Seconded.
DD
On 7/21/2011 11:40 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
>
> If you need a special piece of software to swap ctrl and alt then as a
> freelancer you should bring it with you. I lug a wacom, expert mouse,
> monitor back light and black fabric to have a neutral background in
> the bays I work in. I also have a trunk full of tools and cables
> should and when the need arises. It's a reasonable desire for the
> editor but he/she should be prepared. As Pops use to say, "Do I need
> to wipe your a$#@% for you too." Just sayin and I'm on my second shift
> today so I'm just pissy and not full of empathy right now.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> David Chmura <dchmura.lists@...> wrote:
> >
> > True enough, but (speaking as a freelance editor) I'll admit I have
> some sympathy for the poor guy!
> >
> > On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:21 PM, Roger Shufflebottom wrote:
> >
> > > Or just tell them to grow up and live with it! Is this a freelance
> editor? Learn to cope and work more often.
> > >
> > > On 21 Jul 2011, at 21:16, johnrobmoore wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have a simpler solution. Take Mr or Ms. Whinny Mac Head into a
> room with a sturdy table vice. Place the appropriate fingers for alt
> and ctrl one at a time into the vice and torque down just enough to
> hold the finger in place. Using a rubber mallet so you don't leave
> scares, whack until the fingers are bent enough to invert the
> keystrokes when placed in the normal position over the keyboard. This
> will maintain the WMH's (Whinny Mac Head's) muscle memory and give
> him/her a great conversation starter. Once the project is finished
> your can straighten the effected digits by placing them back in the
> vice and torquing till straight. Repeat the process as ofter as WMH
> changes platforms.
> > >>
> > >> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, "ksirul" <kenavid2@> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> I have a client who will be renting an edit room from us. It is
> an MC (2.8.5) on a PC (XW8200 32bit XP Pro). The editor is used to
> editing on Macs and asked about installing Autohotkey
> (www.autohotkey.com) to change the Alt and Ctl behaviors. There seem
> to be a few different versions of this. Anyone have any experience
> with this? Are there issues? Which is the best version to load (or
> some similar program) that will do this?
> >
>
>
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