7 Replies Latest reply on Jan 7, 2008 3:38 PM by 1-527E6D

Esc Key Behavior

Rich Osterreicher Dec 20, 2007 4:29 PM

Please for the love of god change the esc Key behavior while making an Exploded assembly....

I do this all the Time.. My fault, but it drives me absolutely INSANE!!

So, i'm well along creating my Exploded Aseembly... Whoops, i accidentally selected wrong part.. So, instintivley i hit Esc Key.. Poof.. Entire Exploded View dialog cancels out..AHHH!! So, back to ground zero.. Start all over..
I guess why i hit esc key is because that's how i usually Unselect a selection while doing most everything else..

Anyhow,
It would be soo helpful if clicking the esc key while in process of making an exploded assembly just Unselected the selected part.. Instead of cancelling out the Entire Exploded View dialog...
Maybe make it behave like this..
If part(s) selected (as in your working on the exp), Hitting esc key Unselects the part(s) only...
If no part(s) are selected (as in your finished with the exp), hitting esc key closes the Explode dialog..

What do you think??

Esc Key Behavior

Gerald Davis Dec 20, 2007 6:57 PM (in response to Rich Osterreicher)

I pry the ESC keycap off my keyboard when creating exploded views for that very reason.

Your enhancement request sounds good to me. You realize, of course, that posting the idea on the forum won't have the same effect as sending in an ER.
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  Rich Osterreicher Dec 20, 2007 7:24 PM (in response to Gerald Davis)
  
  Hi Gerald,
  
  Sending an ER.. Just hoping to make the issue known, and that others might send in one too..
  
  Thanks for the support.
  
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    Matt Lombard Dec 20, 2007 7:35 PM (in response to Rich Osterreicher)
    
    I don't actually do many exploded views, but I'd like to extend your plea for more sensible use of Esc in general to the whole software. It is applied inconsistently across many functions. There are times when you press it when it just gives you a useless message box, and sometimes it does what it is supposed to do, get you out of whatever you just did, not exactly like an undo, but not necessarily canceling the whole command like you mention.
    
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      Rich Osterreicher Dec 20, 2007 7:40 PM (in response to Matt Lombard)
      
      Thanks Matt,
      Yup.. those message box's....
      
      I submitted an ER for this too... "In the UI >Escape Key Use" section..
      
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        Dwight Livingston Dec 20, 2007 7:51 PM (in response to Rich Osterreicher)
        
        I don't like the escape key response when entering text in a text annotation. I wish it would exit without deleting what I've just typed. There are so many cases where an escape leaves things intact that I am usually suprised when my text disappears.
        
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        Andy Sanders Dec 26, 2007 2:41 PM (in response to Dwight Livingston)
        
        Rich,
        
        I agree 100%. I've been there many more times than I care to admit, as have ALL my co-workers. Many an expletive has been exclaimed because of it!
        
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1-527E6D Jan 7, 2008 3:38 PM (in response to Rich Osterreicher)

I like the idea of ripping the escape key off the keyboard when Exploding assemblies. Its such Pain in the backside.

I have taken to limiting my self to 3 or 4 steps, hitting the check mark then hitting the command again and adding a few more, this work around is annoying, but it helps.

Jason
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