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[Glenn Woodward]

Allen,

The way Chief implements hotkeys and shortcuts is very cumbersome (and that's being generous!!).

Lets see now...the shortcut for Floor Defaults is Ctrl+Shift+Y (Oh...i see how logical that isn't!).
All 3 keys have to be pressed at once!
That means at least 2 hands - 3 would be nice!

What I am suggesting is a system that uses 2 letter shortcuts.
eg, Floor Defaults could be FD (logical). This means you hit the F key and then the D key (not both at once and no Enter - I believe autocrap uses an enter after the 2 letters...and they only introduced the 2 letter commands after they purchased and scuttled Generic Cad). Thats it, so simple!

I know I can use single keys for shortcuts in Chief, but you soon run out of keys and they very quickly becom illogical.
And yes, I know I can make a printable list of shortcuts in Chief, but by the time I look up the shortcut and execute it, it's faster to use the menu!
And trying press 2 keys or, heaven forbid, 3 keys at once is almost impossible.

The 2 letter shortcuts don't really need printing out - they are so easy to remember!
What do you imagine a shortcut for Snap Object would be...SO - so simple!!!
Snap Midpoint...SM
Offset...OF
Current Layer...CL, etc, etc.

If you are really interested on seeing how easy and fast this is for youself, I suggest you download a copy of Visual Cad (I think General Cad works the same) and havw a play without even looking at the manual. just try guessing the 2 letter shortcuts and see how you go.