Through this may be fixed in 6.0, it is still present in 5.1, leading to confusion for Linux users, especially the ones coming from Windows and having used Shift+[key].
I think there are two ways to reduce user confusion:
1. Make "menu accelerators" in eeschema work on Linux
2. Remove them from the menus on Linux
Application: Eeschema
Version: 5.1.4-br-unknown-fb565ca~84~ubuntu18.04.1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.22
Boost: 1.65.1
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.58.0
Compiler: GCC 7.4.0 with C++ ABI 1011
Through this may be fixed in 6.0, it is still present in 5.1, leading to confusion for Linux users, especially the ones coming from Windows and having used Shift+[key].
I think there are two ways to reduce user confusion:
1. Make "menu accelerators" in eeschema work on Linux
2. Remove them from the menus on Linux
Application: Eeschema unknown- fb565ca~ 84~ubuntu18. 04.1, release build compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.22
Version: 5.1.4-br-
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,
Boost: 1.65.1
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.58.0
Compiler: GCC 7.4.0 with C++ ABI 1011
Build settings: GRAPHICS_ CONTEXT= OFF _MODULES= ON _PYTHON3= ON _WXPYTHON= ON _WXPYTHON_ PHOENIX= ON _ACTION_ MENU=ON PLUGIN= ON
USE_WX_
USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING
KICAD_SCRIPTING
KICAD_SCRIPTING
KICAD_SCRIPTING
KICAD_SCRIPTING
BUILD_GITHUB_
KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
KICAD_SPICE=ON
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa
Release: 19.1
Codename: tessa