You guys are Macho Men!
On Jul 22, 2011, at 3:14 AM, David Dawkins wrote:
> Seconded.
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> On 7/21/2011 11:40 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> True enough, but (speaking as a freelance editor) I'll admit I have
>> some sympathy for the poor guy!
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>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:21 PM, Roger Shufflebottom wrote:
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>>>> 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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