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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Please do not use 'D'.  Use Ctrl+D for duplicate.  You should check the
Eeschema and Pcbnew hot key lists to make sure Ctrl+D is not already in use.

On 6/16/2017 9:43 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> No, please don't make only for duplicate. That feels unnatural when
> ctrl+d is used in other apps for duplicating.
> 
> On 16 Jun 2017 3:18 pm, "Fabrizio Tappero" <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Nick,
>     how about we actually make "D" the shortcut for duplicate in both
>     eescheama and pcbnew. I notice that in pcbnew the "D" shortcut is
>     taken by "Drag Track Keep Slope" which I do not know what it means.
> 
>     does anybody has anything against it?
> 
>     JP, you are the one who knows more about shortcuts....
> 
>     Cheers
>     Fabrizio
> 
> 
>     On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>         I think the duplicate hotkey should be ctrl+d, as it is in pcbnew.
> 
>         2017-06-15 14:33 GMT+02:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>         > On 6/15/2017 6:02 AM, Simon Richter wrote:
>         >> Hi,
>         >>
>         >> On 15.06.2017 10:17, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
>         >>
>         >>> Inline image 1
>         >>> I would like to propose to rename the "Copy Block" into
>         "Duplicate
>         >>> Block" and add to it the shortcut D. Possible? does it make
>         sense? the
>         >>> shortcut D seems available but better ask first?
>         >>
>         >> Yes please.
>         >>
>         >> Also, "Save Block" should be named "Copy", because it is the
>         action that
>         >> stores the block in the clipboard so it can be pasted using
>         the Paste
>         >> tool. It already has the correct shortcut.
>         >>
>         >>    Simon
>         >>
>         >
>         > This all makes sense to me.
>         >
>         > Wayne
>         >
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