You have to do it from the spells screen or the inventory screen. You click
on the little spell button, hold till it lifts off, just like the other
stuff.
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From: weya [mailto:
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Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 3:38 PM
To:
eqbards@onelist.com
Subject: [eqbards] Songs on HotKeys
From: weya <
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Greetings,
I've recently been discovering just how versatile the hotkeys are. But I
had not realized that I could put my songs there ... how wonderful! Please,
can you tell me how I do that?? I hate trying to click on those little
spell buttons ... waaaayyyy over there on the left.
Safe travels,
Wynsong
Woodelf Bard, Level 3
Rivervale, Quellious
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> Message: 14
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:53:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Brendan Daly <samidaly@...>
> Subject: Re: Juggling instruments
>
> There is a better way to do this!!!!!
>
> I lost a Mino Axe at lvl 9 and destroyed a Combine LS before perfecting
> my juggle
>
> There are 2 methods that work - in battle and out of battle
>
> When out of battle I switch to inventory, then pick up the item from my
> hand. Drop it on an open inventory spot or switch with the item I
> want. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
> I drop the new item I want to hold - ON THE PICTURE!!!
> It will drop into the melee hand automatically. you do not have to
> place it in the little melee box.
>
> I recommend turning on off the quick destroy option though - see above.
> One time I dropped a little too fast and clicked the destroy button.
> OUCH!!!
>
> When in battle I set up one page of quick buttons to be inventory and
> melee spots
> a quick Shift 2 - and the melee and open inventory spots are all right
> there close to each other - switching is fast
> Then Shift 1 back to my bank of song quick buttons
>
> Warning - you can still drop items if you miss these boxes, but its
> harder to do that than dropping from your inventory screen.
>
> This is much faster than going to inventory and moving the mouse as
> much as you need to for the juggle.
>
> Samiba Craftsman Bard of 22 songs
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:03:33 -0500
> From: "Daniel P. Sniderman" <slide@...>
> Subject: Quick Keys/Songs
>
> I've seen people mention they have songs on the quick buttons. I'm
wondering what the advantages of this over using the standards spell slots
along the top side of the screen. Is it just personal preference - or is
there in fact an advantage? Maybe its just habits. I didn't know about the
quick-keys doing anything but holding "abilities" until about level 8 and
got used to clicking songs in the above slots...
>
> Slyde of Xegony
> Level 18
>
>
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> Message: 18
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:34:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Brendan Daly <samidaly@...>
> Subject: Re: Quick Keys/Songs
>
> The advantage is in twisting.
>
> Instead of moving the mouse and clicking - esp hard during some mage
> spells due to screen saturation.
>
> You just hit a number key -
> when I twist I have say - Antham on #3 Bellow #5 and protection #2
> it goes something like this
> hit 3 - wait for 5 secs - see the blue text
> hit 5 hit 5 - wait 5 secs - see the blue text
> hit 2 hit 2 - wait 5 secs - see the blue text
> hit 3 hit 3 ....
>
> You get the timing down after only a couple battles, you stop even
> having to see the text saying your song is in effect. --- WAY better
> than mouse clicking.
>
> Samiba Craftsman
>
>
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> Message: 21
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:32:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: John Kim <kim@...>
> Subject: Re: Quick Keys/Songs
>
> On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Brendan Daly wrote:
> >
> > The advantage is in twisting.
> >
> > Instead of moving the mouse and clicking - esp hard during some mage
> > spells due to screen saturation.
>
> Does anyone *not* have this problem? My system is pretty high
> end (Celeron 450, 128MB RAM, Voodoo 3 card) and ever since I
> got the extra lights at L24, unless I turn particle density
> off (meaning I don't see spell effects like root at all), I go
> from twisting 3 songs easily to barely twisting 2. I'm
> thinking of changing my video card because a friend with a
> Riva TNT said it wasn't that bad on her system (same CPU
> speed, RAM). Of course she isn't a bard so she doesn't have
> to juggle songs. Do any of you have an easy time twisting
> with lots of spells flying? What video card do you use?
>
> The thing that really irks me about this is that it's a client
> side problem. The determination that "you haven't yet
> recovered" to sing another song is completely client side, and
> completely dependent on the speed of your system. When I had
> a P200 with a Voodoo 1, it took ages for the song buttons to
> un-grey when I stopped singing. When I upgraded to my current
> system, it was almost instant, except as noted above when lots
> of spells are flying. I would prefer to be able to turn off
> the button un-grey animation sequence and suffer a flat time
> delay which doesn't change with CPU speed.
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>
>
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> Message: 23
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:35:50 -0600
> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
> Subject: Re: Quick Keys/Songs and twisting speed
>
> Not sure John, I have a RIVA TNT and I have been able to twist 3 songs,
> exactly once successfully. It a P3 450 with 128m RAM also. I can twist 2
> no problem usually, but whenever I hit a summoning animation its hell.
> Course I have everything on, particle, 2 layer sky, etc. I'm probably
being
> held back by my connection but there is no dsl in my neighborhood yet.
>
> Kitasi of E'ci
>
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