Gary Jackson Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi ~ I've been a user of form•Z since 2.9.5, but have only recently gotten back up to speed with the current version. My impression is that the program is much smoother in some ways, yet in other ways it has become overly complicated. For instance, on my older computer, f•Zs Tool palettes would pop-out so much more quickly and solidly. Now they are so finicky, it's frustrating... Anyhow, my main wishes right now are: 1.) I wish the Hide Palettes command would not reduce the size of the viewer window and then throw big areas of black around it. When I am in Multi-View mode, it works like I wish the single view mode would: it expands the size of the viewer window(s) to fit the monitor, and does not have the black areas. 2.) I wish I could set a shortcut command for Hide form•Z Pro. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢hris £und Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Newbie, Welcome back! 1. +1 2. if you are on a Mac, you can run that through the operating system. Pretty easy to do. System Prefs/ Keyboard/ Shortcuts tab/ App Sortcuts/ + / Other (all the way at the bottom of the list)/ Navigate to the formZ app Add the menu item you want (The name has to be exact as the menu, Case and all) for this item it is "Hide form•Z® pro" then add your hotkey. if your hotkey is in conflict with any that formZ uses, it appears that formZ takes precedence. Making it appear that your hotkey for what you want isn't working. Easy right? If you are on windows, If I recall correctly, you need to change the keymap register?. Or, I think there are system extensions/apps that you can get to modify the system. That has been years since I had to do that though so I can't give specifics. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Jackson Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Thank you, Chris! Re: No. 1 above: would you please explain your answer? What does "+1" mean? Re:2: I am on MacOS 10.14.6 (Mojave.) I'm not finding the "System Prefs" folder. I'm finding Preference Panes, but no thread of folders as you speak of. Would you kindly direct me to the correct files folders thread for Mojave? Thanks again and many cheers for your work! Edited May 12, 2020 by Sunburst Metalworks Need to add verbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Jackson Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Wow, here's a new process... I just wanted to add my name at the bottom like this: ~ Gary By the way, I'm going to change my User Name from my business name to my actual name: Gary Jackson. Cheers! ¢hris £und 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Jackson Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hey! I figured out the path you were talking about - You meant "Keyboard" in System Preferences. I thought you meant I should look in the System folder for pref's... anyhow - - SUCCESS! Thank you! I can now easily hide f•Z! Thank you, Chris! But I still wonder, what do you mean in answer #1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢hris £und Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Edit: Drafting up in the midst of your last response: I will include anyway. Gary, 1. The +1 means I am adding my vote to your suggestion. I agree and would like to see that too, especially if a key shortcut could be applied. Forum vernacular, I guess. 2. The notation is meant to be steps, not folders. the "/" denotes the next step or click: so in long-form. • Apple icon top left corner. • System Preferences... • keyboard • shortcuts tab/button • App Shortcuts • + key at the bottom of the larger pane • Application: ____Other___ at the dropdown • Menu Title: "Hide form•Z® pro" don't include the quotes • Keyboard Shortcut: Enter your desired that does not conflict with an existing fZ shortcut so that you do not have a conflict. If you do have a conflict, then fZ's shortcuts appear to have precedence and your OS assigned shortcut will appear to nothing because in effect it is doing nothing. Cheers! ¢hris £und Edited May 12, 2020 by Chris lund Des 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢hris £und Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 P.S. I love that feature in OSX. I use it a lot. A bit of additional information. I noted that you have to be exact, and I meant it. If you ever have a menu item that uses the "…" you must use the character … , not 3x key"." manually typed out. the character is: option- key";" … vs ... first is good, second is bad in this context. I imagine it is possible that there are programs that may be able to block the OS's functionality on the matter, I don't think I have ever run into that though cheers! ¢£ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Jackson Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Picky, picky, eh? Period-period-period. –Will try to remember that! ¢hris £und 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢hris £und Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 P.S. Look at other suggestions that have a lot of comments. It will become clear what the "+1" indicates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santa Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Chris lund said: P.S. Look at other suggestions that have a lot of comments. It will become clear what the "+1" indicates. Personally, I can never find the "any" key on my keyboard, when instructed to "press any key to continue".😕 ¢hris £und 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Thanks for this, I've always wanted to be able to hide FormZ with a shortcut...... still learning 😄 ¢hris £und 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 9:22 PM, santa said: Personally, I can never find the "any" key on my keyboard, when instructed to "press any key to continue".😕 "All this computer hacking is making me thirsty.... I think I'll take a TAB." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santa Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 9 hours ago, snow said: "All this computer hacking is making me thirsty.... I think I'll take a TAB." It must have a virus! Why don't you isolate it for two weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santa Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 While we are in this jovial mood, I heard two lame (but don't tell them that) jokes from the kids: 1. "Q: What did one wall say to the other? A: I'll meet you at the corner." 2. "Q: What did one cannibal say to the other when he saw a tourist bus? A: Not tinned food again!" Boom, boom...... snow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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