how to disable (erase) a default hotkey?

neverthelesshello · Post by *neverthelesshello » 2011-12-12, 08:15 UTC

There are SO MANY hot keys set up as default with TC - 80% or them I never use and some of them interfere with some of my system or autohotkey scripts so I would like to turn a few off like
Ctrl Z
Ctrl F
Alt M

when I go to key remmapping within the gui it just says
"default command no remmapping" as though it is not possible to remap or disable - is this true?
If there is a way to remove or disable how?

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2011-12-12, 10:24 UTC

You may define some em_nothing command that does nothing (or calls some little tool that does nothing, e.g. it executes TCFS2.exe "") and use it for remapping unwanted keys:)

neverthelesshello · Post by *neverthelesshello » 2011-12-12, 12:18 UTC

hmm define does nothing!
If I dont define a proper action I get a "function not implemented" message everytime that hotkey combo is pressed
hmm, well I tried just using cd as a command and that seems to work

I wonder if I could just define a command to send the hotkey that I want to use - in other words my script wants to send Ctrl F but TC interferes with that as Ctrl F is set as default for FTP so I could try setting my command so that Ctrl F sends Ctrl F

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2011-12-12, 13:06 UTC

Why do you need to send Ctrl+F to TC window if you don't want to execute command associated with shortcut? I don't see any reason to send Ctrl+F except this one.

neverthelesshello · Post by *neverthelesshello » 2011-12-12, 13:18 UTC

I just thought it would be another way of stopping it form launching FTP
at the moment Ctrl F launches FTP dialogue so it stops the action I want which is run script a which also uses the hotkey Ctrl F
so setting TC to send Ctrl F when I press CTrl F would be another way to stop it launching FTP
however what you suggested works - I have just made it so Ctrl F does nothing by using an empty cd command.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2011-12-12, 13:26 UTC

If you set Ctrl+F to send Ctrl+F to TC window, you will get recursion:) TC will receive Ctrl+F and execute action that will send another Ctrl+F

neverthelesshello · Post by *neverthelesshello » 2011-12-12, 13:31 UTC

wont even try then! I didnt know if Tc could even send keys anyway.

Balderstrom · Post by *Balderstrom » 2011-12-12, 16:22 UTC

I do the Find/Search on Ctrl+F ... since that's what every single Windows editor does.

TC's default Shortcuts do not interfere with AHK shortcuts though.

E.g.
^t::MsgBox, Ctrl+T
or
^t::Return

Will prevent TC from duplicating the existing tab (it's default action for Ctrl+T).

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2011-12-12, 18:27 UTC

Balderstrom, it seems that AHK just intercepts and eats shortcuts that it processes so TC doesn't receive them at all.

tcebob · Post by *tcebob » 2011-12-12, 20:29 UTC

I had no trouble changing the somewhat awkward Alt-F7 Find shortcut to Ctl-F. Go to Options-Configuration-Misc. Redefine Hotkeys, enter ctl and pick F and enter the command "cm_SearchFor."

Ctl-F is almost universally accepted as the search hotkey.

tcebob