John! Mate!
You've gotta get yourself a scroll wheel mouse! It'll pay for itself in the first day or two! I estimate a scroll mouse alone will give at least a 20% gain in modeling productivity. The pan feature alone will get you singing to the heavens!
Cheers,
Link.
You've gotta get yourself a scroll wheel mouse! It'll pay for itself in the first day or two! I estimate a scroll mouse alone will give at least a 20% gain in modeling productivity. The pan feature alone will get you singing to the heavens!
Cheers,
Link.
Link wrote:as a mac user and an advocate of the 'one-button-is-all-you-need' philosophy for a long time, i have to agree with link now. i saw the error of my ways the first time i used a scroll wheel mouse. i won't (can't!) use archiCAD without it now!
You've gotta get yourself a scroll wheel mouse! It'll pay for itself in the first day or two! I estimate a scroll mouse alone will give at least a 20% gain in modeling productivity. The pan feature alone will get you singing to the heavens!
additionally you get the added benefits of scroll behaviour in all applications . . . in fact i'm siiting in an internet cafe in surry hills right now lamenting the fact my mouse can't scroll through these simple webpages.
go get one! it will make a difference.
~/archiben
Aussie wrote:use quick-select for a week or so . . . it's almost worth the upgrade in itself!
Now that I have just received v9 I can see what all the fuss (or lack of it) is about!!
First gripe is the proliferation of icons in menus. As a Mac user I want an option to turn them off. If I had wanted my computer to look like windows I would buy a PC.
my first reaction too. whilst i would also like to turn them off, i have learnt to live with them. and i think that they do act as a visual aid sometimes once your brain has got used to them being there. they are The menu bar is annoying too but at least I can turn that off too.the toolbars? yeah. i did too at first. but then did an about turn and tried it for a while. once i'd customised it to contain what i wanted and made it one big, proper toolbar instead of a multitude of little, annoyingly snapped togther palettes i go there first for most commands i would previously have gone rummaging around in the menus for. in fact, i've made some buttons contain drop-down's of some groups of features i want access to. look here for my powerbook WE and give it a whirl . . .
where are you based mate?
~/archiben
Aussie wrote:Hi John!
Now that I have just received v9 I can see what all the fuss (or lack of it) is about!!
Let's wait for a week or two, how will you feel than
I'm sure, you will find much more easier to navigate and work with a wheel mouse. It's a must to have.
Icons in the menu is a visual aid to navigate. (it's easier to remember small pictures than texts) Make a wish about it, and let's see if so many people will find it frustrating.
Balazs
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