Not sure if this has been discussed before, but after reading the article at http://www.advogato.com/article/239.html I noticed this paragraph (on the subject of keyboard shortcuts): PhotoShop is slightly superior (for the moment) in that it has temporary tool assignment. You can have a paint brush tool active, and if you push and hold the space bar, the active tool becames the hand (for panning). The moment the space bar is released, the paint brush (or whatever the previous tool was) becomes active again. Alt while Zooming changes to Zoom Out, Ctrl to Zoom In. To be fair, Gimp also uses temporary tool assignment in places, but I picked PhotoShop as the prime example because it is more complete and far reaching throughout the program, at this moment in time. This is a simple idea, that has been implemented partially (as noted, though something like the middle button for panning works great in the gimp for me!), but I have seen a lot of places where it would make a lot of sense to put in more of these temporary tools. The zoom is a prime example. Any chance of this technology becoming more widespread throughout the gimp? Arc -- Arcterex <arcterex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -==- http://arcterex.net "I used to herd dairy cows. Now I herd lusers. Apart from the isolation, I think I preferred the cows. They were better conversation, easier to milk, and if they annoyed me enough, I could shoot them and eat them." -Rodger Donaldson
