[Equest-users] Hey, how do you guys restore defaults?

[Nick Caton]

Thanks for the flood of responses everyone!

 

I had a hunch I might pick up something new - I didn't realize a
copy-pasted default would also paste as a default (green) input...
doesn't work in all cases (when the default is a non-entry/blank), but
definitely handy to know!

 

I've also been hung up on notepad and didn't realize you can simply open
an .inp in excel for editing... oh, the possibilities!! =)

 

Much appreciated!

 

~Nick

 

 

 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

25501 west valley parkway

olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

Check out our new web-site @ www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: Steven Savich [mailto:ssavich at systemswestengineers.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:18 PM
To: Nick Caton; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Hey, how do you guys restore defaults?

 

Nick,

 

If I have a bunch of the same parameter to restore, right-click &
restore in one cell, ctrl+c the restored cell, then ctrl+v the rest of
the cells in the column and use arrow keys to advance to the next cells.
Don't know of a keystroke combination to bring up the cell-specific
context menu, though.

 

Thanks for the tip about right-click and 'r', didn't know about that
one.

 

Steven

 

 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy
McClanathan
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:45 AM
To: 'Kendra Tupper'; 'Pasha Korber-Gonzalez'
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Hey, how do you guys restore defaults?

 

Another option is to use the search and replace function of a text
editor to find the line of code and replace with a blank line.
Sometimes I will do this in excel, then run a macro to delete all the
blank rows and clean up the file.

 

Jeremy

 

From: Kendra Tupper [mailto:ktupper at rmi.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:40 AM
To: Pasha Korber-Gonzalez
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Hey, how do you guys restore defaults?

 

You can also copy and paste the "restored default" in spreadsheet view
with CTRL C and CTRL V. But you can only paste one cell at a time - it
doesn't work with multiple selections. Its a bit faster than right
clicking though


Kendra Tupper, PE, LEED AP
Senior Consultant
Built Environment Team

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On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Pasha Korber-Gonzalez <
pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com> wrote:

I've tried and tested some hopefull-keystrokes to achieve the same
thing, but I've only been able to get to where you are, 'right-click
mouse & press "r".   But as I continue to get more practice (doing this
a lot) I have gotten faster at the "click".  so, while it is still
frustrating, it doesn't take as long as it used too.    lol  

 

Ive also observed that by taking time to 'restore defaults' only once in
my file and then use the aid of "user defaults", "global parameters",
"user expressions", and "define link-ing" my inputs that I can
stream-line my default inputs via these short-cut methods.  At least it
has been working for me.   The clicking exercise of restoring-defaults
only once in the model process is far more bearable.

 

pkg

 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Nick
Caton
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:25 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Hey, how do you guys restore defaults?

 

I learned a while ago that I can fly through spreadsheets and
wizard/detailed edit screens restoring defaults by using my mouse to
right-click a field and then using my other hand to hit the letter 'r.'

 

It occurred to me that for spreadsheet edits where I'm alternately
entering new values and restoring defaults, it would be handy if there
was a keystroke-only manner to do this (i.e. not using the mouse)...
something like ctrl+r or some other way to bring up the cell-specific
context menu...  Feels kinda clunky everytime I'm in this situation...

 

Is anyone aware of any alternate methods to restoring defaults?

 

~Nick

 



 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

25501 west valley parkway

olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

Check out our new web-site @ www.smithboucher.com 

 

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