[Gvsig_english] Proposal for two new shorctus in the upcoming gvSIG2 version

[Miguel Montesinos]

Hi Silvio,

regarding your first proposal about the pan, it's been previously proposed (I think it was Wolfgang Qual who made this proposal). It's been registered, and pending to be done. It should be included in the next package of enhancements to be done, but AFAIK it's not included in the next version which it's taking several months of development. I agree it's a simple and helpful suggestion.

About the second suggestion. There are initiatives to improve some features related to usability. One of those was to include keyboard mnemonics or shortcuts. One idea could be to add these menmonics to every menu option, as it's usual according to Sun's Java Look & Feel Design Guidelines [1]. So you could access your View window, by selecting Window Menu (ALT + W for instance), and then ALT + N, being N, the number of window using open order. This is what I usually use in most applications, I think it's faster than repeating CTRL + TAB until you get to the desired window, and follows the usual applications behaviours.

Thanks for your proposals, they are what push the project forward.

[1] http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/ed2/book/

Regards,



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>-----Original Message-----
>From: gvsig_internacional-bounces at runas.cap.gva.es 
>[mailto:gvsig_internacional-bounces at runas.cap.gva.es] On 
>Behalf Of silvio grosso
>Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:42 AM
>To: gvsig_internacional at runas.cap.gva.es
>Subject: [Gvsig_english] Proposal for two new shorctus in the 
>upcoming gvSIG2 version
>
>Hello everybody,
>
>I would like to propose two little improvements for the 
>already wonderful gvSIG software.
>
>Both of them are simple shortcuts. 
>The first one could be applied to the pan function for a view or a map.
>In Gimp and Photoshop (and now in Quantum Gis as well) it is 
>possible to move (pan) an image by pressing, at the same time, 
>the spacebar on the keyboard and  the left mouse button 
>(obviously you have to move the mouse as well to move the image).
>In my opinion, it is faster than moving the mouse upward on 
>the tool bar to click on the pan icon to start panning. 
>Besides, in gvSIG, you have to click on the same icon a second 
>time to stop panning.
>
>The second shortcut I miss very much in gvSIG is the 
>possibility to switch fast from a view to a map (or a table). 
>As everybody knows, in MIcrosoft Windows you can move between 
>windows by pressing, at the same time, the Alt button plus the 
>tabulator on the keyboard to open them.
>In my opinion, it is much faster than moving the mouse. 
>Especially because this operation is frequently used.
>Maybe, a possible shortcut to switch between windows in gvSIG 
>could be CTR+tabulator?
>
>By the way, I have been reading this mailing list as a daily 
>basis and I must confess I am really impressed by all the new 
>features planned for the upcoming gvSIG 2 version.
>gvSIG really rocks!
>
>Thanks very much for all your work :-)
>
>Best regards 
>
>Silvio
>
>
>
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