On 1/15/21 10:36 PM, Andrew Parsloe wrote: > On 16/01/2021 3:46 pm, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 08:27:23PM -0500, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: >>> On 1/15/21 3:57 PM, Yuriy Skalko wrote: >>>>> However, by default, in LyX, this has a very problematic side-effect: >>>>> Alt+0 >>>>> resets the zoom level to zero. Personally, I know how to configure this >>>>> shortcut, but newcomers may be left puzzled (and leave completely). >>>>> >>>>> Moreover, it's more common to use Ctrl+0 to reset the zoom level, at >>>>> least >>>>> on Windows: most Web browsers do it (at least Firefox, Chrome, and >>>>> IE), all >>>>> Microsoft Office programs. It does not work for LibreOffice or >>>>> Notepad++. >>>>> >>>>> I would propose to change the default binding to Ctrl+0, as it's more >>>>> common (although not ubiquitous), and this would fix the problem of >>>>> changing zoom when you try to insert a character. >>>>> >>>>> What do you think of this? >>>> There are also zooming shortcuts Alt+"+", Alt+"-". To be consistent >>>> these should also use Ctrl. But Ctrl+"-" is already bound to >>>> Hyphenation Point insert. Is it OK to rebind it to Alt+"-"? >>> I'm pretty used to it as it is. I'm not sure we need to worry too much >>> about consistency here, though I'll be interested to hear what others >>> have to say. >> I think I would support changing the bindings to be more consistent with >> other applications. I forget why we have things the way they are. >> >> Scott > > As a LyX user on windows, I would be reluctant to see Ctrl+- changed. > To meit sits comfortably alongside Ctrl+space to give a protected space > This is the kind of thing I had in mind. I've been using Ctrl+- for a protected hyphen since Word Perfect, at least (which is what I used before switching to Linux in 2002 or so).
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