Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys
Some panels and actions can be accessed through pre-programmed key shortcuts, which are customizable. These include the top menu panels, all the contour buttons and the Lock and Centre buttons. JavaScripts and Command Files can also be assigned to a key. A listing of the available shortcuts and the keys they are assigned to can be brought up by pressing either the '?' key (by default) or accessing it through the Options top menu. |  |
This will bring up a panel, from which you may assign the shortcuts, JavaScripts and Macros/Command Files to the keys. Note that upper and lower case letters can be assigned different shortcuts.
The image above shows the default key assignations, but each key may be programmed to use any of the predefined functions as shown in this screen-grab:
In addition the and options permit user-defined scripts to be assigned to any key, so that users can create and assign their own functions. Macros are described in MACROS . JavaScripts are described in Scripting |  |
Shortcut keys are effective when the mouse is in any PRIMER window except the dialogue box, in the latter they are interpreted as normal text input to the command-line interpreter.
There is an option to configure 3D mouse buttons through the shortcuts panel. Click on the to assign functions, macros and JavaScripts to buttons on a 3DConnexion 3D mouse. See 3D Mouse for more information on 3D mice.