Sandbox:Keyboard Shortcuts

= Context =

This page is aiming at refactoring the keyboard shortcuts in FreeCAD. Indeed at the moment, several problems exist such as overlapping, lack of consistency, ... When work is over, this page can be mutated so it serves as a keyboard shortcuts overview.

Discussion in the forum

= Timeline =

Proposed activities are (more or less in chronological order) :
 * List all available commands by workbench
 * Define global guidelines
 * Define new shortcuts to commands (following guidelines)
 * Implement in the code

= Global guidelines =

Proposed guidelines :
 * Use standard shortcuts for standard commands across software (New, Open, Save, Undo/Redo, ...)
 * Shortcuts using 'Ctrl' key should be reserved for global commands
 * Function keys (F1 to F12) should be reserved for global commands
 * Shortcuts using 'Shift' key could be used to indicate an opposite/complementary action (to the one without 'Shift')
 * Shortcuts using 'Alt' key should be avoided (it is used to access menus, and 'Ctrl+Alt' or 'Shift+Alt' are often system shortcuts)
 * Shortcuts using only alpha key (single or combo -- without modifier) should be reserved to workbench local commands
 * Shortcuts using only num key (without modifier) should be avoided (to prevent unwanted actions)
 * Shortcuts using system keys ('PrntScr', 'Pause', ...) should be avoided
 * Most used commands should have a shortcut. Not all commands have to have a shotcut.

= List of commands =