I don't know if it would be easy to restore all keybindings
without exiting the application (and without playing strange
tricks with the GTK+ menu code).  But at least we could add
a button somewhere in the preferences dialog that resets the
keybindings, even if it pops up a box telling the user to
restart the GIMP for the changes to take effect.  This would
be less confusing to the non-expert users who do not know
that they should delete the menurc file (which is in a
different location depending on the version of the GIMP that
they are using).

Re-assigning all Gimp bugs to default component owner (Gimp bugs list)

Reassigned to current CVS because it's a wishlist item.

I think it would be best to go the whole hog and let the user save and
load there own preference files including a default one... This allows
users to quickly get the setup that they are used to on somebody elses
computer. It also allows for the development of task based shortcut files.

Note that you can already transfer your key bindings from one computer
to another by copying the file ~/.gimp-1.2/menurc.  If you want to
restore the default key bindings, you can delete that file.

The topic of this bug report was about providing an easier way to
restore the defaults without requiring the user to edit or delete any
file (i.e., provide an option in the GIMP's user interface).  If you
want to suggest other features such as the ability to transfer parts
of the preferences to another computer, please open a new bug report
for that.  Each bug report should focus on one issue only.

Any interface that would allow you to select different keybinding sets
such as the psmenurc (Photoshop keybindings) would need to include
some sort of a Reset button or a Default set of keybindings.  (it
would depend on this feature being implemented).  

if someone does add a Reset button they should probably keep it in mind.  

I made a quick search and i dont see if Danni Coy has posted a bug
report/feature request about being able to change to differnt
profiles/sets of keybindings.  If on closer inspection I still cannot
find one I will create a new request.  

Setting this to Future, because the GIMP doesn't have a way to allow
the user to select between multiple presents of keybindings, and
because there is a straightforward workaround for resetting factory
defaults (even if it's not done through the gimp interface).

Dave.

Isn't this really a gtk feature request?

Nope.  This is not a GTK issue, we can already clear the keybindings
by deleting the menurc.  We need to be able to allow users to revert
to factory settings without having to much about with Menurc files.  

The way I see it we need an option to to switch between different sets
of keybindings (i thought there was a bug report requesting a GUI way
to switch to the Photoshop keybindings but apparently not).  

Restoring keybindings to factory settings could be included in the
method to switch between sets of keybindings.  

An easy way to switch between different sets of keybindings would
allow GIMP to do great things like provide Photoshop keybindings adn
provide Gimp 1.2 keybindings (which allows us to change the
keybindings of the new versions without pissing off current users).  

[It gets more complicated but no need to get into it right now]

This feature (restoring of original keybindings) has been added to CVS
a while ago already. This report should either be changed or clsoed as
FIXED.

Changing comment to something more appropriate to the current state of
the bug.

Dave.

I probably should have replied here instead of to sven directly but i
was in a hurry.  

I thought it might be better to close this bug report and create a new
report.  

Resetting to default values is really implemented now (the prefs buttons
do something now):

2004-07-21  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>

	Enabled the various "Clear saved foobar now" buttons in prefs:

	* app/gui/session.[ch]
	* app/menus/menus.[ch]
	* app/widgets/gimpdevices.[ch]: implemented the _clear()
	functions: unlink() the rc file and set an internal flag that it
	has been deleted. Added "gboolean always_save" parameter to the
	_save() functions and don't save anything if it is FALSE and the
	internal deletion flag has been set.

	* app/gui/gui.c
	* app/widgets/gimpdevicestatus.c: changed accordingly.

	* app/gui/preferences-dialog.c: added callbacks for all "Save now"
	and "Clear now" buttons and show error messages if clearing fails.
	Inform the user that she has to restart GIMP to see the effect of
	the clearing.

As suggested in several comments above, I am changing the topic of this bug
report back to something that describes the original suggestion so that we can
close it.  Allowing multiple sets of keybindings is a separate issue that should
be submitted in a new bug report.  Alan, please feel free to submit a new one
with a good description.

I don't like the current label, though: "Clear Saved Keyboard Shortcuts Now"
could imply that the user would immediately lose all shortcuts.  Most other
options apply immediately and "clear" is misleading in this case, especially if
the user does not know how this is implemented (the "saved" stuff refers to a
file).  Even if the dialog that pops up afterwards says that the shortcuts will
be reset to the defaults when the gimp is restarted, I think that many users may
be afraid to press this button, thinking that they would lose everything.  If
they do not press the button, they will not know that it would probably do what
they want.

I suggest changing the label to: "Reset Saved Keyboard Shortcuts to Default
Values".  The dialog that pops up afterwards can remain as it is now.

Fixed in CVS:

2004-07-29  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>

	* app/gui/preferences-dialog.c: renamed "Cleared saved foobar now"
	buttons to "Reset saves foobar to default values". Fixes bug #5673.
	Added mnemonics for all the configure/save/reset buttons.

Requires a Restart but it definately works in gimp 2.3