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# 13 Customizing Ipe

A few features of the Ipe user interface can be changed in the Preferences dialog (in the Help menu).

The keyboard shortcuts used by Ipe can be customized to your personal taste. The standard shortcut assignment is stored in an XML file ipekeys.xml (the exact location of this file can be found by under Help/Preferences/Search paths/Ipe key assignment). You can make your personal copy of this file, edit it to taste, and store it in your home directory (the exact location of your personalization file can be found by under Help/Preferences/Search paths/User key assignment).

You can use shortcuts consisting of more than one key, such as Ctrl+X,Ctrl+C. Use commas to separate the key presses--up to four are supported.

Ipe also contains support for localizing the user interface into another language. Contact me if you wish to do such a localization project.

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