Benjamin Bræstrup Sayoc

> > Additionally, hold E to only select edges > > Additionally, hold F to only select edges > > Duplicate faces*

> s a TouchPad nav style user I also find the `Shift+LMB` to be awful to use. At present any key press for edge/face/vertex selection isn't being detected at all...

> Why does it need to hold Shift? The reason is, that else we don't know whether you want to drag around objects or do a box selection.

> @benj5378 Thanks for the explanation. Then there is a problem because it’s not natural to have to press Shift for box selection. It's normal in Inkscape, when starting a...

@WandererFan I think you're right. @Syres916, can you check if it's still an issue after I made this change: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob/2a9cf9e8e6e62086948eb15e24d1e69a54f53d97/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp#L463-L465 https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob/9c37e6b4b4d31856565b2a68499a780719153e62/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp#L455 However, I have no idea if this will have...

> Once it in place, I'd be happier to use box select without holding additional keys (which are also not easy to discover for new users) It's not just moving...

I'm not even sure, how to we could differentiate, whether the user wants to move the already selected object or do a new box selection? However, Inkscape works in that...

> There is already a shortcut to start box selection in the 3d view (shift-B). We should use that in TD instead of a new shortcut Do we know why...

Alright guys, discuss this through, what you would like, and let me know when you have agreed on a final conclusion.

Issue with implementation: not all objects support having a Group as a sub-object. How can we check for that in C++ (without hardcoding a compatibility list)? One possibility is to...