How to turn off (disable) Numpad navigation?

[sgrogan]

Old discussion for ref: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15399

[triplus]

So, only one solution at the moment is to use numeric keys on main keyboard, not on NumPad.
I will, 'cause I must [smile].

Yours,
Eugenijus.

There shouldn't be any difference in behavior between numeric keys on main keyboard and on NumPad. In both cases if you click on a property with mouse. And set it in edit mode. You should be able to input a new value. If key 1 wouldn't set the view to Right it still wouldn't work without the click to transfer the focus.

Old discussion for ref: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15399

If we would want to put focus on a property in edit mode. And at the same time preserve other shortcuts to work as expected in 3D View. Basically keys from 0-9 would need to be reserved and used as a shortcut. All of them triggering functionality that moves the focus and inserting the value. But i am not sure if this is a solution that works for everybody. All that keyboard (shortcuts) space to be reserved for this? What likely shouldn't happen in the first place is for the property value not to be highlighted once something is selected in the 3D View. Removing the potential confusion.

P.S. But if someone implements the behavior where 0-9 keys are reserved for this purpose and others agree with that. I can't argue with that i guess.

[sgrogan]

What likely shouldn't happen in the first place is for the property value not to be highlighted once something is selected in the 3D View.

I agree this is the source of the confusion.
So to focus on wmayer's answer https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 99#p122447
So @liutas4x4, try to re-assign the view shortcuts.

[triplus]

So @liutas4x4, try to re-assign the view shortcuts.

No that alone isn't enough. You can try that easily as not all numbers are used as shortcuts ATM.

P.S. Likely keys from 0-9 would need to become shortcuts that trigger some functionality that changes the focus. By doing that there is some possibility to reuse the keys for something else if the users wants that. Just changing the focus on selection would result in user selecting something and pressing for example V, P key combination. And that would end up being inputed as a property value. Or to leave things as they work now. And whenever selecting something in 3D View to try to remove the highlight from any property. And by doing that reduce potential confusion. Or i guess none of the above or something else are also options.

[sgrogan]

No that alone isn't enough. You can try that easily as not all numbers are used as shortcuts ATM.

Yup! I have been experimenting. So is it possible to disable the highlighting in the input field (which I guess is always the property editor)
I think in this case I have some "expert blindness". I can remember this problem in the past but I never experience it due to my workflow. Similar, only different to entering a leading zero in 0.1. I've experienced this behaviour in so many softwares that I instinctively enter 0.1 If the input field doesn't change the view

[liutas4x4]

You could open a Feature Request on the bugtracker, if you want.

But it is not the bug, sure?
May be it will correct to open "feature request"?

And how?

Cheers,
Eugenijus

[liutas4x4]

I agree this is the source of the confusion.
So to focus on wmayer's answer https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 99#p122447
So @liutas4x4, try to re-assign the view shortcuts.

Good idea. But how?

[chrisb]

But it is not the bug, sure?
May be it will correct to open "feature request"?

I use the FreeCAD layout for the forum and have a "bug" icon at the top which leads to the bugtracker. You can classify a new entry as feature request. Please crosslink from the issue in the tracker to this discussion and back.

[liutas4x4]

Thank you, I'll do it.
And will report the number of issue there.

Cheers,
Eugenijus.

[DeepSOIC]

I already knew the fact I can change the view using NumPad.
The question is: How to DISABLE it.

Tools->Customize. Keyboard tab. 'Standard View' category. Hunt for standard views in the list, and unbind the shortcuts (Clear button) . Done!

Unfortunately, it doesn't help much with entering numbers . Instead of spinning the view, the keypresses go into the void. So just learn the trick of getting the cursor into edit box properly.

I recall there was a story that it has been fixed at some point, but there were serious regressions. So here this bug is, frustrating the users.