From: halmi (HALMI65)
I was wondering if it was possible to activate a tool icon (as if clicking it) by way of a shortcut, and then use the arrow keys to select one of its types...? I can see myself using that method a lot, as I strain to remember all the shortcut assignments that I've stuffed into the options (and my head).
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
A simple alphabetic list of explicit tittle clickable is sufficient for manage hundred of scripts! ;)
you have to click jut twice
one click open the list
seconf launch any script or commands!
What do you want more... and no need to remember anything scripts or commands! :)
PS and it's that is yet existing inside the prog if you have installed Custom Ui! :)
From: Michael Gibson
Hi halmi,
re:
> I was wondering if it was possible to activate a tool icon (as if clicking it) by way of a
> shortcut, and then use the arrow keys to select one of its types...?
The first part is possible using this for the shortcut key:
script: moi.command.execCommandSet( 'lines' );
The different command sets are:
arcs, arrays, booleans, boxes, circles, constructCurve, deform, ellipses, fillets, freeform, lines, moredrawcurves, offsets, orients, planes, polygons, rectangles, revolves, rotations, scalings
There isn't anything set up for the 2nd part of using the arrow keys like that currently.
I have some ideas for multi key sequences (like 'bd' for boolean difference) that I'd like to work on in the future though.
> I can see myself using that method a lot, as I strain to remember all the shortcut assignments
> that I've stuffed into the options (and my head).
MoI was actually designed to be usable without needing to constantly use the keyboard. So adding in shortcut keys for everything like you've done doesn't really fit in with the overall main focus of the program's entire UI design, currently at least.
I'd recommend to remove most of your shortcuts that you can't remember anyway and only keep those for things that you use most frequently. That's how it is intended to be used.
- Michael
From: halmi (HALMI65)
Thanks for the recommendations - I'm still getting my habits down and changing my shortcuts as I go, so everything may fall into place more naturally over time. Frenchy, thanks - I do have the custom UI installed, so the giant list of standard and "exotic" commands can be pulled up with a click, though it can be a bit overwhelming, which kind of illustrates the simple UI wisdom. I love the idea of "bd = boolean difference." That might be even better than what I'm talking about, but it sounds like a major task that can wait. In the meantime, I'll check out that script - thank you, Michael.
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