Comments on: The Disappearing CUI http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/ By: Donnie Gladfelter Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:58:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Donnie Gladfelter http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Donnie Gladfelter Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:16:39 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/#comment-192 Chris & Tor I am totally with you guys with respect to SPUMU. ACAD.pgp is a wonderful thing! While I have never been a big toolbar person, I have gotten to like the numerous right-click menus embedded throughout the modern-day interface. Tor I had used the method you outline prior to the instance that sparked me to make this post. For whatever reason "turning off" the second monitor wouldn't work. My guess is because it was technically a dialog, and not an actual program? Thanks for each of your comments. Chris & Tor I am totally with you guys with respect to SPUMU. ACAD.pgp is a wonderful thing! While I have never been a big toolbar person, I have gotten to like the numerous right-click menus embedded throughout the modern-day interface.

Tor I had used the method you outline prior to the instance that sparked me to make this post. For whatever reason “turning off” the second monitor wouldn’t work. My guess is because it was technically a dialog, and not an actual program?

Thanks for each of your comments.

]]> By: Tor http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Tor Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:47:24 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/#comment-191 Sign me up for SPUMU too:) I've found the easiest fix, both in autocad and other applications is right-clicking on the desktop-->properties-->settings, then select the second monitor and removed the tag "extend my windows desktop to this monitor". Windows will then relocate any objects to the main monitor. Sign me up for SPUMU too:)

I’ve found the easiest fix, both in autocad and other applications is right-clicking on the desktop–>properties–>settings, then select the second monitor and removed the tag “extend my windows desktop to this monitor”. Windows will then relocate any objects to the main monitor.

]]> By: Chris Lindner http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Chris Lindner Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:20:14 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/#comment-189 Nice tip, Donnie. It is also possible to do this by typing Alt-Up Arrow (or Alt-Dn Arrow). If you combine this with the letter "M" (as in Alt-Up Arrow-M), then use you Arrow keys, you can initiate and perform the move without needing the mouse at all! In fact, once you use an arrow key to start moving the dialog box, the cursor "grabs" the title bar and you can then complete the move with the mouse. I have always been a fan of using the keyboard whenever possible. Why reach for the mouse to click an "Okay" button when often simply hitting the Space bar or the Enter will often do the same? How about forming the SPUMU (Society for the Prevention of Unnecessary Mouse Usage)?! To qualify as a member, you must be able to navigate any AutoCAD dialog box using only the keyboard! :-) Nice tip, Donnie.

It is also possible to do this by typing Alt-Up Arrow (or Alt-Dn Arrow). If you combine this with the letter “M” (as in Alt-Up Arrow-M), then use you Arrow keys, you can initiate and perform the move without needing the mouse at all! In fact, once you use an arrow key to start moving the dialog box, the cursor “grabs” the title bar and you can then complete the move with the mouse.

I have always been a fan of using the keyboard whenever possible. Why reach for the mouse to click an “Okay” button when often simply hitting the Space bar or the Enter will often do the same?

How about forming the SPUMU (Society for the Prevention of Unnecessary Mouse Usage)?! To qualify as a member, you must be able to navigate any AutoCAD dialog box using only the keyboard! :-)

]]> By: Stephanie Emerick http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Stephanie Emerick Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:19:44 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/#comment-183 Can't tell you how much this trick has helped me, since I keep 'losing' my windows while working back and forth between only my laptop and my laptop/monitor combined. However, I did find a glitch in this approach... Alt+Space will bring up the right-click menu only if the CUI dialog box is active. Since AutoCAD will allow you to click back into the main window to activate other popup windows (like Dashboard or Panorama), this makes it nearly impossible to find and reactivate the CUI box if you're like me and begin clicking like crazy the first time something disappears. The trick (at least for the CUI, haven't tried with other lost windows) is to open Task Manager and use the 'Switch To' button to reactivate AutoCAD. The CUI box is then reactivated and the Alt+Space trick works beautifully. Thanks again for the help! Can’t tell you how much this trick has helped me, since I keep ‘losing’ my windows while working back and forth between only my laptop and my laptop/monitor combined. However, I did find a glitch in this approach… Alt+Space will bring up the right-click menu only if the CUI dialog box is active. Since AutoCAD will allow you to click back into the main window to activate other popup windows (like Dashboard or Panorama), this makes it nearly impossible to find and reactivate the CUI box if you’re like me and begin clicking like crazy the first time something disappears. The trick (at least for the CUI, haven’t tried with other lost windows) is to open Task Manager and use the ‘Switch To’ button to reactivate AutoCAD. The CUI box is then reactivated and the Alt+Space trick works beautifully.

Thanks again for the help!

]]> By: Bruce Thivierge http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Bruce Thivierge Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:34:28 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/#comment-173 Works great except if you have Launchy installed! Alt + Space launches Launchy ;) (Say that 3 times fast...) Anyway, great post...have a nice weekend! Bruce Thivierge Works great except if you have Launchy installed! Alt + Space launches Launchy ;)

(Say that 3 times fast…)

Anyway, great post…have a nice weekend!

Bruce Thivierge

]]> By: Lynn Allen http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Lynn Allen Wed, 30 May 2007 22:49:35 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-disappearing-cui/#comment-165 Hey Donnie! Too funny about losing the CUI and you getting "miffed" at my blog posting...glad you figured out this great technique though! Very cool... Hey Donnie! Too funny about losing the CUI and you getting “miffed” at my blog posting…glad you figured out this great technique though! Very cool…

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