Mouse actions and keyboard shortcuts

This topic explains how to control Tracker with the mouse and keyboard.

Manage hot keys

To manage hot keys:

1. To display a list of all current hot keys, on the Settings menu, click Show Hot Keys, or press Shift+H.
2. In the Hot Keys dialog box, you can:
   • Save the hot keys that are currently listed (click the Save button at the bottom of the dialog box)
   • Load saved hot keys (click the Load button at the bottom of the dialog box)

   • Revert all the hot keys to their default settings (click the Default button at the bottom of the dialog box)

   • Specify custom hot keys (in the Command column, find the required command and double-click in the Key Sequence column). For details, see Specify custom hot keys.

When you click Save, you can specify a file name and save the current hot keys as a *.HotKeys file to:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Vicon\Tracker4.x\username\HotKeys\

If you import a .HotKeys file from another user or machine, make sure it is in this folder path so that you can select it in the Hot Keys configuration menu.

Specify custom hot keys

In the Hot Keys dialog box, you can specify custom hot keys for both current hot keys (ie, overwriting the default hot keys) and for commands listed in the Hot Keys dialog box where the Key Sequence column is blank (ie, for which there aren't currently specified key sequences).

To specify custom hot keys:

1. Open the Hot Keys dialog box (select Settings > Show Hot Keys or press SHIFT+H).
2. In the Command column, find the required command and double-click in the Key Sequence column.
3. Depending on whether you clicked a blank cell:
   • If you clicked on a blank cell (ie, a key sequence is not currently specified), with the Set Hot Key dialog box still open, press the sequence of keys you want to specify.
   • If you clicked on a current key sequence, in the Set Hot Key dialog box click Clear and then press the sequence of keys that are to replace the original sequence.
   You are warned if your custom key sequence will replace an existing key sequence.
4. If you want to save your custom hot keys, remember to click Save at the bottom of the dialog box.
5. Click OK.

Tracker hot keys and mouse actions

For mouse actions and keyboard shortcut for specific tasks, see the following tables:

Control Tracker's appearance and behavior

Use the following keys to control the way Tracker looks and behaves. Note that these are the default settings for these keys, which you can change in the Hot Keys dialog box.

Move between frames

Move the camera viewpoint

Use the mouse and keyboard to move the camera viewpoint in 3D Perspective, 3D Orthogonal, and Camera view panes.

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