--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "kuschelbear77" <bassbae...@...> wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Geert Vancompernolle" <geert.foxboard@> > wrote: > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, jean-pierre charras > > <jean-pierre.charras@> wrote: > > > > > > This is 4 steps way: > > > 1 - Run eeschema (or pcbnew), open preferences menu and click on > > "Create > > > Hotkey config file". > > > 2 - With a text editor, change hotkey values (there are comments to do > > > that within the hotkey file: eeschema.key or pcbney.key) > > > 3 - Rerun eeschema (better) ( or reread hotkey file in preferences menu > > > for fast test) If no bugs, it must be work (I hope it). > > > 4 - Write a small ( or big ) tutorial about this (under OpenOffice) and > > > send me it. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS > > > > > > > Not clear to me yet. A real life example: > > > > I want to assign the key "C" to the "Copy Component" command. So, I > > followed the above given steps and added the following line in the > > file eeschema.key, in the section [eeschema] (just after the "begin > > Wire" command): > > > > shortcut "C": "Copy Component" > > > > After closing and re-opening EeSchema, I don't see that new key. > > > > It's not clear to me what is allowed between the second pair of "" > > signs. I assume it's the (exact?) text you see when you do the same > > action via the menu? > > > > If you want to copy a component, the only item available via the > > pop-up menu is "Copy Component", so I took exactly the same string > > (taking into account the caps too) to define my hotkey to copy components. > > > > What is wrong with this approach? > > > > Best rgds, > > --Geert > > > > Hi there, > I have the same problem with the hotkeys. > After installing KiCad and defining a hotkey file (for PCBnew) I placed the > line > > shortcut "Ctrl U": "Save board as..." > > to save the current changes with a new filenumber with a simple shortcut. > > But after saving the file and rereading the file in PCBnew nothing happens by > pressing "Ctrl U". > The predefined hotkeys work properly. > And also it is no problem to change the predefined shortcuts. When I change > "Find component" from "Ctrl F" to "Ctrl W" save the file and reread the file > the component finding dialog opens by pressing "Ctrl W". > > Is this a bug or simple a misunderstanding of the instructions? I mean that > it could be possible the developers only meant to change the predefined > shortcuts to more suitable ones and not adding new shortcuts to the list. I > come to this point when I see others having exactly the same problem as > myself. > > Greetings. > > Björn >
I have to make an addition. I looked closer to the hotkey-list and found that "Ctrl U" was already used by "Switch Units". So I changes my "Save Board As..." to "F12" which was a free hotkey. But unfortunately the result stays the same. Greetings, Björn
