Specifications

182 LightJockey Help file - (C) Martin Professional 2010
LightJockey Help
Hotkeys
Using hotkeys
Keyboard functions for selecting fixtures
When selecting fixtures by clicking on the fixture icons, the following mouse/keyboard combinations
are available:
[shift]+left-click fixture icon - force master. This will force the fixture into master status, regardless of
it's previous selected state.
[Control]+left-click fixture icon - solo fixture select. This will select the fixture as master and de-select
all other fixtures.
[Control]+"rubber-banding" fixture icons - this will select fixtures within rubber band frame only.
Rubber-banding means to click and hold down left mouse button and then drag a rectangle around the
fixture icons before releasing the button again.
Keyboard hotkeys
LightJockey may be setup to use keyboard as hotkeys to select different functions, programs and
effects directly. In order for the hotkeys to work LightJockey must have the Windows focus (one of the
LightJockey windows must be the 'active' window). If any other program has focus , the keyboard
commands will not be passed to the LightJockey application. The hotkeys will not have effect outside
LightJockey. This restriction, by default, includes the Offline Visualizer which may be configured to
pass key presses to LightJockey. Hotkeys function may be globally enabled or disabled by setting or
clearing the Hotkeys Enabled switch in the Main -> Setup -> Hotkeys menu. To edit the hotkeys
configuration, select Edit Hotkeys from the Main -> Setup -> Hotkeys menu.
Note that hotkey actions may be disabled in some parts of the application, e.g. during fixture
configuration.
Configuring Hotkeys
The edit hotkeys dialog
The edit hotkey dialog lists the functions and programs that are may be assigned to hotkeys. To
assign a key or key combination to a function or program, first press the key or key combination to
'record' the key or combination. The 'recorded' key or combination will appear in the Key Combo
window. Note that it is the key itself that is registered not the 'value' of the key. Alpha-keys ("a" -"z")
will always register as capitals ("A"-"Z"). [Control] and [Shift] combinations such as [Shift]E or
[Control]E are recognized as separate hotkeys. Some keys are not pre-defined in Windows but have a
function that depends on the currently installed keyboard driver. These keys will list their value as
[XXX]. [Alt] combinations are not recognized by the hotkey system, but are reserved for use by the
normal Windows hotkey system. Furthermore, Windows reserves a couple of keyboard combinations
for itself, e.g. [Control]+[Esc]. These combinations are also not available as hotkey combos.