ESCAPE "ESC" KEY NOT WORKING IN AC 20

[toofuerte]

We recently started using the AC 20 and the esc key is not working to deselect or cancel actions. In other threads they talk about Photoshop or other program causing issues, or restart computer or just AC. However AC 19 works fine. The problem is intermittent every once and a while it does work.

[Eduardo Rolon]

It works here.
If you migrated your W/E from 19 try using one of the predefined ones to check.

[toofuerte]

I tried resetting my w/e to default and still have the problem.

Thank You!

[Anonymous]

I did not import my work environment (I never do because of problems like this), but am still have the problem of the escape key not functioning to cancel commands or deselect objects.

It is VERY frustrating trying to work like this. I use the escape key a lot.

[Barry Kelly]

The ESC shortcut is non-customisable so it shouldn't be affected by the Work Environment.

It is working fine for me but I only have the pre-release version and Windows 7.

I would be guessing there is some other program (or a Windows setting - but I have no idea what) that is blocking the ESC key.
Does it work in other programs.
Do you have an older version of Archicad - is it only 20 that has the problem?
If so then I would be guessing it is an Archicad 20 issue.
Can you start Windows in safe mode and then run Archicad to see if it works then?

Barry.

[Erwin Edel]

I once was convinced software was giving problems with my CTRL key, even convinced it was only occurring in that software, turned out the keyboard was breaking up after 10+ years of use.

Just saying, don't rule out hardware failure

If you have a spare keyboard laying about, try that for half a day.

[Anonymous]

Barry wrote:
The ESC shortcut is non-customisable so it shouldn't be affected by the Work Environment.

It is working fine for me but I only have the pre-release version and Windows 7.

I would be guessing there is some other program (or a Windows setting - but I have no idea what) that is blocking the ESC key.
Does it work in other programs.
Do you have an older version of Archicad - is it only 20 that has the problem?
If so then I would be guessing it is an Archicad 20 issue.
Can you start Windows in safe mode and then run Archicad to see if it works then?

Barry.

I replaced my keyboard about a month ago, because I do admittedly wear out my escape key and space bar. Same with my mouse, I wear out the scroll wheel and have to replace it every 4 to 6 months.

However, I just ran a test and it works in every other program, including older versions of ArchiCAD. It works to close an email in Outlook. It works to deselect in AutoCAD. It works to deselect / cancel in Archicad 18 & 19.

The problem is just ArchiCAD 20.

Thanks for your troubleshooting help, but this seems to be a problem with ArchiCAD or a compatibility problem with ArchiCAD 20 and ... something else. But not with any other program on my computer that uses the escape key.

[Stephen Dolbee]

So far, it looks like only those on Windows 10 are affected.

[toofuerte]

Hopefully we can get some help from Graphisoft with fixing the problem. I do see that the only ones who are having thee problem are those using Win 10 and AC 20.
We have tried the things suggested to try and find the issue. In an old thread people had problems with Photoshop hijacking the escape key, however I haven't had it open and have restarted several times since I had it open. the other thing is we have other people in the same office that have the same thing and they are set up similar to me, Win 10 and AC 20.

Thanks all for the help, hopefully we can get this resolved quickly.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Not a solution... but does shift-Esc work for you as a temporary workaround?