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Suggestion concerning the 'mate-dialog'

thomas_miglincithomas_miglinci Member Posts: 34 ✭✭✭
IMHO the mate-dialog misses at least two improvements:
  1. If operated with the keyboard (m-key) the focus upon opening the mate-dialog should be in the drop-down-menu were one could select the type of mate and not in the connector-field (which cannot be controlled via the keyboard anyhow), because going ahead via tab is then easy, and you could keep the cursor in the area of the mates them self.
  2. This mate dialog should have the possibility to operate on consecutive mate-ing operations - not just one.
Thomas

Comments

  • philip_thomasphilip_thomas Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,381
    Thomas - try this as a general tip that might help you.
    When you are in a mate dialog and you want to save the extra clicks of accepting the current mate definition and then hitting 'm' (or worse still, going to the icon to re-invoke it), just hit SHIFT-ENTER!
    Wow right? Yup, that key combination works in any dialog - it accepts the current entries and re-invokes the command.
    My sainthood is a shoe-in now :)
    Philip Thomas - Onshape
  • _Ðave__Ðave_ Member, Developers Posts: 712 ✭✭✭✭
    Thank You @philip_thomas and may the Blue Skies be upon you always.

    _Dave_
  • philip_thomasphilip_thomas Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,381
    Blue skies brother :)

    Philip Thomas - Onshape
  • _Ðave__Ðave_ Member, Developers Posts: 712 ✭✭✭✭
    :)
  • thomas_miglincithomas_miglinci Member Posts: 34 ✭✭✭
    Thomas - try this as a general tip that might help you.
    When you are in a mate dialog and you want to save the extra clicks of accepting the current mate definition and then hitting 'm' (or worse still, going to the icon to re-invoke it), just hit SHIFT-ENTER!
    Wow right? Yup, that key combination works in any dialog - it accepts the current entries and re-invokes the command.
    Hi philip_thomas,
    this is a great tip, worth being mentioned in the official documentation on https://cad.onshape.com/help/index.htm#keyboardshortcuts.htm <br>Thanx a lot for this.

    So:
    • re-opening the last dialog: checked :)  
    • still need some mouse action in this re-opened dialog for allowance of e.g. limits:  unchecked :/
    This needs to be updated to really have the same dialog re-opened - including additional parameter fields !

  • philip_thomasphilip_thomas Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,381
    Thomas - i have opened a bug against documentation - thank you.
    Re your second point about the mouse - would you please type a few words of explanation or description of how you think it should work? Thank you.
    Philip Thomas - Onshape
  • philip_thomasphilip_thomas Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,381
    edited January 2016
    Ticket closed - the shortcut is now listed in the keyboard shortcut map - it will appear in the next (1.41) release.
    New record for a bug fix - 11 minutes :)
    Philip Thomas - Onshape
  • 3dcad3dcad Member, OS Professional, Mentor Posts: 2,470 PRO
    Gotta go under 10  =)
    //rami
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