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ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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0004683 | FreeCAD | Bug | public | 2021-06-07 09:30 | 2022-01-24 15:39 |
Reporter | doia | Assigned To | |||
Priority | low | Severity | tweak | Reproducibility | always |
Status | closed | Resolution | fixed | ||
Product Version | 0.19 | ||||
Target Version | 0.20 | Fixed in Version | 0.20 | ||
Summary | 0004683: Mac Delete button (Backspace) is not recognized within Tools->Customize->Keyboard, only in combination with Fn button | ||||
Description | The Mac Delete key (Backspace) is not recognized within the Tools->Customize->Keyboard screen to set the key as a shortcut to delete elements in the work benches. The key is only recognises in conjunction with pressing the Fn key on a Mac keyboard. The key is recognized in other screens or workbenches, as it can be used e.g. within the Spreadsheet WB or in any other WB where the user has to enter a value into a field. If pressed (without additionally pressing the Fn key), the character left of the cursor gets deleted. The Mac Delete key however can be set manually within the user preference configuration file under ~/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD/user.cfg. If adding the following lines in user.cfg:
On new start up the Mac Delete key is read and interpreted by FC without additionally pressing the FN key. | ||||
Steps To Reproduce | - open Tools->Customize->Keyboard - select the Edit submenu under Category - select the &Delete command - try pressing the Mac Delete key (Backspace) under the "Press new shortcut" field - the field shows the value "None" | ||||
Tags | keyboard, macOS, shortcuts | ||||
FreeCAD Information | OS: macOS 10.16 Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0.19.24291 (Git) Build type: Release Branch: (HEAD detached at 0.19.2) Hash: 7b5e18a0759de778b74d3a5c17eba9cb815035ac Python version: 3.8.8 Qt version: 5.12.9 Coin version: 4.0.0 OCC version: 7.4.0 Locale: C/Default (C) | ||||
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see https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=59054 |
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"Backspace"/"Delete (Mac)" is hardcoded in AccelLineEdit.cpp to clear the contents of the line edit, which means it cannot be used alone as a shortcut except by manually setting it in your user.cfg file. The only way around this would be to eliminate that feature and making it so you have to have an external button click to clear the field. I don't see that as a viable path forward. |
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Thanks for the info. I didn't know where to look for this in source. There is no file AccelLineEdit.cpp in source, but there is src/Gui/Widgets.cpp with class AccelLineEdit. The code in question would be in method AccelLineEdit::keyPressEvent in line 402-406:
I think a solution would be to not just delete the string, if Key_Backspace is pressed, but instead check the current content of the string: - if string contains some characters -> delete - is string is empty -> set BACKSPACE as content I will try that and see if that works on Mac. |
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https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/commit/321c8b66ed6cf66022c813efdd187861e8867df7 |
Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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2021-06-07 09:30 | doia | New Issue | |
2021-06-07 09:30 | doia | Tag Attached: keyboard | |
2021-06-07 09:30 | doia | Tag Attached: macOS | |
2021-06-07 09:30 | doia | Tag Attached: shortcuts | |
2021-06-07 09:32 | doia | Note Added: 0015704 | |
2021-08-25 14:18 | Kunda1 | Status | new => confirmed |
2021-08-25 14:18 | Kunda1 | Target Version | => 0.20 |
2021-09-16 04:18 | chennes | Note Added: 0015934 | |
2021-09-16 07:52 | doia | Note Added: 0015936 | |
2022-01-24 15:39 | wmayer | Status | confirmed => closed |
2022-01-24 15:39 | wmayer | Resolution | open => fixed |
2022-01-24 15:39 | wmayer | Fixed in Version | => 0.20 |
2022-01-24 15:39 | wmayer | Note Added: 0016268 |