On 06/17/2011 08:28 PM, Mike Sleger wrote: > Does anybody know a keyboard shortcut for switching focus from the Properties > window to the Main window? Tried esc but that closes Properties. > Since using Properties is mouse-dependent, I think just clicking with the mouse is better than any keyboard shortcut.
The question is, what sort of thing are you going to do after switching focus? Having Properties active means that you have selected an object...what do you wish to do next that would not require a mouse click of some sort anyway? That having been said, I find that if, for example, I have frame active, am using Properties in some way, then press 'S', this activates the cursor for making a shape. If you wish, then press Esc to cancel that operation. Meanwhile, your previously selected frame is deselected and so is Properties. In a sense I guess you have taken the focus back to the main window, but you still will have to use the mouse at some point to proceed with anything else. Similar to this last example, you also still have access to all of the keyboard shortcuts for the menu...Alt+F for File, and so on. Is that what you're looking for? I think maybe there is less focus on Properties than you think. Greg
