[Xastir] Mouse actions vs modes

Curt, WE7U archer at eskimo.com
Tue Mar 22 15:33:59 EST 2005


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Curt, WE7U wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Curt, WE7U wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, James Ewen wrote:
> >
> > > In measure mode:
> > > Measure cursor : crosshairs
> > > left click : define measurement point
>
> That last one is useless.  An exception should be put into the code
> so that the popup doesn't come up.  Really the popup happens on
> button release, so it happens on click release or drag release.
>
>
> Context-Dependent Operations:
> -----------------------------
>                 Normal      Draw-CAD    Measure     Move
>                 ------      --------    -------     ----
> Cursor          Arrow       Pencil      Crosshairs  Crosshairs
> LeftClick                                           SelectObject
> LeftDrag        ZoomToArea  ZoomToArea  MeasureArea MoveObject
> MiddleClick     ZoomOut     SetCADPoint ZoomOut     ZoomOut

Forgot a few:

Alt-F, Alt-V, etc to bring up main menus via the keyboard.  Use
arrow keys to navigate menus and/or single letters corresponding to
the "hot" letter for each menu item.

"ESC" to back out of the menu system, one menu at a time.



> Global Operations:
> ------------------
> LeftClick       Select Menu or GUI Item (when in menus or dialogs)
> LeftDblClick    FetchAlertText (when in View->Wx Alerts dialog)
> RightClick      OptionsMenu
> PageUp          ZoomOut
> PageDown        ZoomIn
> ArrowUp         PanUp
> ArrowDown       PanDown
> ArrowLeft       PanLeft
> ArrowRight      PanRight
> "="             GridSize++
> "+"             GridSize++
> "Num+"          GridSize++
> "-"             GridSize--
> "Num-"          GridSize--
> "Space"         Activate current widget
> "Tab"           Rotate among widgets
> "Back-Tab"      Rotate among widgets backwards
>
>
> Other Possible External Stimuli:
> --------------------------------
> Send a SIGUSR1 to cause a snapshot to be taken.
> Connect to Port 2023 if Server Port is enabled.
>
>
> Note that you can also tweak a define/recompile to reverse the
> left/right button functions.

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