The up key utility??

[Esquire]

In previous versions of AutoCAD, when you made a comand and hit the
up key it would scroll through all the previous inputs. For example if i
moved an abject 500000mm dirctly up and then wanted to move another
item the same distance up, i could select the object when move command
is active and press the up key this would then bring up the
500000 that i typed earlier, thus saving the effort of re-typing.

Why is this gone in the AutoCAD 2007 version and is there a setting
i can change to have it back??

[Pradeep Hebbar]

Hi,

Though I have AutoCAD 2006 version, I suggest you to check the following variable "INPUTHISTORYMODE". As picked from Help files:

INPUTHISTORYMODE System Variable

Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 15

Controls the content and location of the display of a history of user input.
The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of the following values:

0 - No history of recent input is displayed

1 - History of recent input is displayed at the command line or in a dynamic prompt tooltip with access through Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys

2 - History of recent input for the current command is displayed in the shortcut menu

4 - History of recent input for all commands in the current session is displayed in the shortcut menu

8 - Markers for recent input of point locations are displayed in the drawing

Regards,
Pradeep Hebbar

[Cad64]

Thanks for that Pradeep. I was unaware of that variable.:drinks:

[Esquire]

:thumbs_up

Thank you i will give it a try and let you know

[Esquire]

Hi,

Though I have AutoCAD 2006 version, I suggest you to check the following variable "INPUTHISTORYMODE". As picked from Help files:

INPUTHISTORYMODE System Variable

Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 15

Controls the content and location of the display of a history of user input.
The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of the following values:

0 - No history of recent input is displayed

1 - History of recent input is displayed at the command line or in a dynamic prompt tooltip with access through Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys

2 - History of recent input for the current command is displayed in the shortcut menu

4 - History of recent input for all commands in the current session is displayed in the shortcut menu

8 - Markers for recent input of point locations are displayed in the drawing

Regards,
Pradeep Hebbar


Deer Pradeep,

When the input value was set to 4, The up key utility
was restored to its fromer AutoCAD 2000 Glory.

Thank you kind sir :)

[Pradeep Hebbar]

Hi,

I am happy that it worked out.


Regards,
Pradeep Hebbar