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23 <title>Cursor Mode</title>
27 <strong>Cursor Mode</strong>
29 <p>Cursor mode is a new feature in Jalview 2.08, and allows more
30 precise selection and editing of alignments through the use of the
31 keyboard for both navigation and the input of editing and selection
34 <em>F2</em> Toggles between normal and cursor editing modes. When in
35 cursor mode, a black cursor appears in the residue area of the
36 alignment, and any mouse clicks on that area will move the cursor to
37 that position (this means that the region selection menu is
38 unavailable in cursor mode).
43 <li><em>Cursor (Arrow) keys</em> - Move cursor around the alignment.<br/>
44 <em>Shift+Cursor key</em> - move to next gap or aligned residue</li>
47 <li><em>S</em> - Type a number x then press 'S' to jump to sequence x.</li>
50 <li><em>C</em> - Type a number x then press 'C' to jump to column x.</li>
53 <li><em>P</em> - Type a number x then press 'P' to jump to position x in
54 current sequence.</li>
57 <li>65,82<return> - Quick jump to column 65, sequence 82</li>
61 <b>Defining Regions</b>
63 <li><em>Q</em> - Define the top left corner of the selection area</li>
66 <li><em>M</em> - Define the bottom right corner of the selection area<br>
70 <b>Editing The Alignment</b>
72 <li><em>Space</em> - Insert a gap at the cursor position. <br> To
73 insert 12 spaces at the current cursor, type 12 before pressing
74 Space.<br> To group insert, hold control or shift together
79 <li><em>Delete (or backspace)</em> - Delete a gap at the cursor
80 position.<br> To delete 12 spaces at the current cursor, type
81 12 before pressing Delete (or backspace).<br> To group
82 delete, hold down control or shift together with Delete (or
87 Some keyboard operations are not available in keyboard mode. See <a
88 href="../keys.html">the full list of keystrokes</a>.