Automatically move to length box

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jimherndon
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Automatically move to length box

Post by jimherndon » Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:24 am

When I first start QCAD when I select something like a Line Horizontal, if you start typing a number it goes directly to the length box. After using it for awhile it will not automatically go to the length box when typing a number. How do I get it "reset" to automatically go to the length input box after selecting a line type, circle, etc. Thank you in advance.

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Re: Automatically move to length box

Post by CVH » Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:44 am

Hi,
probably Ctrl+Space / ^Space

See: https://qcad.org/archives/shortcuts/shortcuts_en.pdf

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Re: Automatically move to length box

Post by Husky » Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:45 am

That would be "Focus on Options Toolbar". Shortcut: Ctrl + space
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Re: Automatically move to length box

Post by ryancousins » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:36 am

I would add that, at least for me, the focus on the options toolbar persists each time you invoke a tool that accepts parameters in the options toolbar unless you change your focus to something else, such as the command line. Hitting the space bar will make the command line the active entry area, and as noted above by CVH and Husky, ctrl-space will bring it back to the options toolbar.
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