On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:05:12 -0500 (EST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart Brorson) graced us with this prophetic message:
> This should be settable in the gschemrc, which is in the gEDA/share > subdirectory of your install directory (IIRC). > > Stuart > > > > > > > > The space = new page keystroke is absolutely killing me. > > > > PCB trains you to use 'space' all the time to get your select tool--the most > > common keystroke. > > > > In gschem it opens a new page and you then have to do a lengthy sequence to > > get rid of it. Open new page is probably the least common key needed in > > gschem (it's low on the list anyway). > > > > Depsite trying I cannot un-train myself. > > > > Phil > > > > > > > Umm, the problem here isn't the definition of the space bar = "new page". The problem is that the space bar is the same as the 1st mouse button (or "pick" or "select" button if you will) and pressing the space bar is the same as pressing the "new page" button on the toolbar. The solution would then be in how to cause the default selected button on the toolbar be the "arrow" or "select" button that is located at the far right of the toolbar (and is normally the default in any other CAD program I've ever used). And schematic drafting is just a special form of CAD drafting! Note that at present, not having dug deeply in the configuration files for gEDA yet, my solution is to hit the right arrow on the keyboard till the arrow toolbar button has the little highlight box on it. Somewhat of a pain, but it works till I figure out how to reset my defaults to what I want. Rick
