Make Editable Hotspot Default To 'Stretch'?

[Anonymous]

I have a series of editable hotspots defined similar to the single editable hotspot shown here:

!!HOTSPOTS FOR 'X'
HOTSPOT2 0, 0, unHID, EndX, 129 : unHID = unHID + 1
HOTSPOT2 -1, 0, unHID, EndX, 3 : unHID = unHID + 1
HOTSPOT2 EndX, 0, unHID, EndX, 2 : unHID = unHID + 1

When you select the hotspot, you need to be in STRETCH mode in order for the hotspot to work properly.

The problem is that the pet pallette always defaults back to the MOVE SUB-ITEM button. So if you need to adjust a few of these hotspots, you have to click the STRETCH button every time you select a hotspot. Is there any way to get the pet pallette to stay on STRETCH? I realize there isn't any way to do it in GDL, but I'm hoping there is a setting or something. I would even be happy if I could program a shortcut to switch to the STRETCH button easily.

[TomWaltz]

There might be a way:

Complain to Graphisoft often and recruit your friends to do the same. Repeat until you get what you want 🙂

[Ignacio Azpiazu]

Jay wrote:
I would even be happy if I could program a shortcut to switch to the STRETCH button easily.

You just need a shortcut to Edit>Stretch. I like Command-Shift-H (Cmd-H will hide the active application in the Mac).

Select the object, Cmd-Shft-H, grab your hotspot and stretch along. That and Cmd-D for Move (*D*rag) eliminate 95% of the fuzzing around with that menu.

[And Cmd-E, Cmd-U, Cmd-M, Cmd-9 do away with the other 5%.]