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

 

Le 16/04/2017 à 21:04, Chris Pavlina a écrit :
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 08:31:41PM +0200, jp charras wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> OP said pcbnew, not modedit, and the problem description seemed to match
> with the problem in pcbnew's footprint properties dialog.
> 
>>
>> -- 
>> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS

I fixed a focus issue in rev cf8753632277ee5c10e134bf8f8d28f0fd61634c (linux only)

It should also fix the keys issues in footprint properties dialog for board editor.


-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS


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