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Re: Modifier Key Modification

 

Track pads either have buttons or have a clicking surface. Press click and
hold is the equivalent to mouse button long click.

On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 2:05 PM Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Umm… how do you do a long-click on a track-pad set up for tapping?
>
> On 5 Sep 2021, at 21:53, Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks-
>
> A final update to the 5.99 modifier key situation has been pushed.  This
> resolves a number of conflicting modifier keys for different actions.
>
> Part of this changes how you work with the 45° limitation and part of this
> changes how you get the disambiguation menu.
>
> Previously 45° was a hotkey (Shift or in v5 Ctrl/Cmd).  This is now set as
> a state.  By default, the TAB key switches between states but you can
> customize this action hotkey to your liking.
>
> Previously, Ctrl (and earlier Alt in v5) allowed you to show the full
> disambiguation menu (which item should I choose) without KiCad applying
> heuristics to the items under the cursor.  Now, you access this option by
> clicking and holding the left mouse button down.
>
> Moving these actions allows us to standardize the modifier key mapping
> (Ctrl/Alt/Shift) for selections without the use of the Alt key, which was
> problematic for Windows users.
>
> Currently:
>
> Shift + Click = Add to selection
> Shift + Ctrl + Click = Remove from selection
> Ctrl + Click = Highlight net
>
> When not using the selection tool, the Ctrl modifier key still allows you
> to ignore grid snaps when drawing and the Shift modifier still allows you
> to ignore item snaps.
>
> Seth
>
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