Very nice, Don, and certainly clear. I'll try this later when I get
back to work.
Chuck
On Aug 7, 2005, at 1:26 PM, Don Hart wrote:
Hi Chuck,
In case you don't know about it, here's a stop gap measure you
could use
until your X-keys keyboard problem is resolved. I haven't
installed 2006
yet, so this is only accurate, for sure, as of 2005.
The eight keys, F,G,H,J,K,L,; and ' (3rd row up on my QWERTY
keyboard) in
combination with the control key, can each be programmed to select
a tool of
your choice. To program the F key, for example, type F while
holding down
the command and option keys. This brings up the Master Tool
Palette, from
which you select the tool you want assigned. That tool is then
accessed by
typing F while holding the control key.
As handy as this is, it's even better when combined with the
selection tool
and its shortcuts. The two I use most are typing the escape key
twice to
bring up the selection tool, and double clicking an element (while
in the
selection tool) to access the the tool that created that element.
If I said that clearly enough you should be able to see the potential
decrease in mouse activity, especially in accessing the tool
palette. Of
course, that's not 20 programmable keys, but hopefully it'll be
some help to
you.
Don Hart
on 8/7/05 12:15 PM, Chuck Israels at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
Good news/bad news.
First: the problem is eliminated when I start the system without the
Macromanager software that controls the X-keys keyboard. All Finale
tools behave as they should. Whew! All the preference file
questions, installation issues etc. turned out to be dead ends
because it was an entirely different kind of problem, and none of you
could have known (Hiro was on the right track when he suggested
turning off Quickeys). I should have been looking more closely at
the last thing that I changed before the problem appeared. I was
seduced into ignoring that because the device itself was working
properly, and it had taken me several hours of setting it up through
a new piece of software that wasn't exactly transparent in its
behavior to get it going. I like using the keyboard. It has 20
programable keys that I have set up mainly to select tools - no menu
scrolling, and no mousing on a pallet, just a single push button, and
you change to the tool you need. It's so quick that it even renders
the selection tool a little redundant.
Lesson learned: I had an emotional commitment to not looking at
something that had taken so much effort to set up, and that I like
having in the system.
Bad news: I can't use it unless (or until) the software conflict is
resolved.
Many of you have been wonderfully patient and attentive as I worked
through this yesterday. It may seem maudlin, but the feeling of
community and cooperation the comes through on this list is palpable
and holds special importance to me because we live so far from most
of the community of musicians with whom I share similar
relationships. Thanks beyond words.
Chuck
Chuck Israels
230 North Garden Terrace
Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
phone (360) 671-3402
fax (360) 676-6055
www.chuckisraels.com
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