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This highlights the need for platform specific hotkey config files on 
install rather than relying on a single hard coded default. Nothing says 
cross-platform amateur hour more than having the software not be 
integrated with your platform at all.


On 17/10/2018 11:00 AM, John Beard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd suggest perhaps Ctrl-Shift-P, which is used by Inkscape. P with 
> various modifiers is fairly common shortcut for preferences: 
> https://defkey.com/search?irq=Preferences
>
> I feel like Ctrl-, might be useful as paired hotkey with Ctrl-. (eg 
> increase/decrease)?
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> On 16 October 2018 22:24:51 BST, Michael Kavanagh 
> <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Attached is a patch that assigns Ctrl+, (Cmd+, on Mac as per the HIG)
>     to opening the preferences dialog and adds the hotkey to all menu bar
>     menus.
>
>     Please note this causes a conflict with the "Interactive Router
>     Settings..." hotkey in Pcbnew (pcbnew/hotkeys.cpp line 275), so this
>     should be set to something else. I didn't know what to set it as so I
>     left it. Perhaps require shift or alt?
>
>     Also corrected the "hokey" typo throughout.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Michael
>
>
>
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