Why do not some command line commands work?

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bobself
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Why do not some command line commands work?

Post by bobself » Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:56 am

Version 3.9.5 / Ubuntu 14.04

I like using the command line for most things. I just installed Qcad yesterday and find that some commands just don't work. Eg, 'za', 'lp', and others work, but 'l1' just gives me and error message: Unknown command or invalid coordinate or value: 'l1'

What's going on?

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andrew
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Re: Why do not some command line commands work?

Post by andrew » Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:04 pm

May I ask what you expected to happen when entering 'l1'? Thanks.

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Re: Why do not some command line commands work?

Post by bobself » Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:13 pm

If I use the 'lp' command the lp icon highlights and I know that is the current tool. Then if I type 'l1' it does not highlight the l1 icon, but the tool remains lp. I'd expect that it should switch tools and not give me an error message.

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Re: Why do not some command line commands work?

Post by andrew » Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:16 pm

'l1' is not a command for any of the available tools. That's why I'm asking... Perhaps you mean 'li' for drawing lines? Just a guess.

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Re: Why do not some command line commands work?

Post by bobself » Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:39 pm

You're right. The tooltip looked like 'L1' to me instead of 'LI'. Sorry. I'll find the official list of commands now.

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