Keyboard shortcut suggestions
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:52 am
(I'm on a Mac, so CMD= pc's ALT)
Suggested future-version keyboard shortcuts:
- a quick way to move to and from sets/subsets (e.g. CMD-] or CMD-[, or CMD-arrow keys)
- a quick way to move selected performers along the grid: Arrow Keys (rather than dragging them, which requires visual counting)
(eg. select some players, press down-arrow 8 times. Bam! player has moved 8 steps)
- a quick way to shift upper and lower body directions: CMD-NUMKEYPAD, SHIFT-CMD-NUMKEYPAD
- a quick way to evenly space intervals on selected players: CMD-I
- a quick way to straighten a line of players: CMD-L
(this is great when one's been moving players around manually and need to quickly clean up a line)
(I like to set the endpoint players, then select everyone who's in that line. CMD-L. Bam! Instant line)
Programming/embedding these functions within appropriate menus is all that's needed. A user could then assign their own keyboard shortcut to it.
In general, keeping hands on the keyboard is much faster than most mousing actions.
Thanks,
-Brad
Suggested future-version keyboard shortcuts:
- a quick way to move to and from sets/subsets (e.g. CMD-] or CMD-[, or CMD-arrow keys)
- a quick way to move selected performers along the grid: Arrow Keys (rather than dragging them, which requires visual counting)
(eg. select some players, press down-arrow 8 times. Bam! player has moved 8 steps)
- a quick way to shift upper and lower body directions: CMD-NUMKEYPAD, SHIFT-CMD-NUMKEYPAD
- a quick way to evenly space intervals on selected players: CMD-I
- a quick way to straighten a line of players: CMD-L
(this is great when one's been moving players around manually and need to quickly clean up a line)
(I like to set the endpoint players, then select everyone who's in that line. CMD-L. Bam! Instant line)
Programming/embedding these functions within appropriate menus is all that's needed. A user could then assign their own keyboard shortcut to it.
In general, keeping hands on the keyboard is much faster than most mousing actions.
Thanks,
-Brad