On Jul 5, 2008, at 3:00 PM, Alexander Wagner wrote: Hi there!
>> I am checking the twic games for twins and the key >> bindings weren't comfortable for me to use, so I added >> some new bindings to work using the numerical keypad, >> also added a new one for switching flags in both games, >> with this key bindings I don't have to make so much finger >> gymnastics to go through the twins. > > Hm, this kind of work looks like you're working on the > creation of a database. Might I guess you're working on the > refbase we discussed here? Might I also guess you teamed up > with Cory on this effort? This would be great news :) > (I'm all the time hoping you were not scared off by the huge > discussion of the topic. ;) > Yes, I'm working on it for the refbase, but I haven't coordinated anything with Cory, I'll check with him though. I have some question that I post later. I would like to contribute to the discussion, but my non existant technical background only allows me follow it, I think :) >> So, I'm posting it in case someone else find it useful or >> have some suggestion. > > Both of this. Another common problem I face when working on > databases is actually the setting of the game flags. > Currently, in Scid one has to set these flags from the main > windows info area, RMB, select from context menue. If two > flags need to be set one has to do this twice. I'd find it > usefull to move these settings into the "Save Game" > dialogue, and/or add hotkeys for them. > RMB= Right Mouse Button? I don't get any contextual menu. Are there other contextual menus to try? Maybe an Edit Game/Headers window/menu item/button? It took me a while to realize that in order to get acces to edit the headers I had to "save" an already stored game... >> this are the bindings: >> 0: switch flags in both games >> 1: switch flag in left game >> 2: switch flag in right game >> 3: turn off flag in both games >> 4: go to previous game pair >> 5: go to next game pair >> 6: share tags > > I do not know the default bindings for the twin checker. > What do you think, would not be the following bindings would > be more intuitive? > > <left arrow> flag to left game > <right arrow> flag to right game > <del> turn off flags for both > <pgup> prev pair > <pgdn> next pair I didn't think at all about intuitiveness, my goal was to make the less finger/hand moves. But I think you are right, how about this: <space> next pair (page down in my browsers and pdf viewers) <shift space> prev pair (page up, like previous) <left arrow> flag to left game <right arrow> flag to right game <up arrow> switch flags for both <down arrow> turn off flags for both <del> share tags ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
