Command Alias input dialog box

Displays a list of your current command aliases, and an input box. You can enter the first few letters of a command to see if an alias is assigned to it.

Access

In the graphics area, enter a few letters. The dialog box displays. Backspace to remove the letters one by one.

Note: The command alias input dialog box is suppressed by default. See Application options - General tab for information on how to enable or disable the Command Alias input dialog box.

In the Alias input dialog box, navigate the list using Tab, Up, or Down arrow keys, or select with the mouse. To accept the selection, press the spacebar or Enter,or right-click. Pressing the right mouse button does not enter the command when the command alias input dialog box is disabled.

AutoComplete with Alias input dialog box enabled

When you enter the first few characters of a command name, those characters appear in the command alias input dialog box next to the cursor.

If AutoComplete is enabled, possible matches from existing command aliases display in a list.

If AutoComplete is enabled, the default command is the first or only command in the list.

Invalid aliases with Alias input dialog box enabled

If you enter an invalid alias, the text in the command alias input dialog box appears in red, and there is no AutoComplete drop-down list. Use Backspace to eliminate characters.

Ambiguous input with Alias input dialog box enabled

If you enter an ambiguous or incomplete command alias, press the spacebar, Enter, or right-click to start the first command in the AutoComplete drop-down list.

Note: You can execute any command in the AutoComplete drop-down list by clicking it directly.

Another command is active with Alias input dialog box enabled

If you enter a character while another command that does not display a dialog box is active, the command alias dialog box displays. The active command is suspended.

In the command alias dialog box, click Cancel to close it and return to the active command.

Note: Press Esc to close the command alias dialog box and cancel the active command.

If a command alias is selected, then the active command is canceled and the command alias is executed.

AutoComplete with Alias input dialog box disabled

Note: The AutoComplete application option setting applies only when the command alias input dialog box is enabled.

When you enter the first few characters of a command name, those characters appear in the status bar. The status bar displays possible matches from existing command aliases. The default command is the first or only command initially displayed in the status bar.

See Application options - General tab for information about how to enable or disable functionality for:

• AutoComplete for command aliases
• Command Alias Input dialog box
• Dynamic Prompts

Invalid aliases with Alias input dialog box disabled

If you enter an invalid alias, the text in the status bar appears in red. No other command names display in the status bar.

These behaviors happen for one of two reasons:

• The alias does not match anything in the saved command alias list.
• The alias is in the command alias list, but is not valid in the current environment. For example, the alias for the Hole command is not valid while you are in the sketch environment.

Use Backspace to eliminate characters and restore the valid partial command alias (in the command alias input dialog box or the status bar).

Note: In the command alias dialog box, you can edit any character. In the status bar, you can edit only the last character by using Backspace. The left and right arrow keys have no affect.

Ambiguous input with Alias input dialog box disabled

If you enter an ambiguous or incomplete command alias, press the spacebar or Enter to start the default command displayed in the status bar.

Note: You can use Tab, or Up or Down arrow keys to navigate to a command in the status bar. Then press the spacebar or Enter to execute the command. Pressing the right mouse button does not enter the command when the command alias input dialog box is disabled.

When there is no ambiguity in the alias, the command automatically starts.

Another command is active with Alias input dialog box disabled

If you enter a character while another command that does not display a dialog box is active, the character displays in the status bar. The active command is suspended.

Press Backspace to eliminate characters in the status bar, and return to the active command.

Note: Press Esc to eliminate characters in the status bar, and cancel the active command.

If a command alias is selected, then the active command is canceled, and the command alias executes.

Note: The command alias input dialog box is suppressed by default. See Application options - General tab for information on how to enable or disable the Command Alias input dialog box, and how to enable or disable functionality for:

• AutoComplete for command aliases
• Command Alias Input dialog box
• Dynamic Prompts