KP-Environment Shortcuts
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[edit] Introduction
By end of August new shortcuts and selection combinations will be implemented in KP-Environment. Shortcuts and selection combinations will improve the user experience notability. All shortcuts and selection combinations are listed below. You can also download user guide for KP-Environment Shortcuts pdf document or word document.
Notice: If you have problems using the shortcuts, try to click on empty view (e.g. empty space in Network view) and then try using shortcuts again. Sometimes the Flash player doesn't recognize keyboard keys if the view is not activated.
[edit] Following improvements are postponed
- The selection rectangle will be changed from the "Shift" key to "Ctrl" key.
- When you click selected item with "Ctrl" key pressed, the clicked item will be removed from the selection.
- You can open selected item by pressing "Enter" key.
[edit] Shortcuts in KP-Environment
[edit] Select all visible items
The user can select all visible items by pressing “Ctrl” and “A” keys (see figure 1). If the user does not want to select e.g. links, the user can filter links away then from the Controls tab or from the “Show” menu and then press “Ctrl” and “A” keys.
[edit] Deselect items
The user can deselect all selected items by pressing “Ctrl” and “D” keys form the keyboard (see figure 2).
[edit] Copy and paste
The user can copy and paste selected items (see figure 3). Currently following items cannot be copied: Vocabulary, Sketchpad, Process Entity, Wiki, Visual Model and Visual Model Language.
[edit] Zooming the view
The user can zoom the view by using “+” and “-“ keys from the keyboard (see figure 4).
[edit] Launching the help
By pressing “F1” key from the keyboard, the user can open help wiki page (see figure 5). The help wiki page is opened in new tab or new window depending on user’s browser settings.
[edit] Deleting selected items
The user can delete selected items by pressing “Delete” key from the keyboard. Before the items are deleted confirmation pop-up appears to prevent mishaps (see figure 6).
[edit] Close opened pop-up windows
The user can close all opened pop-up windows by pressing "Esc" key from the keyboard (see figure 7). This is useful feature when you accidentally move the pop-up window outside the view, so that you cannot use close button.
[edit] Moving the view
The user can move (or pan) the view with arrow keys (see figure 8).
[edit] Selections in KP-Environment
[edit] Selecting multiple items by clicking
The user can select multiple items when the “Ctrl” key is pressed (see figure 9).
[edit] Selecting multiple items with selection rectangle
The user can make the selection rectangle by pressing “Shift” key from the keyboard and keeping the left mouse button pressed while moving the mouse (see figure 10). When the user releases the left mouse button, all items that are at least 50 % inside the rectangle are selected.
[edit] Combining selections with ctrl button
The user can combine selections with the “Ctrl” key (see figure 11). If the user has selected items e.g. with the selection rectangle and s/he wants to add couple items to the selection, by pressing the “Ctrl” key down and clicking on item will add clicked item to the selection.
If the user has selected already some items and want to add more items to the selection with the selection rectangle. By pressing “Shift” and “Ctrl” keys and keeping the left mouse button pressed while moving the mouse will display the selection rectangle. Items that are inside the selection rectangle will be added to the selection when the user releases the left mouse button.
[edit] Deselecting by clicking on empty space
By clicking on the empty space of the view, the user can deselect selected items (see figure 12).
[edit] Selecting one item when multiple items are selected
If the user have selected multiple items and wants to select only one item, the user can click item that s/he wants (without pressing the “Ctrl” key) and only the clicked item will be selected.
[edit] Moving multiple items
The user has selected multiple items and wants to move them. When the user starts to move one selected item, all selected items will be moved too (see figure 14).
[edit] Panning the view when moving item(s)
When the user is moving item and comes to the edge of the visible area e.g. Information tab, then the view is moved to the same direction where the user is moving item(s) (see figure 15).
