Topic: Select Window?

[craigr]

While working away, a window or came up and like a dummy, I figured 'hey, I wonder what this is'.  So, I made a couple of changes and now the attached pops up every time I select something.

I HAVE gone thru the Options / Select tab, but still can figure out how to turn this off.

Can any of you help me out?

[Rob...]

That's "Selection Cycling". It's for choosing which overlapping object you want to select. Ctrl+W turns it off.

[craigr]

Thank You EVER so much!!!

I'm sure that it has its uses, but when not used to it......

craigr

[Rob...]

I hear ya. I've recently been trying out "new" features that I turned off years ago because I didn't see any value and they usually popped up or took up screen space that I wanted. That is one that I decided to turn on. When you have a chance, check it out.

[huiz]

This is indeed a feature I really like and turned on here.

[craigr]

The window just kept getting in the way.

Traditionally, IF by chance I select something that I don't want, I simply hold the shift key and click to remove what I don't want.

I just didn't see the need for the little window to pop up. - I guess it is just not what I am used to.

[mjfarrell]

It has it's place, however i could function much better; like telling you what layer or what xref the object(s) are part of.

[tombu]

From my acaddoc.lsp

Code: [Select]

(if (> (getvar 'selectioncycling) 0)(progn(setvar 'selectioncycling (- (getvar 'selectioncycling)))(princ "\nTurn \"selectioncycling\" off. SELECTIONCYCLING")))
(princ "\nTo Select Objects Close Together: Hover+Shift+Spacebar to Cycle then pick to select visable object.")Drove me nuts when it was introduced, thankfully haven't seen it in years! 

I know how to turn it on if I ever need it someday.

[craigr]

From my acaddoc.lsp

Code: [Select]

(if (> (getvar 'selectioncycling) 0)(progn(setvar 'selectioncycling (- (getvar 'selectioncycling)))(princ "\nTurn \"selectioncycling\" off. SELECTIONCYCLING")))
(princ "\nTo Select Objects Close Together: Hover+Shift+Spacebar to Cycle then pick to select visable object.")Drove me nuts when it was introduced, thankfully haven't seen it in years! 

I know how to turn it on if I ever need it someday.

What does that Lisp do?

[mjfarrell]

disables that selection cycling tool

[Rob...]

...every time you open AutoCAD, whether it needs to or not.

If you ever want to check out selection cycling and decide you like it, you will have to remove that from the acaddoc.lsp file.

[cadtag]

From my acaddoc.lsp

Code: [Select]

(if (> (getvar 'selectioncycling) 0)(progn(setvar 'selectioncycling (- (getvar 'selectioncycling)))(princ "\nTurn \"selectioncycling\" off. SELECTIONCYCLING")))
(princ "\nTo Select Objects Close Together: Hover+Shift+Spacebar to Cycle then pick to select visable object.")Drove me nuts when it was introduced, thankfully haven't seen it in years! 

I know how to turn it on if I ever need it someday.

What does that Lisp do?

In LT??? nothing.