disable f1 open help

Cubase
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Hi all in the title , i can’t use f1 For shortcruts because when I press f1 it’s open help windows

I saw the same problem on the forum but in the cubase 7 forum since 2013 still not fixed ?

It’s not because of mac osx preferences I am clear on this and F2 F3 ect … work’s great for shortcuts

thank’s

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I saw the same problem on the forum but in the cubase 7 forum since 2013 still not fixed ?

I guess it’s “not fixed” because it’s not considered broken. It’s just how it was designed.

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So it’s ridiculous ,

Do you often use the help button in session ?

f1 is just on top of the 2 most important tools we use in every sessions , it take one of the best place to place shortcuts , for … help …
it’s a joke

Once again
hurry up steinberg please

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At a minimum several times a week, often daily.

Apparently your mileage varies.

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anyway
ok no problem if somes people use this , but why i can’t change this key ?

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I hardly ever use the help key but it does not bother me being there. This thread made me wonder and I´m not in the studio today so can´t test.
Can you change any of the F keys functions or are they all set in stone?

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I guess you could use Autohotkey (on Windows) to remap the F1 key. There’s a similar piece of software for Mac but I forget the name of it right now.

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You can change them all except F1. And you can even change shift+F1 (and the others too) if you want. I wonder if the reason F1 can’t be changed is because it is an MS standard for F1 to invoke help. Word, Excel, Windows Media Player, etc. all use it for help, as do non-MS applications like Photoshop & Chrome. The only thing I’ve ever seen the F1 key do is invoke help for the active window if that window has a help function (and if it doesn’t, it does nothing). I’d guess that this association is occurring within the OS and not the specific application.

Even in Cubase’s Key Command window, if you hit F1 you get a help screen.

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With protools f1 don’t open help , it’s a protools normal key

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Wait… you guys are saying these is no way to disable this? It’s been driving me insane, I often accidentally press it when reaching for the “1” button.

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F1 is considered to be a global help key across all applications by convention. So I can understand why there is no customization.

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I have a fix for Windows.

  1. Download and install program called Auto Hot Key.
  2. Create text document.
  3. Paste in:

#IfWinActive ahk_exe Cubase12.exe
F1::
Send, {F13}
return

  1. Save and change the file extension from .txt to .ahk
  2. Open the file

Now your F1 key is F13 in Cubase 12

  1. If you want the script to start with windows:
  1. Press: Win+R
  2. Write: shell:startup
  3. Copy the file or shortcut there.
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its 2023 , and I just found that I cant use F1 (on a Mac) , then did a google and found this , I have to say its mad ! I get the user help default but why can’t change it is anyone guess

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I found the solution.
It is using “Keyboard Maestro” or similar one.
If you assign F1 as something else, It will work as it.
And help function will be disabled.

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It’s not a solution, it’s a workaround.
The only solution here is to set aside the excuses like “oh, F1 is a common hotkey for help used across other win apps” (which is a lame excuse, because all other daws don’t reserve this hotkey), and make it assignable.

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I too find it odd that you can’t assign F1 to a custom Key Command.
I used AutoHotKey to circumvent this shortcoming.

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Whatever. It works as well.