[Qgis-user] Ctrl ++

[Otto Dassau]

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:03:13 +0200
Agustin Lobo <alobolistas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Based on intuition
> I think that Ctr++ and Ctrl+- are the way to go for the zoom (as 
> described in
> the manual!), they should just work.

yes, it is described that way in the manual and it is also defined that way in
the "settings" => "configure shortcuts" of trunk. I guess the developer, who
added that short cut will be able to answer your question - I am not. 

> Anyway, if we are going to be able of customizing all this, no problem
> Thanks, at least I can zoom with the keyboard now!

yes, but there should be a default short key setting for this.
 
> One last thought: at least as an option, should not zooming re-center 
> the image so that the
> current position defined by the pointer become the new center?

I think that's how it works. You can somewhere and the new center is also the
zooming center, or do I missunderstand?

 Otto

> Agus
> 
> Otto Dassau wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:19:45 +0200
> > Agustin Lobo <alobolistas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> When I use Ctrl++ (or Ctrl+-) in qgis 1.1.0 unstable for ubuntu
> >> I just get the sign changed to + (or -), but not actual zoom in
> >> or out. Is this a bug or is it intentional? If it's intentional,
> >> then the user has to click with the mouse, which is
> >> against the essence of a keyboard shortcut (and very
> >> inconvenient in the field).
> >>     
> >
> > Just tested on debian: The short cuts for zooming and panning with the
keyboard
> > works like this:
> >
> > Place the mouse cursor inside the map area (or activate the map area with
the
> > tab key) then use the arrow keys for panning and the up and down keys for
> > zooming.
> >
> > The combination (mouse + keys) you described works also, of course.
> >
> > Regards,
> >  Otto 
> >
> >  
> >   
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Agus
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