Shortcut Key for selection properties

Once again, QP 12 has acted like a "spoiled brat" when it comes to
working 
with toolbars and menu commands.

Normally, the F12 key brings up selection properties. Somehow that got 
changed, and now brings up the print screen that CTRL+P also brings up.

I went into the toolbar settings, and clicked on "reset all" for the 
shortcut keys, and now "F12" shows as the key for "selection
properties". 
The key for FILE>PRINT shows as "CTRL+P".

Well, CTRL+P does bring up the print screen, but so does F12. F12 still 
shows as the shortcut key for "selection properties".

Any suggestions on what to do to restore the F12 key to properly bring up 
"selection properties"?

Ron Hirsch 

You may have that key reassigned to a toolbar button.  The only way that 
I know to restore the original settings for sure is to hold the left 
shift key and open qp.  Choose to replace the workspace.  You may want 
to first export your current workspace and save the toolbars and menus.

Hi Ken,

The shortcut key for "selection properties" shows as F12 in the 
configuration dialog boxes. Restting things to "default" makes no
difference

Furthermore, I backup and archrive all the customization files in Office 12, 
and from what I can see, the file containing the custom key info is

QP_EN_ShortCutKeys.cfg

So I restored an older copy of that to replace the current, and presumably 
changed file.

There was no difference - F12 still brings up the printer dialog box 
produced by CTRL+P.

Is this cfg file not the proper one to fix this?

This problem is obviously not a serious problem - just a nuisance one. But 
it is typical of the always present idiosyncracies (a polite term) in QP, 
and the lack of attention that Corel pays to QP.

I can just create a simple macro, and put an icon in the toolbar to bring up 
the "selection properties".

I have very elaborate toolbars et al, and revert to the original barebones 
toolbars et al, and then attempt to restore is not worth the effort. QP has 
too many glitches that could result. And anyway, I have attemptede several 
times to reset things form within QP, unsuccessfully.  <sigh>

Ron




"Kenneth Hobson" <khobson@aaahawk.com> wrote in message 
news:47f6be87$1_3@cnews...

You may have that key reassigned to a toolbar button.  The only way that
I know to restore the original settings for sure is to hold the left
shift key and open qp.  Choose to replace the workspace.  You may want
to first export your current workspace and save the toolbars and menus.

Ken,

Here's some new info

The F12 key on my keyboard has a label on it "Print". But in the past,
it 
has brought up the "selection properties" window. And,m in other
programs, 
it also brings up the print dialog box. It is usually the case the the 
keyboard mapping key assignments take precedence.

I'm going to look into remapping that key, to remove the "Print"
command. I 
can't imagine waht changed things???

Ron 

My keyboard is the MS intellitype Pro keyboard.

I went into the keyboard software, but the F12 key cannot have the
"print" 
command removed, so far as I can see.

For several years, it did bring up the "selection properties" window
in QP, 
so I don't know what has changed.

>From all I can see in QP, F12 is the assigned key for that.

I'm weary of beating a dead horse. I'll just create a workaround.

Ron