Advanced Member nobackup Posted September 30, 2017 Advanced Member Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Sticky keys seems really buggy. Often I will just tap a key to switch tools and 3d coat thinks I have activated sticky keys and it just reverts back to my last tool. If I hold the button down, sticky mode works as intended, but it activates all the time when it shouldn't. I wish I could just turn this 'feature' off, it is very annoying. Is there a way to disable the sticky key feature, at least until the bugs are ironed out? edit: after some forum searching I found this thread which describes the problem exactly. However the solution is still unclear...uninstall and reinstall cleanly I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Not sure if it fits your working method or not, but it should work if you just tap the key/keys rather than hold them down. Tapping should switch to that tool until you want to change to something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member nobackup Posted September 30, 2017 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Carlosan said: Not sure if it fits your working method or not, but it should work if you just tap the key/keys rather than hold them down. Tapping should switch to that tool until you want to change to something else. thanks for the reply Carlosan. Tapping the key to change tool is my working method, but that doesn't work. I know it should work, but it doesn't. That's what I was trying to describe....a tap to change the key doesn't work, only holding down the key to go to 'sticky' mode will work. For example, if I am using the move tool and want to tap 'w' for my pose tool, it simply won't work. I need to hold the W key to use the pose tool, or select it by pressing the menu button. That's why I was asking if there was a way to just disable the sticky key functionality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Updated to 4.8.04 - Sticky keys activation time increased to prevent false sticking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member nobackup Posted October 13, 2017 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 i tried the latest version and am still experiencing this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 The problem you face, is caused at simple New scene ? Sounds like a bug, as I've never had anything like that occur. Sometimes closing the app > deleting the Options.XML file (MyDocs/3D Coat V4 directory) and re-starting the app fixes odd behavior, but that may not be the source of the problem. Or before reinstall you have to delete your 3DCoat folders...delete the one in your program files directory and delete the 3DCoat folder in your my documents (you may want to backup a duplicate)...try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member nobackup Posted October 15, 2017 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 4:25 AM, Carlosan said: The problem you face, is caused at simple New scene ? Sounds like a bug, as I've never had anything like that occur. Sometimes closing the app > deleting the Options.XML file (MyDocs/3D Coat V4 directory) and re-starting the app fixes odd behavior, but that may not be the source of the problem. Or before reinstall you have to delete your 3DCoat folders...delete the one in your program files directory and delete the 3DCoat folder in your my documents (you may want to backup a duplicate)...try that. Hi Carlosan, yes, it happens with any scene - it starts off fine, then usually manifests within 5 - 10 minutes. I deleted my options.xml, but it it seemed to have no effect. I will try a clean install next and see if that helps. Thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Andrew Shpagin Posted February 22 Solution Report Share Posted February 22 On 10/15/2017 at 10:42 PM, nobackup said: Hi Carlosan, yes, it happens with any scene - it starts off fine, then usually manifests within 5 - 10 minutes. I deleted my options.xml, but it it seemed to have no effect. I will try a clean install next and see if that helps. Thanks for the suggestions. Is there any lag when you switch to some other tool? Maybe if lag exists it is counted as the 'delay' that activates sticky activity? And yes, in 2024.08 I will add the option to turn off sticky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ijac Posted March 1 Member Report Share Posted March 1 @Andrew ShpaginAs of v 2024.13 this is not fixed. I turned on the Do Not Use Sticky Keys setting in Preferences. Restarted 3D Coat. Here's a thread I started a few months ago addressing this same issue ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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