FL: assinging a keystroke to a specific command

Andreas Stötzner
Andreas Stötzner Posts: 792
in Type Design Software
I need to select an entire path from a glyph. The “Select Contour” seems to be only accessible via ctrl-context menu, not via the menu bar or any tool palette. It is hidden in the deepness of a sub-popup and the handling is desperately cumbersome.
Because I need to perform this selection task frequently I want to assign a keystroke. I did 1st assign alt-S and then, 2nd go, alt-Y.
When I press this combination sometimes the wrong contour was selected. And FL freezes again and again.

Has anyone a trick for this?
Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • Ben Blom
    Ben Blom Posts: 250

    1. Edit Tool (arrow) is active. 2. Ctrl + <click near contour>.

  • Kent Lew
    Kent Lew Posts: 944
    2. Ctrl + <click near contour>.
    Command key on Mac. Turns Edit tool temporarily to “magic wand.” Click to select most proximate contour.
  • Igor Freiberger
    Igor Freiberger Posts: 275
    edited July 2015
    It seems I lost something here as I don't see a Select Contour anywhere in FontLab contextual menus. Anyway, a contour can also be selected by a double-click, both in Windows and Mac, when Edit tool is active (or with any tool while holding Ctrl/Cmd).

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