Adding Appy and OK to Right-click menu

[dwsz71]

Has anyone been able to add the Apply and Ok functions from the X Ribbon Bar to the right-click menu? Does anyone know if this is even possible?

 

Seems like a big time saver to me.

 

Thanks.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

I picked up a 5 button MS Intellipoint Mouse for that. It works great and eliminates a lot of moving the mouse around to hit the buttons. There are a lot of multi-button mice out there, I suggest you go to someplace where they are on dislplay and try using the extra buttons to find one that "Feels Right" to you.

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

dwsz71

 

I have added Apply/OK, End Selection (round green button) and Unselect All to my right click menu. Speeds things up for me nicely

 

To do this, you will have to

1) Go to Screen, Customise, and go to the second page.

2) Expand the first option in the left hand menu, called "Right mouse button menu"

3) Now go to the right of the page, and choose Edit from the drop-down list of catagories. You can drag Apply/OK from there into your right click menu.

4) I also went into the General Selection catagory and added End Selection and Unselect All.

 

Now one thing that is missing from this list is the OK button, i.e. the green check mark from the ribbon bar. I hope that will make an appearance in a future update!

 

p.s. and welcome to the forum!

[dwsz71]

Todd,

 

Excellent suggestion and I do have a five button mouse currently. Other than using the IntelliPoint software how do you assign commands to your mouse buttons. Customize in X only seems to allow right-click customization, other than a pan/rotate radial for the wheel button that is. I am a noob to Mastercam in every aspect, X being my first taste.

 

Thanks again for your input, it is appreciated.

[dwsz71]

Nicely done Rich. Thank you for your response and in welcoming me to the forum.

[Andy]

How does a five button mouse help?

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

for dwsz71

I use the Intellipoint software to help with the customization of the buttons.

For Andy

If I do something as simple as create a rectangle, I can hit one mouse button or the other rather than chasing where the check mark or blue cross is located. By selecting one button it indicates I'm done and takes me out of the function, the other indicates I'm done with that rectangle, and lets me create another. Much less movement of the mouse and FASTER

[dwsz71]

Todd,

 

Good enough for me. Now I just wish I had an IntelliMouse Explorer with the two buttons on the left side instead of this one with a button on each. The right side button is so awkward.

 

Thanks again Todd.