Issue 7570 - Keyboard shortcut for single copy duplications
Summary: Keyboard shortcut for single copy duplications
Status: ACCEPTED
Alias: None
Product: Draw
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.0.1
Hardware: Other Linux, all
: P4 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: AOO Later
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa, rfe_eval_ok, usability
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Reported: 2002-09-07 14:56 UTC by aaime
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:41 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description aaime 2002-09-07 14:56:07 UTC 
I can see that in Draw there's a dialog to  
get an array of copies of selected objects. That 
is fine, but it's a little complicated if you 
only want a single copy. In Powerpoint and other 
office programs I can get a duplicate of the selection 
by simply pressing CTRL-D: easy and fast. Assigning 
a shortcut to the dialog box doesn't solve the problem, 
since it's a little bit disturbing (it's more an usability 
issue than a missing feature...).
Comment 1 prgmgr 2002-09-08 07:01:23 UTC 
Andrea, thanks again for your suggestions.
Comment 2 wolframgarten 2002-09-10 11:15:35 UTC 
Reassigned to Falko.
Comment 3 lohmaier 2003-08-04 18:28:32 UTC 
Why not just using the combo <ctrl>+c, <ctrl>+v?
Comment 4 falko.tesch 2003-09-29 14:48:12 UTC 
It is too complicate to duplicate objects.
Instead of invoking the dialogue (Edit - Duplicate) we should use this
entry to just duplicate the exsiting object (assign CTRL+D as hotkey). 
To access the old dialogue we will add a new menu entry "Edit -
Duplicate options..." (CTRL+SHIFT+D hot key)
Comment 5 falko.tesch 2003-09-29 14:48:54 UTC 
started
Comment 6 nsydenham 2006-02-22 17:21:57 UTC 
This feature would seem to be covered by the simple Ctrl-C followed by Ctrl-V
key combination. A somewhat related issue is how objects are added to the
drawing. If you are adding a number of boxes and connecting arrows it is
tiresome to have to keep clicking the icon you want on the Drawing toolbar.
There should be a shortcut to reselect the last tool used.
Comment 7 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 14:58:14 UTC 
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".