change command-H to Hide Illustrator

[Douglas Gifford]

I use Illustrator less and less these days and am getting more and more used to the conventions of OSX. In most cases in OSX, command-H hides the active application. When I use that in illustrator, it hides edges and (is this new in 10?--it really confused me) hides text selection.

I can turn off the command-H hides edges, but the Keyboard Shortcuts... menu doesn't include the "Illustrator" menu, so I can't take the next step of making command-H hide Illustrator.

Frustrating.

[Joseph Briggs]

At least there should be the option to assign Command-H to hide the app. Not being able to access the Illustrator menu is probably a Carbon issue that will hopefully be addressed in AI11.

[Anna Johnson]

I am also used to the convienience to using Command-H to hide Illustrator. Ya know, Apple has really strict guidelines as to following for Key Commands. Command-H to hide is new in OS X, but it's standard now! USE IT! I mean, Photoshop can use this convienience, why not Illustrator? What if I dont want to hide my edges? grrrrrr!!!!! Using universal key commands for certain functions improves workflow and I have to use less brain mush to remember commands and focus more on getting my work done, but why does Adobe do this to us? Grrr. It's so frustrating.

-Anna

[Lukas Machata]

As a workaround you can use an automation utility like iKey from www.scriptsoftware.com where you can tell any app to hide with any user defined keyboard shortcut -- and much much more. (You can e.g. execute AppleScripts or menu commands as well.)

[Lukas Machata]

Update: Simply changing cmd-H to cmd-shift-H for Hide Edges enabled the cmd-H for Hide Illustrator in the Illustrator menu. Yes, it was *that* easy...

[JasonSmith]

So I reiterate: windows users are supposed to change their habits?

Long time (Mac) users of Adobe products are supposed to change their habits?

Sounds like the cart pulling the horse.

[Joseph Briggs]

Lukas Machata said: Update: Simply changing cmd-H to cmd-shift-H for Hide Edges enabled the cmd-H for Hide Illustrator in the Illustrator menu. Yes, it was *that* easy...

Thanks!

[Lukas Machata]

[...] are supposed to change their habits?

No. Why? The Great Thing is, that you can decide for yourself what you want. It's an *option*, because you *can* modify the default Hide Edges shortcut -- but you don't have to if you don't want to.

Where's the problem? :)

[Bruce_J_Z...@adobeforums.com]

Frustrations, frustrations!!! Does anyone from Adobe read this stuff? Who are those intellects in charge anyway? I personally think most of the issues should have already been taken care of simply out of logical thinking. Has anyone ever emailed a letter to a real person within the company and received a reply? I would like to know!

[johnhow...@gmail.com]

I forgot you could just reassign the key, nice one!