Esc Shortcuts still work in Flash CS3
I've gotten a few emails from people asking about getting the Escape Shortcuts to work in CS3, and specifically if they still work in AS3. The answer is absolutely, although they are not enabled by default from what I can tell. Enabling them though is rather easy.
Inside Flash CS3 IDE, open the panel menu 
(at the upper-right corner of the Actions panel) and make sure "Esc Shortcut Keys" is enabled (e.g. has a check mark next to it.
Also, remember its not a typical keyboard shortcut, where you hold down esc+f+n at the same time, but rather hit those buttons in a sequence. For example, press the esc key, then the f key then the n key and the shortcut will work, you will end up with
function () {
} Enjoy!
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May 22nd, 2007 at 3:10 pm
The “Esc Shortcut Keys” menu item only toggles whether or not the shortcuts are displayed in the reference on the left of the Actions panel. The shortcuts themselves are always active (though some may have changed or been removed as a result of AS3)
July 3rd, 2007 at 5:10 pm
well, the shortcuts just don’t work anymore if you create an AS3 fla… until you change to “Actionscript 1 & 2″ on the actions window (this is sooo MS, taking control out from the user
July 3rd, 2007 at 8:16 pm
@Freddy The shortcuts still work well for me, even when using an AS3 fla file
July 10th, 2007 at 8:50 am
Hi Crucial,
I can’t get the ‘additional (Soleilnoir) quick keys to work in CS3.
I have pasted the xml into the ActionsPanel.xml and ActionsPanel_3.xml files found in
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\First Run\ActionsPanel\ActionScript_1_2 and
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\First Run\ActionsPanel\ActionScript_3.
I put the Soleilnoir xml between the and
July 10th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Sorry about the multiple posts!
I put the Soleilnoir xml between the ‘actions panel’ and ‘folder name=”Top Level”…’ tags, restarted Flash etc but nothing.
Any ideas please?
July 10th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
@ doug, apparently some things have changed for CS3. In CS3 you can find the file to edit at C:\Documents and Settings\{USER_NAME}\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\en\Configuration\ActionsPanel\ActionScript_1_2.
Hope that helps,
-Dave
July 11th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Thanks Dave much appreciated!
December 23rd, 2009 at 6:19 am
Pressing Esc then t and r will produce : trace()