Return key wont work

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harriskat
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Return key wont work

Post by harriskat » Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:19 pm

Hi guys

On my desktop Mac which I use for Qcad in the workshop I always put the measurement into the bottom bar and hit return. However on my new to me 2017 MacBook Pro, when I hit return the line disappears. Have i missed a setting or something that I need to tick? Its frustrating me and meaning I can't do any drawings at home currently.

Mac os 11.1
Qcad 3.24.3

Cheers guys in advance

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ryancousins
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Re: Return key wont work

Post by ryancousins » Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:47 pm

What happens if you hold down the fn key while hitting return? Macs treat "return" and "enter" as different things sometimes.

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Re: Return key wont work

Post by harriskat » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:10 am

🤦‍♂️ Didn’t think of trying that. Not encountered this problem before, only on this much newer model. Will give it a go later and see what happens

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Re: Return key wont work

Post by harriskat » Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:15 pm

Tried all of the keys across the bottom left (fn,contol,option and command) but still no dice. This is really frustrating me now as I have drawings to do at home and I cant use my macbook for it.

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Re: Return key wont work

Post by andrew » Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:32 pm

harriskat wrote:
Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:19 pm
when I hit return the line disappears
What exactly disappears? The command line? A line in the drawing?

You could always try resetting your QCAD:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-resetting- ... figuration

It could be that Enter is on your installation assigned as hotkey for a tool or function.

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