[OpenWalnut-Dev] Removing ROIs and Modules

[Sebastian Eichelbaum]

Unlike the uncool Emacs user, a cool VIM user like me could also live with the solution to remove all the uncool GUI elements and control the whole thing with totally customizable key bindings :-)

Ok. We have menus and those keys are, of course, just a shortcut. But I want OpenWalnut to behave like I want. Unfortunately this is not the way everyone likes it. So we need to provide settings which allow me and others to use openwalnut in their own fashion. VIM principle ;-). If Mario likes the backspace key for this, he should be able to use it.

Bye

On Wed, 01 Dec 2010, Christian Heine wrote:

> 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.
> >>
> >>---
> >>Ralph Schurade
> >>
> >>Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
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> >>
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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
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