Mac option-copy drag and shift-ortho drag stopped working

[Anonymous]

Has anyone else had this problem?

I have tested other applications and since the majority of Mac apps all work the same, the Mac option-copy drag and shift-ortho drag still work. It is only a AC problem.

I have tried to change the work environment to the Standard Profile 11 but that doesn't help.

I have tried a New and Reset and that doesn't help.

Maybe I accidentally clicked a keyboard command that turns these options off.

[Anonymous]

I have tested it on many Mac apps including other CAD apps like Rhino. The shift and option drag still works on all of those.

Archicad 9 and 10 have then same problem.

So far it seems to be an archicad problem.

[Anonymous]

unfortunately restarting has no effect.

[Anonymous]

Here is what I have tried and none of them has solved the problem.

1. tried a different USB keyboard
2. tried the mouse pad instead of a wired mouse
3. trashed ALL the preferences
4. trashed Archicad and reinstalled from disc
5. applied all Archicad 11 updates

Nothing helps. Any other ideas?

[Anonymous]

Well, its now been 2 days of no work.

I not only have limited efficiency without being able to option and shift drag but without command clicking roofs I can't make them intersect.

I am only hoping that someone can help me or I am going to have to stop working and call my clients and tell them I can't make the deadlines!

$$$$$$$$ help $$$$$$$$$

[Eduardo Rolon]

Check in System Preferences
Universal Access-> Keyboard

also under

Keyboard and Mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts

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Try right Click using a 2 button mouse or using the trackpad the 2+ finger+ click
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Create a new User Account and see if it has the same problems

[Anonymous]

Funny, I was just loging out of my user account when I got your post.

AND...... yes, everything works fine in my test user account.

Now I have to figure out what to trash or reinstall in my main user account.

Any ideas?

[Eduardo Rolon]

Have you installed any mouse drivers? Specially Logitech's?
Any Norton, Quicken products?
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It looks as if a preference might be corrupted. Since the new account works then it is something withing your ~/library/preferences folder. You can move all the preferences out of that folder except com.apple.XXX and keep adding them back until you find the culprit.

[Anonymous]

No new mouse drivers.
No Norton.
Yes, new Quicken 2007.

I will try and play with the preference folder..... ugh.

[Eduardo Rolon]

You can also try recreating your user account in the new one by copying your ~Library/Application Support and your Preferences to the new account to see when it gets frakked.

[Anonymous]

It was time to take out the trash!!

I went thru and deleted everything I wasn't using anymore.

And now its working again.

For anyone else that has this problem in the future, the possible culprits for me were:

JSM Settings for and "EZ Keyboard"
SuperDuper
Remote Desktop
Quicken 2007
Artlantis
Syphone
Bommerang
iShowU
Opera
Little Snitch
Signal
Palm Hotsync
TinkerTool
Missing Sync

I was too frustrated to figure out exactly which one was the issue but since I do not use them then.... whatever! 🙂

I deleted/uninstalled all of these and waaalaaa AC is working again!