how to remove the big "A" menu

Hi

This is more like a trivia question.

Its is possible , hack, config, or something to "remove" the big "A" that comes in Autocad 2009? the other menus, palettes, toolbars, etc are quite easily and are all documented. But the Big "A" is allways there....

What im looking for is to have the simplest possible interface. largest black screen and my 3 line space command area.

purpose

- just to know if possible (have done in every version in the past).

- force me (and maybe my students on tests) to type ever command needed.

- running apps/macros in "kiosk presentation mode" is allways ah uh oh with your friends.

thanks

I usually recommend some seltzer and the smallest bit of baking soda to get out those really tough "Scarlet Letters". I'm kidding of course, but I believe there is a "clean screen" mode that may be what your looking for. I'll give it a look when I get back in front of my work PC.

Try ctrl+0 - works on 04.

lee. you my friend are a forum troll.

mmm tho i must admit i am just as bad being here @ 10 30 pm on a sat night

tho that is not a bad thing, just a willingness to help. which my friend is awesome

is the big A really that bad, i dnt even notice it once menu bar is enable, mind you, i dnt even use that, as long as ive got my custom tool bar im happy.

lee. you my friend are a forum troll.

mmm tho i must admit i am just as bad being here @ 10 30 pm on a sat night

tho that is not a bad thing, just a willingness to help. which my friend is awesome

Haha, cheers Flowerrobot,

I just get a bit addicted to writing the LISP, and, if I see a question I think I can answer, I just post my answer and hope it helps somewhat.

I should really not go on here so much...

is the big A really that bad, i dnt even notice it once menu bar is enable, mind you, i dnt even use that, as long as ive got my custom tool bar im happy.

I think he wanted to get rid of it more for the point that it would produce more drawing space and also - he only wanted to use the command line and nothing else.

Clean Screen button in AC 2009 (lower right hand corner) will not completely remove the big red A in the upper left hand corner of your screen (commonly referred to as the Menu Browser). It will only make it smaller.

Cheers, ReMark for you input - to be honest I have never even seen this big A - as I have never used ACAD 2009... I just offered a suggestion that may work judging by its effect on '04...

I value your skill highly lee

have you ever used bdconnect ? I saw on this fourm a way to use table to streamline excell.

also saw a lisp that gabs info and gives user a chart with

desierd info see

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zCD_xxs6ebE&feature=channel_page

real cool. any ideas if that what data base connect does ??

and or how i can make this lisp but do something else ??

I value your skill highly lee

 

have you ever used bdconnect ? I saw on this fourm a way to use table to streamline excell.

 

also saw a lisp that gabs info and gives user a chart with

desierd info see

 

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zCD_xxs6ebE&feature=channel_page

 

 

real cool. any ideas if that what data base connect does ??

 

and or how i can make this lisp but do something else ??

Thanks for your compliments Jon, I must say I have never used bdconnect, and so I would not really be able to tell you what it does - hopefully someone else on here has used it and can give you a better description.

What im looking for is to have the simplest possible interface. largest black screen and my 3 line space command area.

largest black screen with commandline visible for acad 09 can be:

set menubar to 0

cleanscreen or control + '0

set statusbar to 0

turn off scroll bars by:

Options>Display turn off "Display scroll bars in drawing window" or (setenv "Scrollbars" "0")

hide model/layout tab:

Options>Display turn off "Display layout and model tabs" or (setenv "ShowTabs" "0")

Nice idea Wizman turning off the scroll bars, status bar and tabs - didn't think of that

thanks lee mac.....:-)