Appearance
Keyboard shortcuts
Shortcuts act on the window that has focus. On macOS, use Command in place of Ctrl. Editing shortcuts work only in EDIT mode.
Main Window and Palettes
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
F1 | Open this manual (in a palette, open that palette’s section) |
Ctrl+N | New display |
Ctrl+O | Open display |
Ctrl+S | Save display |
Ctrl+P | |
Ctrl+Q | Exit QtEDM |
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo / Redo (Redo is Ctrl+Y on Windows) |
Ctrl+F | Find PV |
Display Windows
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+X / Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V | Cut / Copy / Paste the selection (also in the main window) |
| Arrow keys | Move the selection 1 pixel |
Shift+Arrow | Move the selection 10 pixels |
Ctrl+Arrow | Resize the selection 1 pixel |
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow | Resize the selection 10 pixels |
Escape | Cancel PV Info or PV Limits picking |
Ctrl+X is always Cut; it does not switch modes. To change modes, use the Edit/Execute selector in the main window.
Help Window
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+F | Go to Find in help |
Enter or F3 | Next match |
Shift+Enter or Shift+F3 | Previous match |
Escape | Close Help |