On 12-02-27 11:35 , Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
2012/2/27 Krzysztof Kosiński wrote:
This looks useful, but we can't reuse Control and Shift. There are many actions bound to them already. For example ctrl-dragging an object constrains the movement to axes.
Or keyboard layout switching: Ctrl+Shift is a rather popular combo for that, and on X.org it effectively ruins all Ctrl+Shift+something shortcuts.
Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org
Yes, and keystroke chart is already quite populated. (http://inkscape.org/doc/keys046.html)
It is nice to use one hand on the mouse and the other to operate quasi-modes, I think. Holding a key on the keyboard, temporarily activates a new functionality to the mouse, while retaining the benefits of 'muscle memory' on the 'mouse controlling hand' (no new fingerings) and the 'regular' mouse behavior. One-key shortcuts are probably most convenient for this.
This is just a rough idea... The number keys are assigned to preset zooms. In my derisory head, at least, it stands: "That row of keys controls the zooms". Would it be insensitive to add this great zoom and pan to '7' and '8'? (Also, I am ignorant, can those keys be operated simultaneously at all?)
The nice thing is that the keys '7' and '8' are close to the center of the keyboard. Not so nice thing is that when operating keys around the center-top of the keyboard, not many of us have the finger flexibility to press anything else on the keyboard simultaneously. If such an action would be needed at all, that is.
humbly, Alex