Add “Select Objects by Path Only” to the right-click menu
Add “Select Objects by Path Only” to the right-click menu. Quick and easy switching
onenower
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onenower
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Thank you for sharing your experience and methods! Much appreciated!
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There are many ways to run a script faster, both on Windows and Macs.
Sadly, the very obvious one — assigning a hotkey for a script in File > Scripts — is not possible in Ai, unlike in Ps... and here’s a request about it: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/31039456The most simple workaround is to create an action and record calling the script in File > Scripts, and assign and an F-key-based hotkey.
But if you are all out of actions, using third-party apps can be a solution. Autohotkey today is the most powerful scripting platform for Windows, with a simple enough syntax: https://www.autohotkey.com
There are plenty of examples online (however, it’s important to distinct the legacy V1 from the more refined V2). Autohotkey opens a vast world of possibilities for Ai.The other workaround would be to set up a shortcut for the script, open this file’s properties, open Shortcut tab and set a hotkey it allows to :)
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onenower
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Thanks, I've downloaded it. But how can I perform quick operations? Besides “File-Script,” are there any other shortcuts?
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Also, I can advise using a single script to toggle this option.
Rename it to .jsx from .txt -
I personally almost never use this option, and to see it forced into this menu would make me rather irritated.
Here some people propose to have collapse/expand to deal with the menu getting too long: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/49395614So I think upvoting this request, about adding custom commands into this menu, makes more sense:
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32692501
Would you mind me merging this one into it?
