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What Hotkeys Do You Use or Need #473739 05/20/18 07:05 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	If you post the most common Biab actions, hotkeys you use or need I will try to add them to the Chord Picker Tool default User Action Buttons, any of these can also be set to the middle mouse button to save going through tress of menus. Free Biab Chord Picker Tool Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) BBCPT_Actions.png (571.4 KB, 464 downloads)

Re: What Hotkeys Do You Use or Need Pipeline #473830 05/21/18 05:54 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	If you are running in "Always On Top" mode, the BB Menu could also be added to the Chord Picker GUI: Biab Menu Clone.exe https://www.dropbox.com/s/6vjbpm55excw6z6/Biab%20Menu%20Clone.zip?dl=1 Biab Menu Clone.ahk script only https://www.dropbox.com/s/2t3kyl98i6uwjez/Biab%20Menu%20Clone.ahk.zip?dl=1

Re: What Hotkeys Do You Use or Need Pipeline #512858 12/26/18 10:35 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Re: What Hotkeys Do You Use or Need DeaconBlues09 #512904 12/26/18 12:04 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	The User Action Buttons are in the settings.ini in the Chord Picker install folder, open with Notepad. You have the button name: ButtonCA11name=Unfold and the button function: ButtonCA11funct=!{e},{Down 10},{Right},{Down 5},{Enter} so it sends Alt+e to open the Edit menu goes down 10 then right down 5 and hits enter. http://xahlee.info/mswin/autohotkey_key_notations.html Quote: [BiabVersionSet] key=2016_later [CustomActionButtons1] ButtonCA11name=Unfold ButtonCA12name=Freeze All ButtonCA13name=UnFreeze All ButtonCA14name=Output Chords ButtonCA15name=ERROR ButtonCA16name=ERROR ButtonCA17name=ERROR ButtonCA18name=Jazz Up Chords ButtonCA19name=Jazz Down Chords ButtonCA110name=ERROR ButtonCA111name=ERROR ButtonCA112name=ERROR ButtonCA113name=ERROR ButtonCA114name=ERROR ButtonCA11funct=!{e},{Down 10},{Right},{Down 5},{Enter} ButtonCA12funct=!{p},{Down 13},{Enter} ButtonCA13funct=!{p},{Down 14},{Enter} ButtonCA14funct=^{e},{Tab 13},{Enter} ButtonCA15funct=ERROR ButtonCA16funct=ERROR ButtonCA17funct=ERROR ButtonCA18funct=!{e},{Down 14},{Right},{Down 4},{Enter 2} ButtonCA19funct=!{e},{Down 14},{Right},{Down 5},{Enter 2} ButtonCA110funct=ERROR ButtonCA111funct=ERROR ButtonCA112funct=ERROR ButtonCA113funct=ERROR ButtonCA114funct=ERROR [CustomActionButtons2] ButtonCA21name=ERROR ButtonCA22name=ERROR ButtonCA23name=ERROR ButtonCA24name=ERROR ButtonCA25name=ERROR ButtonCA26name=ERROR ButtonCA27name=ERROR ButtonCA28name=ERROR ButtonCA29name=ERROR ButtonCA210name=ERROR ButtonCA211name=ERROR ButtonCA212name=ERROR ButtonCA213name=ERROR ButtonCA214name=ERROR ButtonCA21funct=ERROR ButtonCA22funct=ERROR ButtonCA23funct=ERROR ButtonCA24funct=ERROR ButtonCA25funct=ERROR ButtonCA26funct=ERROR ButtonCA27funct=ERROR ButtonCA28funct=ERROR ButtonCA29funct=ERROR ButtonCA210funct=ERROR ButtonCA211funct=ERROR ButtonCA212funct=ERROR ButtonCA213funct=ERROR ButtonCA214funct=ERROR [CustomActionButtons3] ButtonCA31name=ERROR ButtonCA32name=ERROR ButtonCA33name=ERROR ButtonCA34name=ERROR ButtonCA35name=ERROR ButtonCA36name=ERROR ButtonCA37name=ERROR ButtonCA38name=ERROR ButtonCA39name=ERROR ButtonCA310name=ERROR ButtonCA311name=ERROR ButtonCA312name=ERROR ButtonCA313name=ERROR ButtonCA314name=ERROR ButtonCA31funct=ERROR ButtonCA32funct=ERROR ButtonCA33funct=ERROR ButtonCA34funct=ERROR ButtonCA35funct=ERROR ButtonCA36funct=ERROR ButtonCA37funct=ERROR ButtonCA38funct=ERROR ButtonCA39funct=ERROR ButtonCA310funct=ERROR ButtonCA311funct=ERROR ButtonCA312funct=ERROR ButtonCA313funct=ERROR ButtonCA314funct=ERROR [CustomActionButtons4] ButtonCA41name=ERROR ButtonCA42name=ERROR ButtonCA43name=ERROR ButtonCA44name=ERROR ButtonCA45name=ERROR ButtonCA46name=ERROR ButtonCA47name=ERROR ButtonCA48name=ERROR ButtonCA49name=ERROR ButtonCA410name=ERROR ButtonCA411name=ERROR ButtonCA412name=ERROR ButtonCA413name=ERROR ButtonCA414name=ERROR ButtonCA41funct=ERROR ButtonCA42funct=ERROR ButtonCA43funct=ERROR ButtonCA44funct=ERROR ButtonCA45funct=ERROR ButtonCA46funct=ERROR ButtonCA47funct=ERROR ButtonCA48funct=ERROR ButtonCA49funct=ERROR ButtonCA410funct=ERROR ButtonCA411funct=ERROR ButtonCA412funct=ERROR ButtonCA413funct=ERROR ButtonCA414funct=

Re: What Hotkeys Do You Use or Need Pipeline #513100 12/27/18 08:12 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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