2 Newbie Questions (BCP visibility & zoom in)

[Steve M]

Two small questions:

1. In TypeTool 3, BCP are always visible (not just when a node is selected). How can I do this in FLS 5?  I don't see this in the preferences.
I figured it out—'CMD-Shift-W"
 
2.  I can use CMD- to zoom out, but CMD+ doesn't zoom in. Is this normal? How can I set this up?
 

[Alex Petrov (FontLab)]

2.  I can use CMD- to zoom out, but CMD+ doesn't zoom in. Is this normal? How can I set this up?
 

Use + and - on the additional keypad. There are also "z" and "x" keys which zoom in the glyph window.
To customize the shortcuts open the Tools > Customize dialog and search for specific commands in the list.

[seymour]

I've been using the tip from Alex Petrov to customize the shortcut for selecting the Zoom Tool, I'd like to set it to "z":

Tools > Customize...

Then with "All Commands" selected I enter "zoom" into the search field. It finds 15 "zoom" items. The one I want to change is the zoom with the magnifying glass icon. I double click and get the "Edit Keystroke" dialog box. I enter "z" into the "New Keystroke" field and press the green check and it now appears in the "Assigned Keystrokes" list. I press OK and then Close.

With a glyph window open I press my new shortcut "z" but it does NOT select the zoom tool. It just zooms. I can select the zoom tool manually from the toolbar or use the other shortcut cmd-spacebar and it works fine, the zoom tool is selected. I can even see my "z" shortcut displayed in the yellow tool-tip as I hover over the zoom tool. It just refuses to function as a zoom tool "selector" with the "z" shortcut.

I've even read through the FontLab manual and re-applied the steps, but no luck.

Any suggestions would be great. Cheers.

-- Using FontLab 5.0.4 Mac --

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