X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=help%2Fhtml%2Fkeys.html;h=61c55cc145d4c2ea2035f4d7297e1008458dd77f;hb=ddb0a809c051b4e2506aafe9efacbd57868742db;hp=1eefe2b1c89dbdadd2da86697647c0c969316f81;hpb=47fec0f1c2c7c6ce2222eb03ac65b640ffa19e11;p=jalview.git diff --git a/help/html/keys.html b/help/html/keys.html index 1eefe2b..61c55cc 100755 --- a/help/html/keys.html +++ b/help/html/keys.html @@ -3,9 +3,13 @@

Key Strokes

-Jalview responds a number of key strokes, and has two distinct modes of -keyboard operation. The F2 key switches between 'Normal' and -'Cursor' mode operation. +Jalview has two distinct modes of keyboard operation - in 'Normal' + mode, single keystrokes (including those shown next to menu items) + provide short cuts to common commands. In 'Cursor' mode (enabled by + F2), some of these are disabled and more complex 'Compound + Keystrokes' can be entered to perform precise navigation, selection + and editing operations.

@@ -17,19 +21,22 @@ keyboard operation. The F2 key switches between 'Normal' and --> - - - + + + + - As in normal mode, but also cancels any partially entered commands + + - Show Help Documentation + + @@ -41,24 +48,62 @@ keyboard operation. The F2 key switches between 'Normal' and + + + + + - Moves selected sequence(s) up the alignment + + - Moves selected sequence(s) down the alignment. - Cursor Keys
- (Arrow Keys) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - Pastes the contents of the clipboard to a new alignment window. (same as the - Alignment Window menu Edit->Paste command)
- nb. if the paste is from a Jalview alignment, any sequence and alignment - annotations will also be copied over. + + + + + + + @@ -90,6 +142,76 @@ columns are selected, you should use the Hi + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Escape	Both	The Panic button.
Escape	Normal	Clears the current selection region, highlighted columns and highlghted - residues.
Escape	Normal	Clears the current selection region, highlighted columns and highlghted + residues.
Escape	Cursor
As in normal mode, but also cancels any partially entered commands
F1	Both
Show Help Documentation
F2		Undoes the last sequence edit
Control 'Y'	Both	Redo the last sequence edit undone.
Up Arrow	Normal
Moves selected sequence(s) up the alignment
Down Arrow	Normal
Moves selected sequence(s) down the alignment.
Left Arrow	Normal	Slides selected sequence(s) left. Press Alt key to slide in cursor mode
Right Arrow	Normal	Slides selected sequence(s) right. Press Alt key to slide in cursor mode
Cursor Keys + (Arrow Keys)	Cursor	Move cursor around alignment
Page Up	Both	Scroll up the alignment view
Page Down	Both	Scroll down the alignment view
Control 'A'	Both	Selects all sequences in the alignment
Control 'I'	Both	Invert sequence selection.
Control Alt 'I'	Both	Invert column selection.
Control 'C'	Both	Copies the selected region into the clipboard as a Fasta format file @@ -67,10 +112,17 @@ keyboard operation. The F2 key switches between 'Normal' and
Control 'V'	Both
Paste the contents of the clipboard to the current alignment window. + (Alignment Window->Edit->Paste->Add to this Alignment) nb. if the + paste is from a Jalview alignment, any sequence and alignment annotations + will also be copied over.
Control Shift 'V'	Both	Paste the contents of the clipboard to a new alignment window. (Alignment + Window->Edit->Paste->To New Alignment)
Control 'X'	Both	Both	Hides / Reveals selected columns and sequences
Control 'H'	Both	Hides / Reveals selected columns
Shift 'H'	Both	Hides / Reveals selected sequences
Control 'O'	Both	Input new alignment from file
Control 'S'	Both	Save alignment with current filename and format
Control Shift 'S'	Both	Save alignment as a new file or with a different format
Control 'P'	Both	Opens the print dialog box to print the current view
Control 'W'	Both	Closes the current view or the current alignment
Backspace	Normal	Delete the currently selected rows or columns from the alignment.
Control 'L'	Left	Remove columns to left of left-most column marker.
Control 'R'	Both	Remove columns to right of right-most column marker.
Control 'E'	Both	Remove gapped columns
Control Shift 'E'	Both	Remove all gaps
Control 'D'	Both	Open the 'Remove redundancy' Dialog box.
	Normal

The compound commands available in the Cursor mode are summarised below. Single letter commands can be prefixed by digits to specify a repetition