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Defining a shortcut-key
Version 0.51.07 or lator
You can define a shortcut-key of part of menu commands.
To define the shortcut-key, you have to edit the user.config with a Text editor.
User definable menu-commands
menu-command defined shortcut
/ definablekeyword File-New Ctrl+N File-Open Ctrl+O File-Save Ctrl+S File-Save as File-Setup Page File-Print preview File-Print File-Export Image File-Export CAM data File-Export Netlist File-DRC Edit-Undo Ctrl+Z Edit-Redo Ctrl+Y Edit-Cut Ctrl+X Edit-Copy Ctrl+C Edit-Paste Ctrl+V Edit-Delete Delete Edit-Find Ctrl+F Edit-Flip definable SCKeyEditFlip Edit-Rotate Ctrl+R Edit-Move Ctrl+M Edit-Componenting definable SCKeyEditComponenting Edit-Uncomponenting definable SCKeyEditUncomponenting Edit-property definable SCKeyEditProperty Edit-Bulk property Edit-Update fillpolygon definable SCKeyUpdateFillPolygon View-Zoom in PageUp View-Zoom out PageDown View-DRC mark View-Polygon frame mode definable SCKeyViewPolygonFrameMode Tool-Selector definable SCKeyToolSelector Tool-Connection check definable SCKeyToolConnectionCheck Tool-Measure definable SCKeyToolMeasure Tool-Hole definable SCKeyToolHole Tool-PTH definable SCKeyToolPTH Tool-Pad/Flash definable SCKeyToolPad Tool-Line definable SCKeyToolLine Tool-Arc definable SCKeyToolArc Tool-Text definable SCKeyToolText Tool-Polygon definable SCKeyToolPolygon Tool-Component definable SCKeyToolComponent Set-Grid-Set grid Pitch Ctrl+G Set-Grid-Set origin definable SCKeySetGridOrigin Set-Grid-Reset origin definable SCKeyResetGridOrigin Set-Color Set-Board font Set-Convert font Set-Library Set-Tool mark file Set-Text format clipboard Help-About
Ex.） Defining the shortcut-key of "Set-Grid-Set origin"
The keyword for "Set-Grid-Set origin" is SCKeySetGridOrigin.
Open "user.config" with a text editor, after exiting Minimal Board Editor.
You can find lines as following.
<setting name="SCKeySetGridOrigin" serializeAs="String">
<value>+</value>
</setting>
Define shortcut-key between <value> and </value> as following format.
ModifierKey+MainKey
Description example
- For the MainKey, you can use A to Z, F1 to F24.
- For the ModifierKey, you can use C(it means Ctrl-key) and S(Shift-key).
- If the MainKey is A to Z, at least you have to use C as the modifier-key.
- Even if the MainKey is F1 to F24 and you do not use modifier-key, you have to write "+".
- Please avoid duplication of shortcut keys.
<value>C+A</value> Ctrl+A <value>CS+A</value> Ctrl+Shift+A <value>+F5</value> F5 <value>C+F5</value> Ctrl+F5
About the place of user.config: Where is a setting information of Minimal Board Editor?