Reverse hot key lookup

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Reverse hot key lookup

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Is it possible to add a feature so that when the "Hot Keys" dialogue is open, pressing any given hot key combination will bring up and highlight the actual command it represents? (In other words, if I press [Ctrl + K, G] the list box would jump to and highlight Select current Page.)

Perhaps some other way to see which key combinations have been taken or are left could be implemented.

A radio button for showing only the unassigned commands might be helpful, too.

Great job on the new beta!
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I understand your idea. But the "Tools | Hot Keys" dialog would not allow to specify the same hot key for two commands/operations. If you try to associate a command with a hot key which is already in use by another command, Atlantis would tell you that this hot key is already associated with that another command.
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Re: Reverse hot key lookup

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BuffyBot wrote: Is it possible to add a feature so that when the "Hot Keys" dialogue is open, pressing any given hot key combination will bring up and highlight the actual command it represents? (In other words, if I press [Ctrl + K, G] the list box would jump to and highlight Select current Page.)
Hi, BuffyBot!
People normally start with a specific command that they often use and which they would like to associate with a keyboard shortcut.
You don't normally start with a keyboard shortcut that you would like to associate with an undefined command.
The current beta naturally allows you to select a specific command and to type a corresponding keyboard shortcut.
Whenever the typed shortcut is already assigned, you get a warning message.
This seems to be the most natural way to proceed.
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BuffyBot wrote: Perhaps some other way to see which key combinations have been taken or are left could be implemented.
Thanks for adding this. :D 1.5.2 makes it much easier to choose key combinations now that there is a list of leftovers.
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the Replace clip names as-you-type option doesn't seem to do anything
This option is disabled (unchecked) by default. You should enable it if you need it. Click the "Organize..." button in the Clip Library panel, and enable this option.

Also do not forget that you should type <asterisk>+<clip name>:

*smil

or

*bul

And of course, your Clip Library should not be empty (it should contain some clips). As suggested on the Betatesting News page, you should unpack the sample clips from the following archive to the home folder of your Atlantis:
http://www.rssol.com/en/html/atl10_beta ... ip_lib.zip

Official setup of Atlantis Ocean Mind 1.5.2 will install the sample clips automatically. All the files from the Clipart folder (if any) will be automatically moved to the "Images" folder of the Clip Library.
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Thanks for explaining. At first, I thought it sounded like a way to rename the clips by overtyping them. I was confused. This works differently than I was thinking.
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The simplest way to rename a clip is by right-clicking it in the Clip Library panel, and choosing "Rename...".
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