FYI, I added all of this information (about editing text, short-cut keys, etc.) to the documentation this summer, but I don't think it has been incorporated yet. Mark Dexter
On 9/26/07, Michael Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to use the Esc key to activate the Modify function. Is that > possible? > > Also, Alt-E does not work for Ellipse (I could use Ctrl-C), and Alt-T does > not work for Text (Shift-T would be OK since Ctrl-T is taken). > > Alternately, you could teach a man to fish instead of merely giving him one. > But that would mean documentation, gods forbid. > > If the Ctrl-Delete was in the menu pull down I would have known about it > years ago. Instead I have been accidentally deleting text throughout that > time because Dia is literally the only program of dozens I use which has > that function. Please consider an Edit menu with the following: > > Delete............................Delete > Delete within Text...........Ctrl-Delete > > BTW, Cut is also the more common Ctrl-X, Copy is Ctrl-C, and Paste is Ctrl-V > in addition to the more complicated Shft-Ctrl-X,C, and V that are shown in > the Edit menu. > > I would advocate going for the more common usage generally rather than > making new keystroke standards just for Dia. It reduces productivity for > new users to have unusual shortcuts. For years I have not known of > Ctrl-Delete. How would I know that? Only from the recent conversation. > > I would be happy to maintain a file of shortcuts that the programs calls for > setting at start up. Or some sort of dialog which is common in Windows > programs like Tool,Options, or Tools/Customize which are commonly use for > this sort of thing. I am accustomed to looking for Tools/Customize when I > want to do something like this. > > What I really like is the ability to record macros and run them with a > shortcut key. Any program that offers this is automatically much better for > people that have repetitive stress problems, and increases the productivity > of power users. > > Mike > > > On 9/26/07, Maciej Jaros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello. > > > > Before you all start killing for this ;). You can change the behaviour > > of Dia for yourself. It is quite simple though not documented anywhere > > on Dia pages (it should!). > > > > Just run (under Windows): > > notepad %USERPROFILE%\.dia\menurc > > > > Change: > > ; (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/display-actions/EditDelete" > "Delete") > > > > To: > > (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/display-actions/EditDelete" > "<Control>Delete") > > > > And you're done! Delete works as one would expect and you can see in the > > menu that to delete an object you need to use Ctrl+Delete. Like I said > > before - one of the first things I set in Dia after installing it. > > > > BTW I think that a nicer workaround would be to have a working Delete > > key for removing any objects unless some text is active. If some text is > > active (a cursor is visible) then use delete normally and Ctrl+Delete > > for removing objects. > > > > Regards, > > Nux. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Intelektualna uczta dla doświadczonych menedżerów i nie tylko. > > Kliknij-> > > > http://klik.wp.pl/?adr=http%3A%2F%2Fadv.reklama.wp.pl%2Fas%2Fspotkanie_pti.html&sid=36 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dia-list mailing list > > Dia-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > > > > > > > > -- > Michael Ross > ================================= > Cycling in Central North Carolina > Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 > Linear LWB, Greenspeed GTO, BikeE CT, AT > _______________________________________________ > Dia-list mailing list > Dia-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > > > -- Mark Dexter _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list Dia-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia
