I propose the following as primary shortcuts :
(Note, this only changes the tool button tooltips, all existing shortcuts will continue to work)
Any other changes/suggestions ?
Select tool : "s" (currently F1)
Gradient tool : "g" (currently Ctrl+F1)
Node tool : "n" (currently F2)
Tweak tool : "w" (currently Shift+F2)
Connector tool : "o" (currently Ctrl+F2)
Zoom tool : "z" (currently F3)
Spray tool : "a" (currently Shift+F3)
Rect
tool : "r" (currently F4)
3D Box tool : "x" (currently Shift+F4)
Arc tool : "e" (currently F5)
Pencil tool : "p" (currently F6)
Pen tool : "b" (currently Shift+F6)
Calligraphic tool : "c" (currently Ctrl+F6)
Dropper tool : "d"(currently F7)
Bucket tool : "u" (currently Shift+F7)
Text tool : "t" (currently F8)
Spiral tool : "i" (currently F9)
From: Josh Andler <scislac@...400...>
To: John Smith <john.smith7545@...36...>
Cc: Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoudine@...400...>; Inkscape Devel List <inkscape-devel@...2164...e.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] PR for shortcuts
I fully back this approach... g, n, b, etc should be promoted instead imho. Maybe one day we can even ditch the F-Keys for tools in the default shortcuts. You know, so that we could reclaim F1 for Help (if we get volunteers to actually make it happen of course).
Cheers,
Josh