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Dan Dixon

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New Keyboard Layout
« on: April 14, 2010, 04:00:30 PM »
The current layout is rather haphazard and accidental. I want to fix that for version 2.

I'd love for someone to take a pass at a new plan for the keyboard shortcuts.

Currently W & S are zoom, but does that really make sense?
Currently Ctrl+C toggles the 3D mode, but while it's not supported yet, I want to reserve Ctrl+C for a Cut command as well as the standard shortcuts for Copy, Paste, and Undo, Open, Save, etc...

Thoughts or ideas?

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Here's the current list of keyboard commands (applies to v1 and the current v2 beta):
http://universesandbox.com/support/reference.htm

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Re: New Keyboard Layout
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2010, 04:38:13 PM »
Ctrl+Shift+C could work for 3D mode.

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Re: New Keyboard Layout
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2010, 10:47:32 PM »
I didn't see the plus and minus keys on the numpad doing anything, so maybe they could be used for zooming (too)? Or maybe for changing the timestep. I think I was able to change the timestep using them when I first got the program, in the trial I think.

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Re: New Keyboard Layout
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2010, 09:20:31 AM »
don´´t forget the Y and Z problem. You remember i told you, that when you use a german keybord and press z you get an y and when you press y you get an z.

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Re: New Keyboard Layout
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2010, 09:30:22 AM »
Yes, I changed my layout on the keyboard to German, and the Y is Z and Z is Y.
« Last Edit: June 03, 2010, 09:49:48 AM by deoxy99 »