Specifications

24 LightJockey Help file - (C) Martin Professional 2010
LightJockey Help
The LightJockey desktop
Main desktop window
The LightJockey desktop
The LightJockey Desktop is devided into 3 separate areas. At the top (below the main desktop menu)
is a tool bar area, in the middle is the fixture area where configured fixtures are illustrated by Icons,
and at the bottom is the status bar.
The desktop window it self is an ordinary Windows-style window that may be minimized, maximized
or resized at will. On multiple monitor systems the Desktop window can reside on any monitor.
Besides the desktop window LightJockey has a number of different dialogs, lists and other types of
controls. All these are launched in separate, independent windows (as the fixture controls in the
screenshot above) - these windows may be moved freely on the whole Windows desktop, even
outside the regular LightJockey desktop, and LightJockey remembers the position where the window
was placed the last time and uses this position when the window is opened again (it is possible to set
a restriction on where the windows are located when re-opened).
On multi-monitor systems, use the extra desktop space to keep the LightJockey desktop on one
monitor, or even a par of one monitor, while using some or the rest of the Windows desktop area for
the individual control windows.
Desktop tabs
Fixtures are represented on the desktop by icons that may be placed anywhere on multiple pages or
"tabs" This allows fixtures to be organized according to personal preferences. To create or edit tabs,
select tabs from the popup menu. Create a new tab by clicking add. Edit or delete the tab by
selecting the tab from the list, and then click the appropriate button.
Placing fixture icons on the desktop
When a new fixture has been configured it's icon is not yet assigned to any tab on the desktop. A
fixture is not programmable until it has been placed on the desktop - to place the fixture, drag it from
the unassigned fixtures list that opens automatically when new fixtures are configured, and drop it on
a suitable place on the desktop. Alternatively click place all in the menu to place all unassigned
fixtures on the current tab.
Moving fixture icons
Select Icons -> Move all from the desktop popup menu. This will switch all icons into move mode. It