[PD] Poll: Ctrl-click to toggle editmode

Luke Iannini (pd) lukexipd at gmail.com
Mon Jul 9 22:09:27 CEST 2007


Hi Hans,It is not missing! It works as control-option click (and
control-shift click for fine values).  Definitely not documented though :);
I found it by searching after I heard someone mention that terribly useful
shortcut.  I made a post a month or two ago about it.

Command might be friendlier, though.

On 7/9/07, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org> wrote:
>
>
> That is definitely useful, and something that is missing on Mac OS
> X.  I wonder if it would be useful to have it toggle editmode only
> when you Ctrl-Click on the background canvas (and it toggles rather
> than choose editmode).
>
> Hmm, maybe I should make Cmd-Click behave like Ctrl-Click does on GNU/
> Linux...
>
> .hc
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Charles Henry wrote:
>
> > In my experience, ctrl-click on linux allows you to change values of
> > sliders, number boxes, toggles, bangs, etc...  without leaving edit
> > mode.
> > It is really useful to have this function, rather than replace it with
> > editmode-toggle.
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/9/07, Kevin McCoy <km.takewithyou at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Why not, as long as ctrl-e still works as well?  I can't think of any
> >> problems from my end since ctrl click doesn't do anything on linux I
> >> don't think.  Maybe some people will think this is an instance of
> >> feature creep though.
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> On 7/9/07, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hey all,
> >>>
> >>> I just quickly banged out a little hack to make Cmd-Click toggle
> >>> editmode on the Mac.  This is how it works on Max/MSP and it's a
> >>> handy shortcut.  It would be trivial for me to add this to Windows
> >>> and GNU/Linux using Ctrl-Click.
> >>>
> >>> Yes or no?  What do you think? Any potential problems?
> >>>
> >>> (I know on Mac OS X, Ctrl-Click is mapped to right-click so that you
> >>> can get the properties/help menu using a one button mouse).
> >>>
> >>> .hc
> >
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