Macros that you may have used in earlier Calamus versions are
called global macros
. You probably have intuitively used many
macros of the default Key bindings list from Calamus SL (for instance,
[Alt][G] for Group frames
). You probably have defined other
ones as well and believe that your selection of keys are absolutely
the best choice. (Your Calamus colleagues in the next town believe
their macros are also the best.)
Did you get angry when you worked on a vector object in the vector
edit mode and thoughtlessly pressed [Alt][K] (global macro for
Delete frames
from the Frame editing module)? Not the vector
object, but the whole vector frame itself was lost!
Now you can define local macros which only work in the current
module, e.g. a separate [Alternate]+[K] for Delete objects
in
the Vector graphic module. Only when the module for which this macro
was defined is active will this local macro be enabled. Local macro
names are differentiated from global macros with a leading >
.
As the recording of local macros generally works in the same way as before, it makes little sense to alter the assignment of a local macro subsequently. Another module is likely to provide different functions in the corresponding function panel positions, nor will it provide identical dialogs.
Of course you can combine global and local macros to new mega
macros
, provided this is technically possible. You can create
macros to suit all your needs and wishes – and there should be
plenty of key bindings available again.
Tip: The optional Macro manager module not only supports the automatic or manual sorting of the macros list in different ways, but also offers a small control window which provides macro lists on the Calamus desktop. You can set up a list of your favourite macros, and then use them directly from the control window panel.