STF shortcut keys not working

[troypiggo]

I'm running PI 1.7 x86_64 on Mac OS 10.6.8.  In an image if I hit cmd-A, I get the STF autostretch correctly.  But as I understand it, shift-opt-S should reset the STF back to the original image.  This key combination does not work.  I can right click on the image, and using that menu reset the STF.

[pfile]

i think it's control-S, at least that works for me. edit: actually i think you are trying to do control-option-S to reset, not just turn on and off. anyway, ^ means control but the full up arrow (can't reproduce it here) means shift.

but... after a while a lot of keyboard shortcuts stop working on OSX. shift-apple-R,G,B,0 to change the view to R,G,B or RGB often stop working. and sometimes control-S stops working as well.

i assume this is another Qt bug...

[troypiggo]

On Mac it's not control-S, it's command-A.  That's for the autostretch, and that works for me.

It's the reset that doesn't work.  I tried command-shift-S and control-shift-S, and neither work.  But according to the right-click menu, they're the right keys.

[pfile]

yes, i was trying to say that the stf reset was control-S, but that's stf on/off.

anyway, i just tried it and control-command-S does work (note, that's the funny key with the symbol that sort of looks like =, autostretch is apple-A or cloverleaf-A.) i think you might be having the problem where certain key combinations stop working after a whilke.

if you quit pixinsight, restart it, open one image and do apple-A and then control-command-S, it might work.

[troypiggo]

Thanks for sticking with me here...

control-S does nothing here.  Doesn't turn STF on/off or anything, just get that "tink" sound when I press the keys.
Same with command-S.

Funny thing, normally command-A does do the autostretch for me.  But after testing the key combos you mention below, I tried command-A and didn't work then.  Got the "tink" sound, as if it's an error or can't do whatever you're asking it to do.

Restarted PI and command-A did work as autostretch.

But no matter what, control-command-S doesn't work here at all.

So as you say, for some reason, key combos aren't working here. 

[pfile]

one problem on my end is that i use Sun keyboards on my office mac, just because i like where the control key is. on that keyboard the meta-keys are marked differently.

but, i do have an iMac with an apple keyboard, and i can see that the cloverleaf key is also marked "command". the key next to the command key is marked "option", which i believe corresponds with that funny = symbol.

so, i think what you want is control-option-S.

still eventually keys do stop working for me. most notably the mask show/hide key combo eventually stops working. of course i suffer from other heisenbugs that juan can't reproduce, so...

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Troy and Rob,

I'm trying to sort out these problems in the next version of PI Core for Mac OS X. I'll keep you updated.

[troypiggo]

Excellent!  Thankyou Juan!   

[troypiggo]

Thought I'd confirm here. The latest update to the PI core does indeed seem to have fixed this. Thanks so much PI team.