Subject: Re: Feature suggestion: RTF with .doc extension
From: Alan Horkan (horkana@tcd.ie)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 20:22:35 CST
On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Dom Lachowicz wrote:
> > 3. Fine tune styles. You've got a real good start here but some
> > features,
> > such as hot-key assignment don't seem to be working.
>
> This will be hard to do, and it's not very high on our priority list.
On a point of principal i endevour to have many keybindings for abiword,
there should be sensible default whenever possible.
So while you may not be allowed to assign hotkeys i hope that abiword will
provide sensible defaults for enough features that you wont need to.
ive already added a keybinding or two. I hate when people suggest
that i should use an external program to setup keybindings because there
aren't enough sensible default keybindings.
so what you need to do is specify the feature you want a hotkey for and
what you think the hotkey should be. Being Sensible is actually harder
than you might think.
Keep in mind that it will usually be "command key" + letter
on windows the command key is Ctrl, on Mac it is the "Apple Key", on some
unix systems and BeOS it is Alt. So i dont think you can use combinations
like Ctrl + Alt without horrible knackering portability.
Sometimes it could be command key + F1 (or other F? key). Or sometimes
command key + shift
+ letter, but this should be very closely related to the same combination
with out shift. for example Ctrl + F7 would be spellchecking and
(if you have the necessary plugin installed) Ctrl + Shift + F7 is for the
Thesaurus (which im afraid is not yet available for windows users).
Hotkeys should by and large try and follow those used by Apple and
Netscape, and not conflict with any well known keybindings from other
operating systems.
so sumbit an RFE (request for enhancement) to bugzilla, mail me a copy and
ill see what i can do.
There is a feature in Abiword by which you can choose to have vi or emacs
keybindings, for people who are very familiar with those programs.
[As some one who is often very critical myself i expect the developers to
savagely criticise me for any mistakes or oversimplifications i may have
made in the above email, as always take my advice with a grain of salt.
Constructive criticism i always welcome and invited and all too often a
necessity.]
Mise le meas
Alan Horkan
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