problem selecting command in save window.

mike_o · Post by **mike_o** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:07 pm

when I have a window that shows me save/do not save/cancel, like when you close a song, if I hit tab a little grey highlight appears around the second option, but the first option stays full grey, then when I hit enter it still selects the first option.

as in open a dp project, make a small change and the close the project, the window appears - hit tab, see the grey highlight appear around the second option, then hit enter, the first option is selected.

how do I choose the second option without using my mouse?

macpro 2x2.66 10GB ram osx 10.4.9

AlMacMeister · Post by **AlMacMeister** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:01 pm

In OS X, whatever button is glowing/pulsing is activated by hitting Return. The Esc key is supposed to be for the button that represents the opposite action of the one that is glowing/pulsing; in this case the Cancel button. Cmd-d (Apple-d) is for Don't Save.

Hope that helps!

mike_o · Post by **mike_o** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:03 pm

thank you, but I used a bad example, I just used the DP window as a general reference, your suggestion was not quite right.

I am specifically adding file extensions to a LARGE batch of samples that lost their extensions when I transferred them somehow, eliminate the extension from an audio sample, then try to add one.

no matter what key I hit, it will only activate the circled command of keep "---", or nothing at all?

I cannot press any key or combination of keys to select "use aiff", this is killing me, I have a ton of sample's to add aiff to before anything I have will read them, these are my old custom samples that were burned to a disc a few years ago

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how do I do this, its the only part I stop and grab a mouse for, scroll through folders using key, highlight and add extension using keys. then that window and I have to grab my mouse,It's getting really annoying.

also my mac keybord got killed and I am using a logitech, but it has no flaws with any program-

Can anyone do this, find the button for this command?

and pressing escape as suggested simply cancels.

Thank you for trying meister.

muzishun · Post by **muzishun** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:17 am

Hi mike_o;

I got it working this way....

First you must have Full keyboard access set to "All controls" in System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts... at the bottom.

Now in a dialog box, you can Tab between the buttons and use the Space Bar to select the highlighted option (not the full highlight; the outlined one)

Hope this works for you.

AlMacMeister · Post by **AlMacMeister** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:00 pm

Oh, you're trying to rename a large number of files in the Finder. A batch rename utility like Filewrangler will make this very simple:

http://software.christopherdrum.com/filewrangler

mike_o · Post by **mike_o** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:02 am

both you guys are just too cool, thank you very much.