error with key sequence in cmds.cfg

[Michael314]

Hi,

I have been redefining key sequences for frequently used commands. I read about it in the Customizing_Frame_Products_menus.pdf file.

All of them work right after I open Frame 7.2 but one: Esc mpu (\!mpu)

I defined that key sequence to open Master Page Usage. The first time I try it, Frame complains that "No anchored frame selected." This happens after I press Esc mp.

The workaround is to select View -> Menus -> Modify, select the configui folder, select the cmds.cfg file, and click on Modify. The Frame console lists a whole mess of Redefining command messages but after that Esc mpu works properly.

I searched the other cfg files but found no other instance of \!mp (the actual key sequence).

Has anyone else experienced such behavior?

Yours,

Michael F

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[Arnis Gubins · Accepted solution]

Michael,

The key-sequence is probably getting re-defined during the loading.

I hope that you're creating your re-defined keystrokes in a separate file and not editing the original cmds.cfg file. FM processes the .cfg files in a specific order with cmds.cfg first, then the wincmds & mathcmds .cfg files and and then user modifications in the file defined in the maker.ini entry:

ConfigCustomUIFile=fminit\configui\customui.cfg

It would be better from a maintenance point of view to create your own custom cfg file and then point to this in the maker.ini. This means that you don't have to manually load it. Alternately, you could create various mini cfg files that load just the modifications that you wish to do manually.

An excellent starting point for FM customizations (besides using Adobe's guide) is to get Shlomo Perets' ToolBar Plus at: http://www.microtype.com/resources.html

If you want to see what FM loads as key-sequences in your specific instance of FM, then get a copy of Scott Prentice's ListShortCuts plug-in ( http://leximation.com/tools/info/listshortcuts.php ). This will create a table of all active shortcuts.

[Michael314]

Arnis,

Thanks for the help. I moved all my key definitions to customui.cfg and now Frame does not give that error with Esc mpu. I found that maker.ini already pointed to this file but it was missing from the configui folder.

And thanks for the pointers to the FM customizations.

Yours,

Michael F

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