command line is missing, Acad LT2000

[flyin blonde]

I'm a new user, this version of acad is all I have access to at the moment, its been working fine until I recently opened it and found that nothing is showing on the command line. Its there, just blank. I don't remember doing anything to change the display or settings.

I also noticed that the click and drag feature on my mouse wheel no longer works, clicking the mousewheel brings up a dialogue box and nothing else. I can't verify both of these problems started at the same moment, so they may or may not be related.

Any suggestions? I was thinking of reinstalling the program, but I'm worried that there might be something outside of autocad messing it up, and I would have the same problem.

[BlackBox]

For the command line... Try setting NOMUTT == 0.

 

Not sure on the mouse.

 

HTH

[Tuns]

Does the variable MBUTTONPAN exist in 2000? If it does set it to 1.

[flyin blonde]

please excuse my ignorance, how/where would I do that from?

 

there is a space for the command line, but its black (like the drawing background) Cursor shows up, but nothing when I type.

[BlackBox]

No worries; we all start somewhere.

 

System Variables also have Commands by the same name... So to change NOMUTT == 0, simply type on your keyboard "NOMUTT" "0" .

 

Same for any other System Variable, AFAIK.

[SLW210]

Did you check to make sure the text wasn't the same color as the command line background?

[flyin blonde]

tried, nothing.

I can execute commands out of the menu box but can't issue anything from the keyboard.

[flyin blonde]

I did occur to me that somehow the background of the command line was set to black, and the text wouldn't show, but I don't know if how to change the commandline background, or if it can even be done with this old version of LT

[SLW210]

Does F2 bring up the AutoCAD Text Window?

 

You change the colors in Tools>Options>Display

[BlackBox]

Did you check to make sure the text wasn't the same color as the command line background?

 

I didn't think of that; good one... As an aside, you'd think it reasonable that an alert of some kind would notify user if such a selection is made. LoL

[flyin blonde]

Does F2 bring up the AutoCAD Text Window?

 

You change the colors in Tools>Options>Display

 

that worked, thanks. it was set correctly, but I unselected/reselected the settings and it returned. go figure.

 

Now, to figure out why I can't get the mousewheel click to pan...

[Tuns]

Try post #3.

[flyin blonde]

Hey that worked!

I've been looking through my tutorial books, couldn't find a thing on this. It might be in one of them somewhere, but it seems faster to ask here.

Thanks!

[flyin blonde]

and now I have to wonder, how did those things ever got changed?....

no one else ever uses this computer, and I don't use it for cad very often.

computer gremlins maybe?

[Tuns]

Well, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

[flyin blonde]

Well, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

 

I know the answer to that, 'cuz I saw it on TV

3!

Ok, so the owl cheated, he bit after two licks.

But I'm not letting him near my computer.