How can I make an ESC button shortcut?

[Currahee]

I have made my own buttons, bars and LISPs for years and just cant figure out if there is a way to do this.

I dont know if this can be done....but I get so tired of reaching up and hitting the ESC button or the spacebar. I would love to be able to put this command on either the right-click menu or either on a button. (I know if you can put it on the menu, you can put it on a button...but you get what I am asking...)

Can this be done?

Thanks

Tim

[Dadgad]

Just hit the spacebar instead.

[Currahee]

Just hit the spacebar instead.

...or reaching up and hitting the spacebar.

[Dadgad]

...or reaching up and hitting the spacebar.

Target fixation, sorry my reading comprehension is usually much better than that, the coffee hasn't kicked in here yet.

Oh good, I now realize that was an edit, and I didn't misread the original post.

At least the spacebar is centrally located and quite a bit larger target.
I too hate to take my right hand off the mouse, but my left hand is typically oncall,
resting on the left side of my keyboard.

[nestly]

Just hit the spacebar instead.

That's not equivalent to pressing Esc.

You can add ^C^C to the end of any existing command and it will work, but what I don't like about that is when you use the right-click button to repeat a command afterward, it repeats the command in your "Escape Macro".

If you want to be really efficient, get a mouse with a couple extra buttons and assign one of them to Esc.

[Currahee]

That's not equivalent to pressing Esc.

You can add ^C^C to the end of any existing command and it will work, but what I don't like about that is when you use the right-click button to repeat a command afterward, it repeats the command in your "Escape Macro".

If you want to be really efficient, get a mouse with a couple extra buttons and assign one of them to Esc.

I didnt think bout that... my mouse has 6 buttons

[troggarf]

Surprise!!! It is already built in to AutoCAD. Simply click and hold the right mouse button for a few seconds and release. Just dont move the mouse button or you will be prompted to move or copy the selection set - although, that could be useful as well if needed but note that moving or copying with this method will do so without the aid of OSNAPs...
http://autocadtips.wordpress.com/201...selection-set/

[Pablo Ferral]

I agree with troggarf, check out time sensitive right click...

[Dadgad]

I agree with troggarf, check out time sensitive right click...

Yep, a good call by troggarf!
I wholeheartedly agree, time sensitive right click is the best way to go!

[nestly]

No way dudes.... when you do it that way, you are activating DROPGEOM and no matter how careful you are, you're going to make some unintentional/unnoticed drag-n-drops.