Topic: Typing or Using Toolbar Buttons?

[SDETERS]

We use two different Cad packages

I used to be able to fly around Autocad using Keyboard with cool accelerator keys and hidden pop up tool bars for less used commands.  I had  several routines were I hit an accelerator key and pop up a toolbar I hit the command and with that command the toolbar automatically hides it self and I go into that command.  Really cool.  But Since 99% of my work is in the 3D software different than autocad I use the toolbars for the little bit I do use autocad these days.  In the 3d software I use 80% percent keyboard and 10% tool bar or icons. 

My I/O

[MickD]

Same as se7en, 95% keyboard.
Mick you don't need the N, I use UU->ob or UU->3
(UU is my shortcut ucs)

cool, thanks Bryce

I'll have to give that a go on some other commands.

[glee]

Probably 90% keyboard. 
The toolbars I used are for our custom titlebloack, detail callouts etc. 
Our pgp file is locked.  (well a back up is kept in case somebody finds the file and messes with it).
As much single key strokes as possible.  No underscores for shortcuts or file names. 

[uncoolperson]

i'm stuck with (well stuck upkeeping) mostly dialog boxes and toolbars, because nobody here seems to understand the command prompt or the keyboard...

drafter - "i click the button and nothing happens"
me - "what's it say?"
drafter - "what's it say where?"
me - "where you type commands in"
drafter - <puzzled 10 seconds> "huh?"
me - " let me see.... ohhh you made it go away, good job! lets not do that again... it tells you stuff, like 'pick starting point', see that button was doing something, it was waiting for you"

[glee]

I have seen people hide their command lines or make it only one line to increase screen real estate because they have so many tool bars up.   

[M-dub]

I have seen people hide their command lines or make it only one line to increase screen real estate because they have so many tool bars up.   

Hey, I do that! 

But, I also know when it should be telling me things that take up more than one line and I know where the F2 button is. 

[Crank]

Try a 2^nd screen.

My menu is so heavy customized, that It's impossible to make/remember shortcuts for every command.
The keyboard is only used for some basic commands like ERASE, LIST, ...

We have an acad.pgp on the network. If someone wants to modify this they can make a local copy that is first found in the search paths.

90% toolbars
8% keyboard
2% pull-downs

[ElpanovEvgeniy]

 
95% keyboard (Ctrl+ 70-80%)
3-4% toolbars
1-2% pull-downs