I think option 1 would probably be the best. However, I'd offer another method as well - double clicking on the item to start editing the text. I know this currently brings up the properties - but I feel normal users are much more likely to want to edit text than change the item properties.
I'm not sure about that change, honestly, but I thought I'd throw it into the hat. Nick Moore On 09/08/07, Mark Dexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think this is a very good idea. That way you could use the mouse to > select text and copy / paste would be more intutive. I think that (1) would > be fine. If you put an option for "Edit Text" on the right-click context > menu (when an object is selected) and/or on the Edit menu, then people could > find the text edit mode there as well. > > I think that (2) and (3) could possible be a little confusing. Is some > ways, it is more clear to have a defined way into a new mode vs. just have > it happen automatically. > > Having said that, I think that the other methods would be fine also. Or > you could just use a shortcut like Ctrl+T. Again, if you have a menu option > to open text mode, then new users wouldn't need to know the shortcut key. > > Those are my thoughts. Mark > > > On 8/9/07, Lars Clausen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm strong considering splitting diagram editing into a "normal" mode > > and a "text-edit" mode. It will allow for more powerful text editing > > down the road, use of more shortcuts in normal mode, avoidance of the > > "Delete destroys the object" in text-edit mode and more. While I have > > no problem with how to exit text-edit mode (Esc or clicking elsewhere), > > I have my doubts about what would be best for entering. My ideas so far > > are > > > > 1) Press "Enter" to start editing text. Pro: Frees all other keys for > > shortcuts. Con: Non-obvious > > 2) Press any letter key to start editing. Pro: Natural start of writing > > > > for many people. Con: Loses some shortcuts, can't start writing with > > non-letters or composite keys. > > 3) Press any non-modified key to start editing. Pro: Fully transparent > > for English-speaking people. Con: Loses a few more shortcuts, can't > > start writing with more complex input. > > 4) Press any part of a character to start editing. Pro: Transparent for > > everyone. Con: Loses a lot of shortcuts, including many alt and some > > ctrl-shift ones. > > > > I'm favoring 3 over 2, even though it'd rule out using '1' for zoom > > 100%. I think 4 would be confusing and hard to code. But is 1 too > > non-intuitive? Are there better ways? What do other programs get away > > with? > > > > -Lars > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dia-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > > > -- Well you wore out your welcome With random precision Rode on the steel breeze
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