[OpenWalnut-Dev] Removing ROIs and Modules

[Christian Heine]

Hi,

well, all laptops I'm aware of have a "delete" key, with the 
exception of Macs. Macs only have a key "<-" that behaves like PC's 
"backspace" normally and like "delete" if "fn" is pressed also.

All programs I'm aware of use the "backspace" action as sort of 
"undo the last action" (e.g. remove the character before the cursor, 
which is usually the last character typed, some browsers use 
"backspace" to go back in history) and use "delete" (Mac: "fn" + 
"<-") to remove what the cursor is pointing to (if you use a block 
cursor that is, otherwise remove the character after the cursor). 
The programs on my Mac are no different. Can you name programs in 
which the "<-" key without "fn" removes the next character rather 
than the previous by default?

In most text editors when marking a block of text--a selection--it 
is removed both on "backspace" and "delete". So I'm voting for both 
keys!

But independently of the choice of the keys, the things should also 
be deletable via other means such as context menus. The keys should 
only be a shortcut. (Menus are so much more self-documenting than 
keyboards)

Regards,
Christian

PS.: Sorry for turning a "color-of-the-bike-shed" discussion into an 
essay.

On 11/30/2010 09:37 PM, Mario Hlawitschka wrote:
> All programs I am aware of use the backspace key for actions like this.
> My Mac only has a Backspace key that has the word "delete" printed on it.
>
> Given the increase use of laptop computers, I'm against using those special keys that are typically found to the right of the keyboard.
>
> 	Mario
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2010, at 1:44 AM, Ralph Schurade wrote:
>
>> pro delete key
>>
>> Can't think of any other  program that uses the backspace key for an
>> action like this.
>>
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>> Ralph Schurade
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alexander Wiebel"<wiebel at cbs.mpg.de>
>> To: openwalnut-dev at lists.informatik.uni-leipzig.de
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 10:34:49 AM
>> Subject: [OpenWalnut-Dev] Removing ROIs and Modules
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>> the following is the case:
>>
>> Removing ROIs works with the delete key
>> Removing algorithms works with the backspace key.
>>
>> I think we should unify this. Comments?
>>
>> I tend to use the delete key.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alex