From 30729aca2f6c2cc73b62fb4861cfb43753b40c92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anton Mukhin <mukhin@ecohim.ru>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:49:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] TODO feature: When Rectangle selection tool is active hold
 Ctrl+Alt to temporary disable it to be able to draw

---
 McBitFont/Form1.Designer.cs |  3 +++
 McBitFont/Form1.cs          | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 README.md                   |  1 +
 TODO.txt                    |  1 +
 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/McBitFont/Form1.Designer.cs b/McBitFont/Form1.Designer.cs
index 5ae003f..bf26ce2 100644
--- a/McBitFont/Form1.Designer.cs
+++ b/McBitFont/Form1.Designer.cs
@@ -1221,6 +1221,7 @@
             Controls.Add(dotPanel);
             Controls.Add(menuStrip1);
             Icon = (System.Drawing.Icon)resources.GetObject("$this.Icon");
+            KeyPreview = true;
             MainMenuStrip = menuStrip1;
             Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4, 3, 4, 3);
             MinimumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(931, 686);
@@ -1229,6 +1230,8 @@
             Text = "McBitFont";
             FormClosing += MainForm_FormClosing;
             Load += Form1_Load;
+            KeyDown += MainForm_KeyDown;
+            KeyUp += MainForm_KeyUp;
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)nudX).EndInit();
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)nudY).EndInit();
             panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
diff --git a/McBitFont/Form1.cs b/McBitFont/Form1.cs
index 4446c51..00d01b2 100644
--- a/McBitFont/Form1.cs
+++ b/McBitFont/Form1.cs
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ namespace McBitFont {
             // Check for Shift / Ctrl keys for straight lines
             if (ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Shift) && mouseDown) {
                 j = lastY;
-            } else if (ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control) && mouseDown) {
+            } else if (ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control) && mouseDown && !CAKeyDown) {
                 i = lastX;
             }
             lastX = i;
@@ -1715,5 +1715,24 @@ namespace McBitFont {
                 SetModified();
             }
         }
+
+        static bool CAKeyDown = false;
+        private void MainForm_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) {
+            if (CAKeyDown) return;
+            if (chkRectSelect.Checked && e.Control && e.Alt) {
+                //MessageBox.Show("Down: Alt!");
+                chkRectSelect.Checked = false;
+                CAKeyDown = true;
+                e.Handled = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void MainForm_KeyUp(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) {
+            if (CAKeyDown && !e.Control && !e.Alt) {
+                chkRectSelect.Checked = true;
+                CAKeyDown = false;
+                e.Handled = true;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e7626c..25c5704 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Some basic hints on the interface:
 - Shift + scroll to scroll left and right
 - Crtl + scroll to zoom
 - Alt + Scroll to change painting brush size
+- When Rectangle selection tool is active hold Ctrl+Alt to temporary disable it to be able to draw
 
 Download in the [Releases](https://gitea.mcflyer.ru/McFLY/McBitFont/releases) section!
 
diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index d4ed246..814c125 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Application:
 
 Functionality:
 V Show note field in Export comments
+V When Rectangle selection tool is active hold Ctrl+Alt to temporary disable it to be able to draw
 
 Bugs: