Hi Karen,
This is for when you have a few minutes that are not occupied with
more important issues in your life.
I am using many of your Quickeys macros with much success (and
gratitude). I have learned to re-map the keyboard hot keys to where
I need them. (For a reason I can't fathom, I can't make the Lyric
Tool macro work.)
There are a few more shortcuts I'd like to have - to select the chord
tool, the repeat tool, the key signature tool, and the special tools
tool. I don't know how to program them to work instantly the way you
do. If you have the time to make them, or tell me how (assuming it's
not rocket science) so that I don't have to bother you in the future,
that would be most generous.
I am using a small 20 key supplementary keyboard again (which I had
abandoned for a while - called X Keys) and have mapped the tool
selection commands to it, leaving the function keys available for
various little macro events like toggling all or partial measures, or
view active layer only. It works pretty well, but the larger 58 key
X Keys keyboard that I also have, is simply too big to be practical
for me. However, it might be good for a real power user like you who
needs many macros and shortcuts. If you'd like to try it, I'd be
glad to send it. It's just taking up space here.
There are some Mass Edit things that I find useful, and I had a
friend (no longer around) who programmed them in 2005. Since the
mass edit dialog has been changed, these didn't port to 2006. The
choices for which I like shortcut macros are: Copy everything except
measure expressions (practically my default condition), copy only
chords, and copy only smart shapes. As I'm writing this, it occurs
to me that I am probably missing out on a built in functionality that
would do the last by not being familiar with the Smart Find and Paint
functions. Got to learn them. How to do these?
Simon Troup got me on the IRC chat site - and I communicated with him
this morning (he's on a weekend camping trip now), adn that was fun,
but my typing is atrocious, and I'm not used to these IM things.
Still, he said you are on from time to time, so I'll check in now and
then.
Best regards, and thanks again for your help.
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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