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I don't want the Text Editor Window!

Anonymous
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Recently our office switched to AC9.
The first thing that stunned me was the new way the Text Tool worked -the text I wanted to type was entered in a Text Editor Window!?!

Dear Graphisoft Development Team, typing text in a separate window within a CAD application is ARCHAIC, OUT-OF-DATE and CLUMSY! This is the way AutoCAD handles text! And even it gives a choice between typing in a text editing window or directrly in the drawing field!

Typing directly in the drawing field was one of the key features that defined AC as a modern CAD application. This feature was characteristic for advanced design and text editing applications like Corel Draw or Photoshop or Illustrator! This was the feature I used to point out to AutoCAD users when I convinced them AC was the better application! And it really impressed them!

I want the old way of typing BACK!
I can go on without Tabs and other formatting tricks because I am an Architect and I spend most of the time drawing , not writing fiction with Paragraphs and Chapters!

I really hope that the other tools are not spoiled in this way!
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Anonymous
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Dwight-

must be too much Christmas cheer (glogg)-- could you be a bit more specific? I cannot get the desired results neither dbl clicking text with the arrow tool nor selecting the text tool and dbl clicking.

I am obviosly missing something.....

Rip Weaver
Town Landscape Architect
The Town of Mt Laurel

Mac OSX Cube 500 mHz
Archicad 8.1/9.0
Dwight
Newcomer
There's some discussion about what selection mode to run in - many of us prefer to run with the magnet selector on, using the spacebar to toggle off.

Try it. This will make selecting elements easier.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Pure genious- works like a charm.

Thanks,

Rip Weaver
Town Landscape Architect
The Town of Mt Laurel

Mac OSX Cube 500 mHz
Archicad 8.1/9.0
Anonymous
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I habitually hit 1 and esc a lot to get to the arrow cursor.. so I don't even look at the toolbox.
Dwight
Newcomer
You must be right-handed.
Dwight Atkinson