What do you guys think of 'Escape' / 'Enter' / 'Space' keys?

[Lukas]

I would like to know what you guys would think if these keyboard shortcuts would suddenly change in a newer version of ASP. I suggested this to the developers but understandably they wouldn't want to confuse long time users.

But as a long time user, these shortcuts never made any sense to me:

• Escape = Zoom to fit layer
• Enter = Deselect
• Space = Bind/Create

Because...

• Escape is usually a button to cancel stuff.
• Enter is usually a button to confirm stuff.
• Space is usually a button to pan around (in image software) or play (in editing/animation software).

Maybe...

• Escape could be Deselect? (allthough I'd prefer cmd+D)
• Enter could be Bind/Create?
• Space could be play (and pan when holding and dragging) to avoid confusion and accidents.

[chucky]

Absolutely, couldn't agree more.
Three thumbs up.

[Víctor Paredes]

It would take a little time to accustom my brain to the new keys, but I agree, it's more logic and would represent an improvement for the software.

[synthsin75]

I never use the escape key, so I'd only be on board if maybe backspace were used for deselect, leaving delete alone to actually delete.

Or better yet, just make these user customizable shortcuts, like everything should be.

[GCharb]

I use escape and shift-escape allot, but I guess I could get used to other shortcuts, same goes for the others.

I agree that following standards would be less confusing to new users.

[jayfaker]

Yeah, I would prefer mostly if these actions could have modifiable keystrokes. Especially, for me, I'd like to move the play button to zero (like after effects ram preview) and let the space bar be only the hold to drag key. I find I'm always accidentally pressing the spacebar too lightly while rigging and accidentally putting in keyframes where I don't want them. Then I have to go back and fix all my smart bones.

[Nicohk92]

I seldom use these shortcuts.

But there are two that are always forget, anyone care to remind me?

The shortcut for going to the nearest keyframe to the left or right.

And the shortcut to get back to 0.


Oh and what is shift-escape for?


Thanks

[slowtiger]

0: shift-left.

[faxactually]

100% agree with you OP!
FBforce

[Nicohk92]

Thanks Tiger. Any idea for the keyframe hoping?

[Víctor Paredes]

Thanks Tiger. Any idea for the keyframe hoping?

It's Shift+{ and Shift+}
But that actually doesn't work for me as a shortcut (probably because of the order of my Spanish keyboard). If it doesn't work, you can always edit that shortcuts.

[Nicohk92]

Thanks. Didn't work on my Thai keyboard either so I went ahead and changed it in the editor. It's a shame it only adresses selected keyframes and not any keyframe but it's alright.

[Víctor Paredes]

Thanks. Didn't work on my Thai keyboard either so I went ahead and changed it in the editor. It's a shame it only adresses selected keyframes and not any keyframe but it's alright.

Oh, sorry, it was my mistake. I think the real shortcuts are AltGr + Right/Left
I can't confirm it here anyway, because my screen rotates with that shortcuts and I haven't been able to fix that conflict yet.

[Tidou]

I agree, Lukas. I wrote to Smith Micro about that
I do not understand these shortcuts.

[Nicohk92]

As we're on this topic, I read in the thread about AS future shaping that the transform tool can be switched to select, via ctrl on PC. Can anyone confirm and tell us what's the equivalent for Mac? (No mention of it in the shortcut editor).