hotkey problem (toggle single/quad viewport)

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Please, I am running windows 8.1 and Houdini Version 15.0.244.16

Now I have B hotkey problem (toggle single/quad viewport)
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- it works fine in the camera view mode
- when select tool or rotate etc. is active:
- hotkey is not working
- I can “make it work” by pressing space+B
- I also want to use the “Use Alt Key for View Controls”
- even with the Space+B, it is not working well while editing:
- when I move my mouse between the views and try to toggle with Space+B (left / quad / right / quad / perspective / quad / ..)
- sometimes it switches into the perspective, although I have mouse over the right view, etc.
- sometimes I have to press Space+B more times
- sometimes I have to release Space and try it again



A little bit of sollution
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- I mapped the (toggle single/quad viewport) to ALT+W
- I can use it even in the editing mode, but still it is not responding ok
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Holding down Space or Alt locks focus to that particular viewport until you let go of them.
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Thank you for the reply. But often even if I release all keys, the “focus” still remains in for example right, although I am already above the left. Then I try to Space+MMB move left view to “focus” it and the right view moves (although my mouse is above the left). Sorry for inconvenience, maybe a bug.

It is buggy with Alt, even with Space, even if I change the B shortcut to “Alt+W”
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I am desperate. It is still buggy
I have noticed this. In edit mode (for example move or rotate)

When I press the ALT key, usually it works ok (makes the hand cursor)

But if it fails:
- edit handles (scale/move) disappear in the viewport (as they should)
- if I move cursor … the handles appear again immediately
- I think, that sometimes the cursor makes a little jump (20px up left) and then goes back
- although the ALT is pressed, the cursor is still an arrow (not the hand)

I have the Wacom Intuos 4 XL tablet.
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Hi, 2016, I feel your pain))

Not sure if this was fixed in the latest versions. Having the same problem in 17.5.173
The key to this problem, as I understand, is that H assumes the viewport to become ACTIVE at MOUSE MOVE event. the *CAMERA MODE* is locked and B hotkey is inactive until user moves the cursor, activating the vieport.

I wanted to use my side mouse button to max/min the vieport. B and SPACE+B worked unstable because of the reason above.

SOLUTION
I used X-Mouse Button Control macro: {MADD:1,1}{SPACE}B
{MADD:1,1} - moves cursor 1px x and y
{SPACE} - activates *CAMERA MODE*
B - maximizes/minimizes the vieport

Works like a charm after a short testing.

It seems to be a little but very annoying bug.

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