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Chad Smith
2005-09-06, 04:14 AM
I have noticed that the F2 rename function on the Project Browser items has disappeared.
Maybe I have done something wrong, but it still works on my v8.0.

Can we please have this back?

Shaun v Rooyen
2005-09-06, 07:40 AM
I am with Chad on this one. Give us "F2" back!!!!!

Wes Macaulay
2005-09-06, 03:08 PM
OK. So it's not just me. We can still right-click though it's not as convenient.

patricks
2005-09-06, 03:39 PM
OK. So it's not just me. We can still right-click though it's not as convenient.

whoa I didn't even know that function existed *tries it really quick in 8* oh neato :p

iru69
2005-09-06, 04:45 PM
This is kind of funny, because I kept hitting F2 as well with no results - I figured it must have just been my imagination that F2 use to work in the Project Browser. Bring back F2!

Wes Macaulay
2005-09-06, 05:47 PM
I just remembered something: when you clicked F2, the text you were entering in would get really flaky -- it wouldn't quite display right and it could trip you up as you edited the view name. My bet is that they killed F2 to nix this problem.

mlgatzke
2005-09-06, 07:44 PM
However, F2 is the Windows defacto way to rename something. "If" logic rules (per Irwin's post), then selecting the F2 button to rename "should" be The Revit Way.

aaronrumple
2005-09-06, 08:16 PM
I just remembered something: when you clicked F2, the text you were entering in would get really flaky -- it wouldn't quite display right and it could trip you up as you edited the view name. My bet is that they killed F2 to nix this problem.
Disabling feature because fixing code is "too hard" is the AutoCAD way - not the Revit way.

Wes Macaulay
2005-09-06, 08:27 PM
Disabling feature because fixing code is "too hard" is the AutoCAD way - not the Revit way.True. I am only guessing, tho.

rod.74246
2005-09-07, 09:51 AM
Bloody hell, I didn;t know about the F2 feature either. :(

Damo
2005-09-07, 11:05 AM
I'm used to F2 renaming from other applications too. Bring back F2!

robmorfin
2005-09-08, 08:42 PM
Please bring it back, and fix the renaming glitch when that view name is being renamed while being the current view (bold text), also, make it standard for renaming not only floorplans & elevations, but also for sheets (bringing out the rename dialog box in this case because there are two fields) and for all types of views, legends, groups, etc., this shortcut key helps you avoid the anoying extra one second of rigth clicking, finding the option rename from a 12 items pop up menu (this is where you loose more time, some times adds up two more seconds) and selecting it.

Chad Smith
2005-09-09, 05:04 AM
I have a reply back from support, who say that this is tentatively scheduled to be fixed for the next major release.

dhurtubise
2005-09-09, 10:32 AM
I have a reply back from support, who say that this is tentatively scheduled to be fixed for the next major release.
Glad it's tentatively