Right-Click Customization Dialog Box

Quick Reference

See Also

Set Up the Drawing Area

Controls whether right-clicking in the drawing area displays a shortcut menu or has the same effect as pressing Enter.

Access Methods

Menu: Tools

Options (Options dialog box, User Preferences tab)

Shortcut menu: Right-click in the command window, or (with no commands active and no objects selected) right-click in the drawing area, and choose Options.

Command entry: options

Summary

If you are accustomed to using the right-click method for Enter while a command is active, you might prefer to disable Command shortcut menus from this dialog box. You can also control shortcut menus by using the SHORTCUTMENU system variable.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Turn on Time-Sensitive Right-Click

Controls right-click behavior. A quick click is the same as pressing Enter. A longer click displays a shortcut menu. You can set the duration of the longer click in milliseconds.

Default Mode

Determines what happens when you right-click in the drawing area when no objects are selected and no commands are in progress.

Repeat Last Command: Disables the Default shortcut menu. As a result, right-clicking in the drawing area when no objects are selected and no commands are in progress is the same as pressing Enter, which repeats the last issued command.
Shortcut Menu: Enables the Default shortcut menu.

Edit Mode

Determines what happens when you right-click in the drawing area when one or more objects are selected and no commands are in progress.

Repeat Last Command: Disables the Edit shortcut menu. As a result, right-clicking in the drawing area when one or more objects are selected and no commands are in progress is the same as pressing Enter, which repeats the last issued command.
Shortcut Menu: Enables the Edit shortcut menu.

Command Mode

Determines what happens when you right-click in the drawing area when a command is in progress.

Enter: Disables the Command shortcut menu. As a result, right-clicking in the drawing area when a command is in pro-gress is the same as pressing Enter.
Shortcut Menu: Always Enabled: Enables the Command shortcut menu.
Shortcut Menu: Enabled When Command Options Are Present: Enables the Command shortcut menu only when options are currently available at the Command prompt. At the Command prompt, options are enclosed in square brackets. If no options are available, right-clicking is the same as pressing Enter.