Introduction
With the release of IGB provides a number of keyboard shortcuts for common operations. You can change these easily via the Preferences window.
For example, one commonly used shortcut is ^B (control-b) for "add a position (only) bookmark."
Changing Keyboard Commands
To view, set or change keyboard commands, open Preferences > Shortcuts. Click in the Keystroke 7.0, we introduce the Toolbar, which is described here. The Toolbar provides one-click shortcuts for the most common functions in IGB. The Preferences > Toolbar tab provides the full listing of functions that can be put into the Toolbar. In addition, all of these functions, plus many more, can be set to run with keystroke shortcuts as well.
Adding Shortcuts to the Toolbar
To select a shortcut function to add to the Toolbar, simply check the box in the Toolbar? column. To the left you can see the icon as it will appear in the Toolbar, and to the right is the name of the function. If you would like to add a function to the Toolbar that does not have an icon, let us know! If you would like a function that does not appear in the list at all, let us know! We are always happy to help out with new features and options.
If you would prefer to set and use Key Stroke short cuts, click in the Key Stroke field for your selected shortcut, and the cursor will appear in an open text box. Type the command key(s) you want to use as the shortcut (usually Control, Alt (CONTROL/META, ALT or SHIFT, or combinations) + a letter or number key). As soon as the proper key appears in the box, the shortcut is set. To clear keyboard commands, select the shortcut and use the Clear button.
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Wiki Markup You cannot use keystrokes that your operating system already uses, such as Ctrl-Alt-Delete on Windows or many Alt+\[key\] functions on Mac. If you make a mistake, simply type the keystroke(s) that you want.
- Note: Your new keyboard shortcut(s) will be available after you close and re-launch IGB.
- Note: Some action names that don't seem to have any function may appear; this can happen if you have installed and then uninstalled some plugins.
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. Click enter after you set the key stroke combination.
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Key Stroke shortcuts for zooming and scrolling the view will apply both in the main view and in the sliced view. The effect can be confusing when both views are visible in the same window at the same time. Opening the sliced view in a separate window can give more predictable shortcut behavior. |
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A list of all current functions and the default shortcuts appears below:
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