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Offline pantarei

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Again about Mac keboard problems
« on: 2013 December 28 09:00:37 »
Hello, I'm new of PI (1.8 Ripley) and have a iMac (Intel 2009 - 32bit). Have some problems using keyboard shortcuts. I have read many previous posts in this forum but have not found a solution. The well note problem, for example,  about a new preview using the mouse (Alt-N) is very important in my opinion because there is not any keybord combination to do it in MacOs. So I will be grateful if someone could give me some tips about.  Also many toll bar icons are different from Win version and without keyboard suggestions. If I click on "New Preview" icon a window does appear in which I should put left and top coordinates of the preview (!): sorry but how can I calculate the exact point of my preview using the coordinates?  PI seem to be a very powerful software but also seems to be a bit difficult to digest. Tutorials are welcome but I think also a pdf speaking about the most important functions of PI would be welcome. And, since Mac users pay the same price of Win users, why not to put them at the same leve? :-)

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Massimo

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Re: Again about Mac keboard problems
« Reply #1 on: 2013 December 28 09:38:54 »
use the other new preview button (next to the one you pressed) - it will let you drag out a preview with the mouse rather than entering coordinates.

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Re: Again about Mac keboard problems
« Reply #2 on: 2013 December 28 12:09:04 »
Thanks for your reply Rob.
Unfortunately the icon close to the first I pressed, called "Modify Preview", does not work as you say  :-[.
Another  similar window appears that works with same coordinates method.

See file attached

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Re: Again about Mac keboard problems
« Reply #4 on: 2013 December 28 12:35:25 »
Thanks Rob, it seems I was using other preview icons, not the ones you said (attach).
Thanks very much. Anyway, how to get this kind of basilar informations about tolls and functions in PI?

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Re: Again about Mac keboard problems
« Reply #5 on: 2013 December 28 14:08:46 »
Anyway, how to get this kind of basilar informations about tolls and functions in PI?
Cooming soon,... may be March 2014  ::)

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Re: Again about Mac keboard problems
« Reply #6 on: 2013 December 28 23:58:48 »
 :) :) :)
Anyway, I'm sorry for my first post: looking better maybe I could find all I need,  but for a beginners a simple guide for basics will avoid to bother the forum with fool questions.

Have a happy 2014

Max