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AudiA4
Joined: 13 Jun 2004
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 Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject: Disable "Control" contextual feature in PC6? |
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In PowerCADD 2000, we assigned simple key commands to certain tools, which forced us to reassign the forced snap commands (such as surface, vertex, center, etc.) with a prefix using the "Control" key. Ex: Surface snap was [Cntrl-S], Intersection snap was [Cntrl-X], etc.
I have successfully reassigned all key commands used from PowerCADD 200 to PC6 with the exception of the snap commands. The problem lies in the fact that in PC6, the [Control] key performs a new, contextual feature such that if you "control" click on objects, you can change their attributes. This is a neat feature, but we've assigned key commands to most of those functions.
My question is if there is a way to disable the "new" control key feature in PC6? If not, there needs to be. It rules out a whole other layer of possible key commands.
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saab95
Joined: 30 Apr 2004
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Location: On my Mac, defending capitalists at the Fireside forum
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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To each his own.
I've just left the single key snap letters alone. I find them to be quite handy when going for manual snapping.
Regular commands I find just as convenient to use "command-letter" or command-shift-letter" for serious commands, whereas I've used the single key numbers on my numeric keypad for rotate and align commands. Neat!
And they need to fix that fuel system on the A4's BTW! 
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AudiA4
Joined: 13 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject: Command clarification |
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Saab,
The manual snaps are not only useful, but often essential - at least the way we work. The reason that we abandoned the "single" key snaps was that we reassigned the following keys for tools:
S=Square (Rectangle) tool
C=Circle tool
P=Polygon tool
T=Text tool
E=Eyedropper tool
V=Filet tool
etc....
It is MUCH faster (and easier) to assign the tools you use 90% of the time to key commands rather than stopping action, moving to the tool bar, and then finding embedded tools as needed. Our productivity went WAY up when we took time to reasses and reassign (primary) tools to key commands 6 or 7 years ago.
But, as you said, "To each his own."
p.s. Loved my '98 A4 1.8TM (chipped to 200HP). However, I just (regrettably) traded it for my wife a new Tahoe Z71. I'm now driving her '01 Oldsmobile Bravada - holding out for somethinig else in the next year or so....Saab maybe!  |
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Bill Stanley
Joined: 15 Apr 2004
Posts: 315
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Apple commandeered the control key for contextual menus. They did not consult me and apparently failed to consult your also.
Bill Stanley |
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