A student user finds Analog Devices' LTspice to have an extremely poor and unintuitive UI/UX, calling it the "worst software" they have ever used due to its reliance on keyboard shortcuts and...

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        "excerpt": "All of the shortcuts are configurable. The schematic and plot colors are also configurable.\n\n I expect you may not find a lot of folks agreeing with you as LTspice is a free spice tool that simulates circuits extremely well.",
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      "[post] But how tf am i supposed to reach till that point when i can't even move my resistor peacefully 😭. Literally had to watch a video on how to \"activate\" the rotate tool.",
      "[post] Why are there keyboard shortcuts for even the most basic things why can't they just give all these options simply a right click in drop down menu."
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