fix: now you can delete stuff with backspace as well

src/modules/integrated-circuits/helpers/compileIc.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { cleanSimulation } from '../../simulation-actions/helpers/clean'
 import { getSimulationState } from '../../saving/helpers/getState'
 import { categories } from '../../saving/data/categories'
 import { getTemplateSafely } from '../../logic-gates/helpers/getTemplateSafely'
-import { reservedPropNames } from '../../simulation/constants'
 
 /**
  * Compiles a simulation into a logicGate

src/modules/keybindings/classes/KeyboardInput.ts

@@ -30,15 +30,36 @@ export class KeyboardInput {
     /**
      * Check if a key is pressed
      */
-    private isPressed(key: string, event: KeyboardEvent) {
-        return (key === 'ctrl' && event.metaKey) || keycode(event) === key
+    private isPressed(
+        key: string,
+        event: KeyboardEvent,
+        visited: Set<string> = new Set()
+    ) {
+        // Prevent inifnite recursion
+        if (visited.has(key)) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        visited.add(key)
+
+        return (
+            (key === 'control' && event.metaKey) ||
+            event.key.toLowerCase() === key ||
+            this.aliases[key]?.some((alias) =>
+                this.isPressed(alias, event, visited)
+            )
+        )
     }
 
     /**
      * use for keyboard events
+     * @param aliases Specifies a mapping of aliases to bind.
      * @param params the keys to listen to
      */
-    public constructor(...params: string[]) {
+    public constructor(
+        public aliases: Record<string, string[]>,
+        ...params: string[]
+    ) {
         //save the keys
         this.keys = params
 

src/modules/keybindings/helpers/initialiseKeyBindings.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { KeyboardInput } from '../classes/KeyboardInput'
 import { KeyBindingMap, KeyBinding } from '../types/KeyBindingMap'
-import { SidebarActions } from '../../simulation-actions/constants'
+import {
+    SidebarActions,
+    keyboardAliases
+} from '../../simulation-actions/constants'
 import { modalIsOpen } from '../../modals/helpers/modalIsOpen'
 
 export const listeners: Record<string, KeyboardInput> = {}
@@ -16,7 +19,10 @@ const keyBindings = Object.values(SidebarActions)
         }
     )
 
-export const initKeyBindings = (bindings: KeyBindingMap = keyBindings) => {
+export const initKeyBindings = (
+    aliases: Record<string, string[]> = keyboardAliases,
+    bindings: KeyBindingMap = keyBindings
+) => {
     const allKeys = new Set<string>()
 
     for (const binding of bindings) {
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ export const initKeyBindings = (bindings: KeyBindingMap = keyBindings) => {
     }
 
     for (const key of allKeys.values()) {
-        listeners[key] = new KeyboardInput(key)
+        listeners[key] = new KeyboardInput(aliases, key)
     }
 
     window.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {

src/modules/simulation-actions/constants.ts

@@ -30,39 +30,43 @@ export const actionIcons: Record<possibleAction, string> = {
  * Array with all the actions for the SimulationAction component to render
  */
 export const SidebarActions: Record<possibleAction, SidebarAction> = {
-    ...createActionConfig('save', save, ['ctrl', 's']),
+    ...createActionConfig('save', save, ['control', 's']),
     ...createActionConfig(
         'refresh',
         {
             run: refresh
         },
-        ['ctrl', 'r']
+        ['control', 'r']
     ),
     ...createActionConfig(
         'undo',
         {
             run: undo
         },
-        ['ctrl', 'z']
+        ['control', 'z']
     ),
     ...createActionConfig(
         'clean',
         {
             run: cleanRenderer
         },
-        ['ctrl', 'delete']
+        ['control', 'delete']
     ),
     ...createActionConfig(
         'delete simulation',
         {
             run: deleteSimulation
         },
-        ['ctrl', 'shift', 'delete']
+        ['control', 'shift', 'delete']
     ),
-    ...createActionConfig('cut', cut, ['ctrl', 'x']),
-    ...createActionConfig('paste', paste, ['ctrl', 'v']),
-    ...createActionConfig('duplicate', duplicate, ['ctrl', 'd']),
-    ...createActionConfig('copy', copy, ['ctrl', 'c']),
-    ...createActionConfig('select all', selectAll, ['ctrl', 'a']),
+    ...createActionConfig('cut', cut, ['control', 'x']),
+    ...createActionConfig('paste', paste, ['control', 'v']),
+    ...createActionConfig('duplicate', duplicate, ['control', 'd']),
+    ...createActionConfig('copy', copy, ['control', 'c']),
+    ...createActionConfig('select all', selectAll, ['control', 'a']),
     ...createActionConfig('delete selection', deleteSelection, ['delete'])
 }
+
+export const keyboardAliases = {
+    delete: ['backspace']
+}