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ms
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:12 am Post subject: things that REALLY bug me |
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I'm starting this thread as a place for people to list those niggling little things that are just plain irritating. Please, no comments about how the spouse loads the dishwasher  , and no requests for new features, just comments about the little stuff you encounter in your endless hours with our favorite program...
I'll start:
You know what really bugs me? the really really small Default window! If the mouse is set to move quickly across the screen those little tiny icons for line parameters are really hard to hit.
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You know what really bugs me? the Leader Text Tool, that's what! I am FOREVER placing a Leader Text tool instance in the drawing after using it for a desired note. That critter needs to fall out after every use [and have it's own preference].
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You know what really bugs me? the fact that the tools all share the same fill and line prefs.
Get the picture? let's have some fun, let ES know about stuff, and maybe someone has a solution for someone else's pet peeve.
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huc
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Location: ::caddpower.com:: (Aurora, CO)
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | You know what really bugs me? the fact that the tools all share the same fill and line prefs. |
PCADD Tools don't do that. The Line Tool can have distinct attributes from the Rectangle Tool. The Rectangle Tool can have distinct attributes from the Circle Tool and so on. In fact custom tool palettes can be created where each instance of a tool (e.g. the Rectangle Tool) have distinct attributes.
WTools Tools can have all tools share the same fill and line prefs. Explore the WT Preferences dialog and Style Tools to modify that behavior |
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huc
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | You know what really bugs me? the Leader Text Tool, that's what! I am FOREVER placing a Leader Text tool instance in the drawing after using it for a desired note. That critter needs to fall out after every use [and have it's own preference]. |
One solution to the fall-out problem will require a small shift in your thinking. 4-18 through 4-20 of the manual may be worth reviewing |
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huc
Joined: 13 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:33 am Post subject: default window - contextual menus |
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| Quote: | | You know what really bugs me? the really really small Default window! If the mouse is set to move quickly across the screen those little tiny icons for line parameters are really hard to hit. |
With the introduction of Contextual Menu's I don't remember the last time I opened the Default Window. The menu items in the contextual menu seem easier to access for the reasons you mentioned and contextual menu's significantly reduce mouse movement (helpful on those big, expensive, 23" cinema displays). |
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Mike C
Joined: 15 Apr 2004
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Location: Greensboro, NC
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Michael,
Turn off use Style Tools in the WT preferences.
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pbacot
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:26 am Post subject: Can't we just gripe? |
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"With the introduction of Contextual Menu's I don't remember the last time I opened the Default Window."
There is plenty to be seen with the default window that is not always immediately known by looking at the object. Your use of the program is probably very different fom most.
Doesn't anything about PowerCADD bug you Brian?
It bugs me that libraries have not developed over the years. Still the small restrictive window with restrictive editing capabilites. The Symbol palette has been improved but why is it also restricted to one line. It's easier to use another drawing file than the libraries at present--except when you need the insertion functions which haven't changed either--still making it difficult to place by snap key and rotate.
Can't we just have a gripe session without all the positive solutions?
I would like to pick at the fact that a funky column capital has been added to the PoweCadd Icon when so little has been done to enhance the use of PowerCADD in Architecture over the years. Architectural Delight should at least be bundled with the program--but even that (as I eventually found out) is just a mishmash of idiosyncratic symbols thrown together. What ever happened to standards like Civil engineering scales and the fact that"
12" is always 12" not 1'-0"?
and where does this form of abbreviation occur in the english language: "Sq ft"? I note that a space was added between the letters with version 6
"Little things!", you'd say. There are no big things wrong with PowerCADD as far as I can see. Speed maybe, which (as Einstein and some others keep telling us) is relative.
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huc
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:33 am Post subject: my list is long |
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| Quote: | | Doesn't anything about PowerCADD bug you Brian? |
plenty...
My wish list is long and for the most part posted publicly as are many other heads up items. When I have more pressing or complex issues I typically pickup the phone. As Bill will attest - there are times when the discussions can be heated 
Numerous interface suggestions, including revisions to the Default Window, and other elements, were presented in detail prior to development of PCadd 6 (annotated screen shots, dialog box and tool palette reconfigurations, etc.). Some ideas were good, some bad, others lead to someone else's better idea. Many of those comments, pet peeves and the like were fixed, others are still outstanding.
I did not say the Default Window had no value. Rather, remarks were contained to the context of the original thread discussing setting attributes from the Default Window. It's great for at a glance review of an object's attributes. Given the convenience of contextual menu's (and other tools) the frequency of setting object attributes from the Default Window has dropped to almost nil.
My post was an observation - nothing more - nothing less.
Are there things I'd like to see changed? Always. Been carrying that banner for about +12 years.
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huc
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Can't we just gripe? |
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| pbacot wrote: | | Can't we just have a gripe session without all the positive solutions? |
Sure... but I read this...
| ms wrote: | | ...and maybe someone has a solution for someone else's pet peeve. |
and figured it was OK to point out possible solutions and related observations
but if it's a grip session so be-it |
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huc
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:46 am Post subject: gripe: WT dialogs don't float |
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WildTools dialog boxes don't float - they should
Gripe session only Please don't provide any helpful suggestions or logical reasons as to why WT dialog boxes shouldn't, can't or don't float. |
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pbacot
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for clearing that up.
Brian,
Your input (and your gripes) have undoubtedly helped PowerCADD develop along over the years.
My comments are jibes, nothing more--This forum has always been the place to find help with ideas you never dreamed of. So I guess on one hand I am poking a little fun at that.
Peter
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huc
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 11:12 am Post subject: no worries... |
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| pbacot wrote: | | My comments are jibes, nothing more |
Peter
No worries - wasn't sure 
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Ed Groh
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This doesen't REALLY bug me but, well maybe it bugs me a little. On the splash screen, that elevation drawing looks like maybe there is a line out of place. I'm guessing it was to represent the bottom of a parapet coping, but was accidently moved down and now floats in the field of stucco.
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