Templot Club Archive 2007-2020
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posted: 28 Sep 2007 19:16 from: its_all_downhill
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I don't know if this is easy to do Martin, but it would be really handy to have a key combination for Re-store & background command as I tend to use this all the time. Of course I might be using this in the completely wrong way  but it works for me..Regards Tom |
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posted: 28 Sep 2007 20:32 from: Martin Wynne
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its_all_downhill wrote: I don't know if this is easy to do Martin, but it would be really handy to have a key combination for Re-store & background command as I tend to use this all the time.Hi Tom, Thanks for that. To be honest I was thinking of removing that function as I almost never use it myself. Now I won't remove it. It's easy to give any function a shortcut -- the problem is finding a shortcut which is free. They are all used up. It's possible to change them around -- but that is a very great annoyance to users who have become familiar with them, so I try not to do it. There is still the option of making more use of the ALT key, but that can cause technical problems because it's used on some systems in accessing the menus and the button accelerator keys. Ideally the shortcuts would be fully configurable by the user, but that would require a massive revision of the code. However, restore & background does already have a keyboard shortcut using the accelerator keys -- In 091b: Press and Release ALT. Press and release M. Press and release K. In 078e, 082d, 091a: Press and Release ALT. Press and release C. Press and release K. In 074b: Press and Release ALT. Press and release C. Press and release D. You can see these keys underlined on the menus. (You may need to press ALT to see the underlines, depending on how you have your version of Windows set up.) Alternatively, Press and release ALT. Then use the arrow keys to navigate the menus. Then press ENTER. You soon learn that a function is "2 dabs across and 3 dabs down", say. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 28 Sep 2007 21:00 from: its_all_downhill
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Hi Martin Thanks for the quick response, am I wrong in thinking that using the Store & background creates a new instance of that template? I must admit I get confused when creating templates which is why I use Re-store & background when I have created the initial one.. What is the correct way of storing templates? I must admit I am really getting into Templot now I have got over the initial learning curve though I am still unsure of all the terms and tend to bodge things as best I can..  I will try using turbo keys and the other ways you suggest, and see which I get on best with..Regards Tom |
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posted: 28 Sep 2007 23:14 from: Martin Wynne
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its_all_downhill wrote: am I wrong in thinking that using the Store & background creates a new instance of that template? I must admit I get confused when creating templates which is why I use Re-store & background when I have created the initial one. What is the correct way of storing templates?Hi Tom, When you have made your adjustments to the control template display (called "current" template prior to 091b), assuming you intend to keep the design you must store the template specification in the storage box. The usual way to do that is using store & background (which has the shortcut CTRL-V). The & background part means that in addition to storing the specification, a copy of the template is placed on the pad background -- usually as part of your developing track plan. You can see it happen because the control template is temporarily hidden, so that you can see the copy of it in different colours underneath. (Press the HOME key to see the control template again on top of it.) When templates are stored in the box they are normally placed at the end of the stored template list, and allocated a new template number. If you select instead the re-store & background menu item, the new template will be inserted at the position in the list which the last one to be deleted from the box was formerly occupying. In this way you can modify a stored template by deleting it to the control and then re-store it to the box without disturbing the stored template numbering. In theory that is. In practice I have found that you need to be very disciplined and methodical to keep the template numbering from changing. In many ways it is more intuitive to let newly stored templates go always to the end of the list. That way you know where to find them and the template numbering gives you a record of recent changes. It also means that storing a template doesn't change the numbering of any already in the box. You can always tidy up the template order later using the brown up and down arrows on the storage box. To summarise that -- the only difference between store & background and re-store & background is the number which gets assigned to the stored template and its position in the list. There is no functional difference to the actual template. regards, Martin. |
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