Plus Minus on Numpad Not Working for Zoom

[SirMix]

I run Scribus 1.6.1 on Mint 22 and the Plus Minus keys on the numpad are not working in combination with the CTRL-key for zooming in and out.
I can configure the shortcuts in the menu by using the numpad plus/minus keys, but they do not zoom. The CRTL+0 on the numpad works.

[BN_Dev]

Bug found and fixed, patch submitted.  See https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17290

Incidentally when I was testing I found Ctrl++ was a default keyboard shortcut to zoom in but was not working; initially I thought was related until I realized I had to press shift to access the + or I was effectively pressing Ctrl+=.  The default shortcut should probably be changed to Ctrl+Shift++ if most keyboards have = under the + 

[michaelmayer]

Make sure Num Lock is on and try using the regular plus/minus keys. Check for conflicting shortcuts in Scribus settings. If the issue persists, updating Scribus or checking Mint's keyboard settings may help.

[SirMix]

Indeed Ctrl+Shift++ should be the default shortcut.
NumLock is on. I use the plus/minus keys on the numpad in Gimp and Inkscape. The numpad is close to the mouse, so zooming with those keys speeds work up.

[BN_Dev]

NumLock won't make a difference for the fix, the bug was that the input was being ignored entirely as it was coming from the numeric keypad. The patch I submitted removes that flag so the numeric keypad keys behave the same as regular keys.

But for the issue of efficient zooming, holding Ctrl and using the mouse scrollwheel seems to be the most efficient as your hands don't need to move. Or pinch and zoom on a trackpad?

[SirMix]

Thank you. Did not know about the Ctrl+scrollwheel.

[AdmFubar]

CTRL+ scrollwheel is pretty standard in all operating systems for zooming in and out a page in most programs.

[SirMix]

Somehow that information was never told me.
I was happy enough to just use the plus/minus on numpad with my thumb.

[BN_Dev]

Every day is a school day

[Nermander]

A lot of people today do not learn about different shortcuts because most programs do not encourage their use. Instead programs are design so you should "see" how it works without having to learn.

We use MS Office at work and I have always been very good at Word shortcuts and tricks, but have struggled with Excel (because we did not use it as much and I thought I knew how to use it...).

But then I sat down and tried to make a list of useful keyboard shortcuts in Excel (and I also learned how to define tables) and now I probably work twice as fast in Excel. For example I was always so frustrated I had to double click cells to edit them, because then I had to move my hand from the keyboard to the mouse. So learning F2 really improved my speed!