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how do i change my arrow keys to wasd keys, so that when I want to go up, down, left or right, I just use the WASD keys?
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Sorry, but that's not possible so far as I know, within the program itself. If you want to assign a new function to the keys in general, you need to read PART 2, as noted in my text below the tutorial. However the arrow keys are not no the list of things you can assign to those keys, which are all actions from the menus. I can't actually think of any other editor like SAI that DOES allow to do this. In general when they have a keyboard shortcut assignment, you can usually reassign to menu or tool options, not functional keys like arrows and Home or Escape.
But I don't know which version of Windows you have. You could reassign those keys from outside SAI. For example, if you read Map Any Key to Any Key on Windows 10, 8, 7, or Vista the page explains how to remap ANY key as any OTHER key. But this wouldn't just affect SAI, it's be EVERYTHING that you use the keyboard for. That's a fairly clumsy workaround for this. but there may be a keyboard reassignment utility out there which accepts command line arguments. If that's the case, you could run a batch file that runs the utility to reassign those keys, then run SAI, and after that run the utility again to reassign the defaults (otherwise you'll have issues trying to type words using those letters!
Back in late 70s when I owned a TRS-80 clone called a "System 80" (it was distributed in Australia by Dick Smith Electronics), that didn't come with any arrow keys, even though the TRS-80 did! I took it into a computer shop and they hard-wired a set in it, which worked just fine. Those were the days, but franklyI like a tad more sophistication.
UPDATE:
I found another utility that might be better, called AutoHotkey . This can read scripts and there's even a page on their forums called Toggle WASD keys to Arrow keys help.
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is it possibleΒ toΒ assign the scroll up/down to numbers 3 and 4 instead?? I've been looking in keyboard shortcuts and I can't find anything that says scroll up or down, which is odd because obviously it does allow a lot of other shortcutsΒ for zooming in, out, etc.
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GO READ PART 2, as I ask above. If it's not on the list there, you can't do it.
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I have the same problem!! They just stopped working our of no where for me??
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I'm having major problems with the rotate option on sai. For some reason its no longer f*ckin rotating a small draw I'm doing like a foot. I can't get it to rotate sh*t and its pissing me off and preventing me from fixing my draw.
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?? So ALT+SPACE no longer works? So far as I know, there's no way of changing that, so it's not a shortcut problem. You should ask about this on the Paint Tool SAI in English forum.
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No. If there were it'd be accessible using the technique in Part2, however there's no entry for Stabilizers in the Others > Keyboard Shortcuts menu item. The items in the View Bar that do have shortcuts, have them because those options also appear on a menu. It might be worth suggesting to the developer that shortcuts be added for this, an "Increase Stabilising, and "Decrease Stabilising".
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Have fun with the shortcuts you want to use.
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OMG, Im currently using paint tool SAI and I learn something new
Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
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You're welcome. SAI was the first program I used to draw with a tablet, and it's so much fun.
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Edit: nvm. Seems I can't read. Thank you very much for the nice guide!!
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Oh my gosh, I am so thankful for this.
Not only because of the extra shortcuts I learned, but this is the only thing I could find explaining how to transfer the shortcuts file from one computer to the next.
You've saved me so much work. ^^
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Anyway to custom set the right click in Sai ? when i right click it always uses the eye drop color select too :/ Even if i have my pen custom set in the driver, it still dose eye drop. Ugh.
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There's no option to reset the right click that I know. You might want to suggest that as a feature to the maker.
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Β I did . thanks . check out my tutorial on how to purchase the New SAI 2 Tech. Β Β advancerun.deviantart.com/art/β¦
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okay so i hate having to hit enter for fix transformation,Β is there a way i can rebind that?
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have you looked at Part 2? This part is about the paint tool shortcuts.
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I'll try this out
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Have you read Part 2 as instructed by text above?
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I looked at it yes but I didn't really see anything about using the Number Pad for tool short cut keys
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So you haven't checked the OTHERS > KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS list to see if the keypad keys are listed there? Ypou need to play around with what a tutorial says to see how it works.
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Ok thanks I still haven't figured it out but I am trying
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Sigh. You're asking this question in the WRONG TUTORIAL, because this one deals with the tools that appear in the GUI, not general Keyboard shortcuts. Please go to Part 2 where I have added an update to answer to this.
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Your other tutorial is of no help to what this person is asking, it's not possible to set Numpad keys to Tools.
Eg. "Eraser" is not listed in the Keyboard Shortcuts window so the only way to assign it is through what your Part 1 tutorial explains - but you can't assign most keys to these (only A-Z, 0-9 & a few special characters) because they identify by a single ascii character.
I've tried manually setting the key in the config file but the app assumes it as an error and only uses the first character which would be N. The only way to use Numpad keys for such tools would be to have a 3rd party app bind them to other keys.
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Hmm, may have misunderstood the question. I didn't have SAI installed on any of my PCs at the time and was using a tablet to respond (with a screenshot from a friend's PC). Have reinstalled SAI to have another look.
Tools are listed in Part 2, but they're things like flipping and rotating the canvas. Brushes are not. So, for buttons (tools & brushes), use the alphabet and numbers, for everything else, use the OTHERS > KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS (which is the only place you find num keys).Β Β
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Is there a way to alter/find a shortcut to use the increment option in SAI?
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Did you read the comments under image and the link toΒ PaintTool SAI Shortcut Tips (part 2 of 2) ?
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Just did, that helped a bit. ^^
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Do you know a shortcut to make reset sai or something
(My sai windows is just a plain grey screen without any tabs like "File", "View", etc.)
;v; thanks if you can help
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I think you ought to contact the company that makes it. I've never had that problem and it's not a shortcut issue.
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Thanks for the advice!Β ;v;
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I have a problem where i was coloring my characters hair and it wouldn't shut off the select option, disabling me from coloring the rest of my image! halp
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I'd suggest try the SAI in English Forums for solution.
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I have a bit of problem with my SAI.
Whenever I tried to right-click my mouse to make an outline from point A to point B, it just redo the line. How do I fix this?
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I couldn't say. Which version of SAI are you using?
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It's version 1.1.0.
Probably an old version. >.>
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That's odd - I can't find your original comment.
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Well, no worries, I can just do what I can.
Either double clicking the mouse or using "Ctrl + X".
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Good! Glad you sorted it out.
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Yeah, just had to figure the keys a bit. o3o
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When I hit Esc my paintTool SAI ver 2 does not cancel my curve... Why is this? Anyone know/.
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I don't have version 2, and it's beyond the scope of this tutorial. Have you tried contacting Systemax ?
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