I've been using Autocad since V2.6. I was taught to use the keyboard for
almost every command when I was learning Autocad. Us Autocad people still
make fun of the Microstation people who sit on their other hand while
drafting!! I think they pick their behind when they draw. 🙂
Why can't I execute a 2 key command that can execute any tool palette
command? I understand I would have to program the 2 key command via lisp or
something, but I believe it is a huge step backwards to force me to hunt on
the screen for a button/icon on the screen to place something on a drawing.
Am I missing something in the help or customization?
Chris Yanchar from abs product design commented in a thread "command line
interface to keynote routine" in July 2004:
"There are 17 creation parameters for the this routine, and another set of
creation parameters if symbol-based note is chosen. Are you desiring all
these parameters be available?"
Yes! We want to be able to execute anything from the command line!!!
Being able to customize an Autodesk product to do what you want it makes
their products better than any other cadd product, IMHO. Limiting a command
to tool palette execution only is foolish. To quote David Kurtz in the
thread mentioned above:
"...a little lisp routine calling a series of (command
"blabla" "blalala") would be *SO* much faster. I mean, leave the
function as it is and all, just code a command line interface to it.
Please?"
I couldn't say it any better than that...
