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS


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