true transparent zoom from buttons ?
jean-pierre
I recently upgraded to R14.01 from R12.
I no longer use SoftEngine with R14.
I was used to have true ZW and ZP with my 16 buttons mouse.
I'll try to explain :-)
I can have the regular transparent zoom from Autocad (just add 'zoom on one
line of the buttons menu), but...
When I use 'zoom, if I am not _inside_ of a command, Autocad is giving me a
"regular" zoom, meaning that if I beggin a command , then do a 'zoom, then
make a return, instead of the last "true" command, it is the zoom wich is
triggered.
It is not really good...Transparent for me means that a return in EVERY
case must trigger the last non transparent command.
Is there any way to change that behavior, at least from the buttons ??
Thank you for any help.
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Christal Elliott [Autodesk Support]
zoom toolbar buttons. The spacebar is always repeating the last
command in use, not the transparent zoom. But I would make sure to
include an underscore preceding each command in the macro for each
button, for example:
'_zoom _w \
Also it may be significant whether this is an english language or
other language version of R14. Also I did find that in the AutoCAD
OEM product, there was a problem as you describe. Let us know what
product and version you have.
On 15 Dec 1998 01:10:19 GMT, "jean-pierre" <jp...@access.nsaic-fl.com>
wrote:
Christal Elliott
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jean-pierre
in article <36904b09...@adesknews.autodesk.com>...
> JP - So far I have not been able to reproduce this behavior with the
> zoom toolbar buttons. The spacebar is always repeating the last
Thank you for your answering my question.
I'm sorry but my explanation was not really clear enough.
What I need to do is to repeat the last command, NOT the 'zoom command.
For instance:
How do you do this:
step 1.- Any command (line, etc...)
step 2.-'zoom w \ (transparent zoom)
(you are now where you want to be)
step 3.-RETURN
and here, AutoCad repeat the zoom command...and I want to return to
step 1.-
The last real command...Never the Zoom. If I want the "zoom w " I just use
one of my 16 buttons...same for Z P etc...
I know it is possible. It was exactly the way it worked with Soft Engine
(even the older version 2.1) Is it possible with Autolisp ?
The version I'm working with is 14.01
Thank you for your help
Christal Elliott [Autodesk Support]
issues the last command that was in use (NOT the transparent zoom). So
we are getting the opposite results from the same macro in a toolbar
button assignment (I've put step 2's instruction in a toolbar buton).
Perhaps the difference is related to the display driver (or display
driver settings) on this workstation?
Or if you have a non-english copy of R14.01, try adding an underscore
before the command:
'_zoom _w \
Also it may be important to find out if the issuance of a return from
the digitizer or mouse behaves differently from a keyboard <Enter>
key. The return button on the digitizer puck or mouse might actually
be issuing zoom?
On 28 Dec 1998 01:54:37 GMT, "jean-pierre" <jp...@access.nsaic-fl.com>
wrote:
Christal Elliott
jean-pierre
> Hello Jean-Pierre - I'm also in R14.01. So far for me a return always
> issues the last command that was in use (NOT the transparent zoom). So
> we are getting the opposite results from the same macro in a toolbar
> button assignment (I've put step 2's instruction in a toolbar buton).
>
> Perhaps the difference is related to the display driver (or display
> driver settings) on this workstation?
>
The computer I'm using for Autocad is a regular PC Pentium. Previously I
was working on the same computer with a R12/Dos version and a display list
driver from Vibrant. Video adapter is ATI Pro-turbo 4MB.
Windows 95 (not Osr2 or 98)
Digitizer Calcomp Drawing board II
Now, although I work with a US version of AutoCad (I work in the US) my
keyboard is a French one. Do you think it may make a difference ? I need
the Kb like this for other soft.
> Or if you have a non-english copy of R14.01, try adding an underscore
> before the command:
>
> '_zoom _w \
No difference with underscore.
>
> Also it may be important to find out if the issuance of a return from
> the digitizer or mouse behaves differently from a keyboard <Enter>
> key. The return button on the digitizer puck or mouse might actually
> be issuing zoom?
>
Whether it is spacebar, return from KB, or return from Digitizer, it always
repeat the zoom instead of the last command.
Thank you for any help. It is really a problem because it slow down my
work...