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Re: Another idea
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:19:34 GMT
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On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 03:11:49PM +0000, Gary Williams wrote:
> For the CAD system I'm developing, I'm planning to have multiple ways of
> issuing commands:
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> Drop-down and pop-up menus
> Speedbuttons
> Keyboard shortcuts (configurable to user preferences)
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> and...
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> Command line interface (like in AutoCAD)
ooohhh... that I like :)
> ...the idea being that *every* command would be available through both menus
> and the command line interface, while the user would be able to assign up to
> 26 commands to normal keyboard shortcuts, and pick which speedbuttons he
> wanted.
why just 26 commands? if you just allow two meta keys (say, alt and
ctrl), you get 26*2^2=104 shortcuts... and if you allow shift as well,
208! not saying anyone could remember them all, but why limit the
options?
--
Dan Boger
dan@peeron.com
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| (...) (wow, dan, i'm actually going to agree with you on something like this :) ) yes, don't limit them - i'm still mad that diablo 2 doesn't allow more than a few hot keys. (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| For the CAD system I'm developing, I'm planning to have multiple ways of issuing commands: Drop-down and pop-up menus Speedbuttons Keyboard shortcuts (configurable to user preferences) and... Command line interface (like in AutoCAD) In AutoCAD I (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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