[chaoscope] Re: ESC key to stop search and rendering
- From: Chaoscope <chaoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: chaoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 01:18:25 +0100
Hi James, hello all,
My perfect interface would be something like the following, where keys
are grouped together.
F3 = Search
F4 = Stop Search
F5 = Start Render
F6 = Stop Render
F7 = Adjust
F8 = Center
Esc would certainly be a nice addition (so Esc functions like F4 and
F6), but only if the user so chose. A simple interface allowing a user
to either have Esc function as a universal stop, or not, would be very
cool, but perhaps out of the programming perspective at this time.
I thought about making ESC a user option but I don't think it would be a
very ergonomic design. Either the whole interface is customizable, or it
is not.
Either way, I would definitely suggest that 'Shift + ' keys be removed,
since there are still plenty of keys on the keyboard unused... Of
course, thinking about what other keys may be used in future versions
(z perhaps for turning zoom on or off, r for turning rotate/revolve
on/off, etcetera) is always nice :D Of course, François's suggestion
of using Ctrl, Shift, Alt, would work as well (instead of an on/off
key)...
That's the whole point of grouping current actions on a limited amount
of keys. I'm thinking about using other F keys for bringing up the
gradient editor and the light editor, the IFS graphic editor, etc.
Chaoscope planning is pretty loose and I haven't a definitive set of
features, let alone their shortcuts. It will evolve from one release to
the other. I believe we should wait until the last release before 1.0
and then discussing whether Crtl+Alt+Shift+F12 is the best shortcut for
Undo and if it can be achieved with just one hand. :-)
Nicolas Desprez
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