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Beyond the Basics close dialog windows
  1. #1
    cimerio cimerio @cimerio
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    hello, everybody.

    wouldn't be more productive (and satisfying) if the same command for open a dialog could be able to close the dialog too?

    I mean, if I type shift+crtl + F, I open the fill and stroke dialog. but if I want to close it, I need go to the X button. I think that is better if the dialog closed if I press the shift+crtl+f again.

    or there is a other way of close the dialog with the keyboard?

  2. #2
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    That´s a Windows thing I guess. On macOS it´s F12 or fn+F12 because F-keys always already taken by other macOS functionality.

  3. #3
    cimerio cimerio @cimerio

    hahaha. It seems that windows version is the most "poor" of inkscape.

    linux,obviously, gets more attention. even the mac version seems more powerful.

    I see that I can close the dialog (with focus) if I press crtl+w, but the change of focus (Esc) only woks of dialog to canvas, not the  other way around. 

  4. #4
    Aero Aero @Aero◻️
    Polygon

    That´s a Windows thing I guess. On macOS it´s F12 or fn+F12 because F-keys always already taken by other macOS functionality.

    F12 (Show/Hide Dialogs) should work the same on Windows and macOS. 

    Options for the fn/F-keys depends on the capabilities of your hardware. MX Keys have this option on both Windows and macOS.

  5. #5
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    What has hardware to do with it - or do you mean Keyboard? Usually F10/F11/F12 on macOS is for audio controls - unless you configure it to what ever you like:

    Never used mobile Macs - just desktops.

  6. #6
    Aero Aero @Aero◻️

    Built in to a laptop or wireless, it's still a keyboard.
    https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/mx-keys-mac-wireless-keyboard.920-009552.html

  7. #7
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    Not sure what you want to say. And no clue how to access fn+F12 on the new M1X MacbookPros though. I can´t live with out num-block.

  8. #8
    Aero Aero @Aero◻️

    Luckily, there is lots of options for this in the MX keys software. 😊

  9. #9
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    I think we are talking at cross purposes. But that does not matter.

    Have a great one.

  10. #10
    cimerio cimerio @cimerio

    yes, the f12 is ok. thank you 👍

  11. #11
    GregoryStellar GregoryStellar @GregoryStellar

    I use F12 almost always and this is the optimal solution! Sometimes ESC and great!

  12. #12
    cimerio cimerio @cimerio
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    yes. even because if you have the wrong focus, crtl + w close the document. 😐