Hello,
I have trouble searching and using the forum. The interface and style are difficult for me to understand. Forgive me if there is already an answer to my question.
Version 3.2.2 of
OpenCPN allowed one to drop a mark by pressing the space bar. Please don't argue that it doesn't. I have installed it several times and pressing the space bar drops a regular mark, not a
MOB.
I understand that this feature was removed in subsequent versions. The ability to make a waypoint by pressing one key made
OpenCPN very useful to me. Fumbling with key combinations or the mouse-right-click option doesn't
work for me. I need to be able to drop marks while under way in a
small boat where space is limited and ease of use is essential.
I am willing to pay a programmer to modify the code in the most recent version of OpenCPN to allow for dropping a mark using one key so I can use the
current version. I have been using the older version but I want to get the advantages of the newer version.
Sadly the new version of OpenCPN doesn't
work for my purposes because of the
removal of that feature and
commercial alternatives are just not as good as OpenCPN in most other aspects.
I tried using keymapping programs but they were insanely difficult to set up and never worked right. I considered
buying a gaming keyboard that would allow mapping key combos but non are available that work with
Linux.
Thanks in advance for any help on this matter. Please send me a direct message with pricing for the work. I use Ubuntu as my OS.
Steve