Using several programs - Photoshop, Flash, Premier, Maya etc I often get the keyboard shortcuts mixed up. Some consistancy (ie copy what the other programs do) would be nice. I really have problems remembering all the Function Key mappings of Xara. It's not possible to get it identical to all other programs, but perhaps they could be user defined?
Zoom - use plain Z for zoom, not Alt Z! Also allow rolling the mouse wheel (without ctrl) to smoothly zoom (but not in huge % steps) and switch to pan mode when it is held down as it almost does now. This could work all the time or only when the zoom too is selected.
Pan - H (although no longer needed if incorporated into the zoom tool with the middle mouse).
Select Tool - space bar or v ?
Freehand Tool - A ?
Text Tool - T ?
Fill - G or K ?
Ellipse,Rectangle,QuickShape tool - toggle from one to the other with a key? S for shape?
Transparency,Shadow - toggle from one to the other with a key?
Bevel,Mould - toggle from one to the other with a key?
Contour,Blend - toggle from one to the other with a key? (especially as they are mutually exclusive).
Geoff
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