Improving Typewriter Tool

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necromancer
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Improving Typewriter Tool

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Productivity of the Typewriter tool would be greatly augmented if Ctrl+A (select all) was added as a "Hot Key", a.k.a shortcut key. If necessary remove Superscript. How many people really need that?
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Bhikkhu Pesala
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Re: Improving Typewriter Tool

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There is no need to remove the shortcuts for Superscript/subscript, which on my copy are Control + Shift + Numpad +/- and Control A does indeed select all of the text. I searched for ways to customise these shortcuts, but didn't find it, so I presume that these are the defaults.
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Re: Improving Typewriter Tool

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...and Control A does indeed select all of the text.
Took you at your word as you've always been accurate in the past and undertook further investigation. The problem was both subtle and sinister.

Am heavily dependent on XP's utility Sticky Keys. Using it, in all other applications Ctrl-A works with one tap on Control then one tap on A. For reasons that are not self-evident with pdf-Xchange Viewer it takes two taps on Control. Go figure!

Thank you for the heads up.