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As a first step in the keyboard refactoring, we need to come up with a prioritized list of functions that (a) are general enough to apply to most (or at least many) aircraft, and (b) are important enough to justify a keyboard shortcut rather than just a menu/dialog or a model hotspot. | As a first step in the keyboard refactoring, we need to come up with a prioritized list of functions that (a) are general enough to apply to most (or at least many) aircraft, and (b) are important enough to justify a keyboard shortcut rather than just a menu/dialog or a model hotspot. | ||
Feel free to add to the list, but please don't delete anything | Feel free to add to the list, but please don't delete anything — just move it to the bottom if you don't think it's important. | ||
As we'll probably not want to change too many existing key-bindings, The current CVS key-binding is also listed in brackets. | As we'll probably not want to change too many existing key-bindings, The current CVS key-binding is also listed in brackets. | ||
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** centre controls [5] | ** centre controls [5] | ||
* Primary powerplant | * Primary powerplant | ||
** throttle | ** throttle — ''for helicopters, should the same key control the collective?'' [3/9, PgDn/PgUp] | ||
** Winch / Aerotow (begin winching, open hitch etc) | ** Winch / Aerotow (begin winching, open hitch etc) | ||
* View controls | * View controls | ||
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** look forward/backwad [Shift8/Shift-2] | ** look forward/backwad [Shift8/Shift-2] | ||
** zoom in/out [x/X] | ** zoom in/out [x/X] | ||
** change view type | ** change view type — ''e.g. cockpit, chase plane, tower, etc.'' [v/V] | ||
* Secondary flight controls | * Secondary flight controls | ||
** flaps extend/retract [ [/] ] | ** flaps extend/retract [ [/] ] | ||
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** rudder trim left/right | ** rudder trim left/right | ||
* Secondary powerplant | * Secondary powerplant | ||
** mixture | ** mixture — ''piston aircraft only'' [M/m] | ||
** propeller | ** propeller — ''some piston aircraft only'' [N/n] | ||
** carburettor heat | ** carburettor heat — ''some piston aircraft only'' | ||
** magneto/ignition selection [{/}] | ** magneto/ignition selection [{/}] | ||
** Select engines [~/@/!/#/$] | ** Select engines [~/@/!/#/$] <small>(Note: These keys are problematic on some keyboard layouts, e.g. swedish where IIRC '~', '@' and '$' are at inconvenient locations. Is there a way to capture number key + shift instead of whatever "strange" symbol the English keyboard layout maps to that key?)</small> | ||
* Autopilot | * Autopilot | ||
** engage/disengage | ** engage/disengage | ||
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** jettison store | ** jettison store | ||
* Miscellaneous | * Miscellaneous | ||
** hoist deploy | ** hoist deploy (helicopters) | ||
** hoist up/down | ** hoist up/down | ||
** hoist jettison | ** hoist jettison | ||
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* change viewing styles (dynamic view and g-force based view where supported) | * change viewing styles (dynamic view and g-force based view where supported) | ||
[[Category: RFC]] | [[Category:RFC]] | ||