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Default Translations

This section covers some default translations of key and button events as defined in the shipped default application resource file. Most of them have already been listed in Actions. Pcb makes use of a nice X11 feature; calling several action routines for one event.


None<Key>BackSpace:

None<key>Delete:
!Shift<Key>BackSpace:
!Shift Ctrl<Btn1>:
The object at the cursor location is removed by None<Key>BackSpace or Shift Ctrl<Btn1> whereas Shift<Key>BackSpace also removes all other objects that are fully-connected to the one at the cursor location.
!Mod1 Ctrl<Key>Left:
!Mod1 Ctrl<Key>Right:
!Mod1 Ctrl<Key>Up:
!Mod1 Ctrl<Key>Down:
Scroll one page in one of the four directions.
None<Key>Left:, !Shift<Key>Left:
None<Key>Right:, !Shift<Key>Right:
None<Key>Up:, !Shift<Key>Up:
None<Key>Down:, !Shift<Key>Down:
Move cross hair either one or ten points in grid.
None<Key>Return:
Finished user input, selects the 'default' button of dialogs.
None<Key>Escape:
Mode(Reset), aborts user input, selects the 'abort' button of dialogs or resets all modes.
None<Btn2Down>, Btn2<Motion>, None<Btn2Up>:
!Mod1<Btn2Down>, Btn2<Motion>, !Mod1<Btn2Up>:
The first sequence moves the object or element name at the cursor location. The second one copies the objects. Copying isn't available for element names.