Danny

Max 5.0 has has a new feature called "Key Commands" that lets you add an object by typing a single letter with no keyboard modifier ('b' for button, 'c' for comment etc.).

I wish to turn this feature off but I can't find an option in the preferences to do so.

how-to-disable-max-5-0-key-commands

You could remove the max-keycommands.txt file from the Max5 > Cycling '74 > init folder. You can customise these shortcuts or even add your own.

Thanks lh! Removing the file did the trick.

A funny note: Before removing the file I renamed it to "max-keycommands original" assuming that Max won't find it but I was wrong and the key commands where still active (obviously I quit and restarted Max for this test)

Then I created an empty "max-keycommands.txt" while the original was still in the folder but the key commands kept on coming.

To cut a long story short it seems like Max processes all the .txt files in the "init" folder without any regard to the file names.

Move the file out of the folder or empty its contents.

Yes you're right, the file names are just there to keep things seperate. However this means you can include your own file called "custom-keycommands.txt" (or whatever else you like) and it shouldn't be overwritten when you perform the next max upgrade.

How to disable Max 5.0 "Key Commands"?