HotKey trouble

[CdeV]

Hi guys,

Instead of CommandZ I am trying to make my undo function as Shift+< and Redo as Shift+> but can’t seem to get it to work.

I followed the instructions here
http://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/keyboard-shortcuts/defaulthotkeys-file/
and I found the txt file.

weirdly enough the undo function in the text file is already the the exact keys I want to change it to (Shift+< and >) , which is really weird because I never set them before, and the undo function when I use the program is still CommandZ

Any ideas how to solve this perplexing issue?

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[marcus_civis]

If you look at the entries for Undo and Redo you’ll see it says

[EDIT:UNDO 1, 316]

[EDIT:REDO 0, 318]

You need to change this so there are no numbers before the comma like this:

[EDIT:UNDO, 316]

[EDIT:REDO, 318]

[CdeV]

thanks for your reply marcus. i tried your suggestion, saved it, restarted zbrush but it made no difference. undo is still command z

any other ideas how to solve this?

[marcus_civis]

Make sure that the only StartupHotkeys.txt file you have is the one in the Users\Public\Public Documents\ZBrushData\ZStartup\Hotkeys\ folder. If you’ve also one in the Pixologic\ZBrush 4R7\ZStartup\Hotkeys folder then rename it.

[CdeV]

Thanks Marcus, I tried that, but it makes no difference. Any other ideas?..i’m feeling really stuck with this. im on Mac by the way.

[marcus_civis]

Does the new hotkey not work for Undo? It should do. But Ctrl+Z may also continue to work until you assign it to something else.

[CdeV]

nope the new hotkey is not working at all. it’s as if nothing has changed

[CdeV]

is there another way to change the hotkeys, like is it possible to actually set them in the program without have to go through that file, because i am doing that with brushes all the time and it works fine

[CdeV]

unfortunately when i try to change hotkeys by going to edit, the Redo button won’t change and there is a statement that appears saying that it can’t be changed

[marcus_civis]

If the hotkey file is open in TextEdit then you won’t be able to change the hotkey in ZBrush.

Anyway, I don’t know what’s happened with your hotkey setup but the hotkeys you have in the text file are not the ones you think they are. Normally you can set a hotkey using the Ctrl+Alt+click method, making sure the new hotkey is stored before you close ZBrush. You can use this method with Undo and Redo to get the right hotkey code but you must edit the hotkey file to remove the undo/redo number, otherwise the hotkey will only work once or not at all. That’s what my first reply was all about.

Anyway, somehow you’ve got the wrong codes, so you need to change the entries to this:

[EDIT:UNDO, 556]

[EDIT:REDO, 558]

[CdeV]

thanks for your help marcus but i’m stumped. can’t figure this one out. i’m following all your instructions, i’ve changed the file to exacting what you suggest. doesn’t make a difference. this is what it says when i try to change the redo key using control+alt:

[marcus_civis]

That’s strange, I don’t get that. What exact version of ZBrush are you using, and what’s your operating system?

[CdeV]

I am using Zbrush 4R7 P3 (x32) on MacOSX Yosemite Version 10.10.4

[marcus_civis]

Thanks. I have Yosemite too and don’t have the problem. Have you tried the 64bit version? (Though I doubt if it will make any difference.) I’m puzzled by it and really have no more suggestions.