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gmatelich
12-17-2002, 11:54 AM
Is it possible to set up keyboard shortcuts for entering special characters like <diameter> ?

Wolfgang
12-18-2002, 09:57 AM
Did you try to set up an additional available cmd (customize toolbars, command new...) and a HOTKEY assigned? The only action is then
"<diameter>" which is then pushed into the text field activ for editing/input

gmatelich
12-24-2002, 10:07 AM
Thanks for the suggestion; I used it to set up a button for a building text block of a frequently used text string.

What I am after is a way to hot key text into the text editor. It is slow to have to use the mouse to select special characters and double click the desired one or to have to type <Counterbore2>.

Wolfgang
01-11-2003, 08:38 AM
for frequently used text strings it is better to use
(docu-set-predef-values :text :text
(list "Preliminary" "Confidential" "3D Model exist"))
this will popup a tiny display table with the texts when you edit/create a text.

To use multiline texts here you have to use (format nil "line one~%line two~%line three")

-> look to advanced customization
-> look into default am_customize file

Wolfgang
01-11-2003, 08:42 AM
I think "into the text editor" is the problem. The additional (available) commands are pushing their action ~~into the command line only.. .. and then your '<counterbore2>' via hotkey is treated as the complete (and only) text?!?