help scripting toolbars + keyboard

I have done a bit of toolbar customisation and find the use of colons and
spaces to indicate 'return' a bit tedious and even hard to see (eg is that a
space or no space?). By comparison, something like (command "extrude" pause
"" "333" "") is easier to read and debug. So...
1 - Where can I find a good tutorial for customising keyboard + toolbars,
explaing all the ruules and syntax and preferably not getting into
programming lisp or some other cryptic language that I just dont have the
time or aptitude to learn?

2 - Also, whilst I freely alter my .pgp file for single commands, how can I
attach a string of keystrokes .... (a keyboard macro?) to a single key?

 

Dave,

(command "extrude" pause "" "333" "")

Is autolisp.

Its pretty simple and it looks like you have the "command" function down.
If you want to make a command that you haven't done before just type the
command at the command prompt and write down the answers you need for the
questions.

If the command had a dialogue box try adding a - in front of the command at
the command prompt to see the steps needed for your (command "??") most of
the commands that use a dialogue box the box doesn't pop up when run through
"lisp".

If you are wanting to change system variables use the setvar command like
this (setvar "clayer" "0") this one will change the current layer.

You can string them together (setvar "??" "?)(command "??"
"something").......

Look in the help files under command reference for a list of system
variables and what they do.


Answer for #2 is look at the **accelerators section in the menu.

Rick

 

thanks Rick
I will pursue you suggestions