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Using the Keyboard
Using the Keyboard
Input from the keyboard (i.e. mouseless operation) is supported for
quick access to menu operations.
In an active uDraw(Graph)
base window,
there are two different ways to invoke menu operations
with the keyboard instead of using the mouse: mnemonics and accelerators.
All menus have mnemonics, but accelerators are only available for the
most frequently used menus.
How to activate a window depends on the window manager and window
system you use.
On this page, the default menu settings are displayed.
An application connected to the
API
is able to reconfigure the whole user interface of uDraw(Graph),
especially the content and order of menus, the mnemonics and the
available accelerators.
Refer to
user interface configuration
for details.
So if you are working with an application, the following descriptions
may not apply to you.
A mnemonic is the underlined character of each menu. For example,
menu "File" has an underlined mnemonic F.
The menu entry 'Open...' in the "File" menu has mnemonic O. So, to
open a new graph, you can use the shortcut ALT+F O in a base window
instead of selecting menu "File/Open..." with the mouse.
ALT+F O means: Press the ALT and f key simultaneously, then release
both keys and press o.
Do not use upper case F and O with the SHIFT-key!
So the ALT-key is only used to open a menu, ALT is not needed for
the entries in a menu.
Keys to access menus
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ALT+F: | Open "File" Menu. |
ALT+E | Open "Edit" Menu. |
ALT+V | Open "View" Menu. |
ALT+N | Open "Navigation" Menu. |
ALT+A | Open "Abstraction" Menu. |
ALT+L | Open "Layout" Menu. |
ALT+O | Open "Options" Menu. |
ALT+H | Open "Help" Menu. |
F10 | Open first menu ("File" Menu). |
ESCAPE | Close menu (cancel). |
Cursor keys | Browse through menus. |
RETURN | Select current menu item. |
Some frequently used menu operations have an additional accelerator
key which calls the particular function immediately without going
through the menus.
E.g. to open a file, press the CTRL-key and the o-key (lower case!)
simultaneously.
Accelerator keys to access menus
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CTRL+O | Open a graph or status file |
CTRL+S | Save a graph or status file |
CTRL+P | Print a graph |
CTRL+E | Export a graph |
CTRL+C | Close a base window |
CTRL+X | Exit uDraw(Graph) |
CTRL+N | Open New View to a graph |
CTRL+L | Full Scale |
CTRL+T | Fit Scale to Window |
CTRL+F | Find a node |
CTRL+A | Find Again |
CTRL+I | Improve All, start layout algorithm |
The navigation functions for graph browsing, usually available in
the Navigation/Navigator... dialog, can also be accessed directly
from the keyboard using the cursor keys:
Cursor keys to navigate in a graph |
CursorLeft | Go to left neighbour node |
CursorRight | Go to right neighbour node |
CursorUp | Go to nearest node at previous level |
CursorDown | Go to nearest node at next level |
SHIFT+CursorLeft | Go to nearest sibling node to the left |
SHIFT+CursorRight | Go to nearest sibling node to the right |
SHIFT+CursorUp | Go to nearest parent node |
SHIFT+CursorDown | Go to nearest child node |
PageUp | Scroll upwards |
PageDown | Scroll downwards |
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