Keyboard Shortcuts

[Tom Sepe]

I've been loving the software (now that finally I got a compatible USB-DMX adaptor!)

It would be nice to have more keyboard shortcuts in the GUI. Specifically I'd love to have a keyboard shortcut to quickly switch between operate and design modes. CTRL-D or something?

Perhaps the function keys could be used to switch between tabs: F1 for Fixtures, F2 Functions, etc. etc.

Thanks again for all your amazing work on this project!

[RODOLFO]

It is a fact, it lacks a lot of keyboard shortcuts. We should have the ability to map the keyboard with functions.

[david garyga]

Hi,

I understand the need for shortcuts while editing, but:

> map keyboard with functions

Do you mean, map a key to function playback ? You can do this already.


Cheers

[RODOLFO]

Thank you for the reply but I meant to map the keyboard with a function inside the programing of a scene for example.
I tried to programming the position of several projectors one by one only with the mouse is too long.
kind regards

[david garyga]

Shortcuts for copy and paste channel values in scene edition already exist.
There is even a button to copy channels values to every other projector in the scene.
Have you read the doc / watched the tutorials ?


In case the copy and paste is not what you want to achieve, can you be more explicit ?
What do you mean by function ?

[RODOLFO]

ok imagine 60 moving head projectors in a room arranged different place and you must light a single point or different point. These are not the same settings for each projector. Ok copy channels function is cool but not for the spotlight. The copy function is cool for Beam, Frost, Dimmer, Colors, Gobos etc .. but not for Pan / Tilt & PanFine / TiltFine you understand? We must enter the positioning tool for every projector directly with keyboard shortcuts and mouse to adjust the position. Today one has to click on the projector Tab and click the positioning tool can do the position with the mouse. Making three shares for each projector it is too long for 60 projectors.
Thank for the reply.

[david garyga]

>We must enter the positioning tool for every projector directly with keyboard shortcuts and mouse to adjust the position

I guess you mean "we should be able to" instead of "we must" ?

Ok, so the general idea is "more keyboard shortcuts".

And a "Global positioning tool button", that displays a positioning tool for every fixture in the scene ? I don't know if this is feasible.

[Boxy]

I like the original poster's idea. I use a program for creating electronic schematic diagrams and it was a case of death by a thousand clicks to edit aspects of the design. It is the process of moving between mouse and keyboard continuously - click, type, ENTER, click OK, click, type, ENTER etc. that can be improved in nearly all software. A typical good example is clever use of TAB to cycle through the most commonly used window elements.

I would come up with QLC+ specific ideas but am playing with the Raspberry at the minute

[RODOLFO]

Thank you David for your listening I know that simple function for the user is difficult to programming. I use the matrix function in QLC + and I find it incredible good. I think with only keyboard shortcuts you can at least move the tabs as explained "BOXY" in the previous post.
And what would be amazing is that hold use a keyboard shortcut tool positioning.

Thank you again for this discussion.
Best Regards

[Trendiboi]

Yes, and the create scene shortcut is not working. (Ctrl + S)

[3rdPlanetRob]

I agree, would be fantastic to be able to map any function to any key, in particular functions that are specific to running a show (as opposed to editing)

I never liked using most remotes, i.e. android, tablets etc because you can't feel anything, i'm always busy with two of my hands, it would be great to be able to use my 3rd hand without having to look at a screen. I have a bluetooth numeric keypad that i use for remote in other software- since it has real buttons, i can feel where i am and not have to look to figure out which button to click- i would be able to walk anywhere (within bluetooth range) and still control lights, and there's never a shortage of things that need to be done during a show (i like to shoot video for live bands, just a hobby but a lot of fun)

But this program is so fantastic as it is!

[plugz]

I agree, would be fantastic to be able to map any function to any key, in particular functions that are specific to running a show (as opposed to editing)

I never liked using most remotes, i.e. android, tablets etc because you can't feel anything, i'm always busy with two of my hands, it would be great to be able to use my 3rd hand without having to look at a screen. I have a bluetooth numeric keypad that i use for remote in other software- since it has real buttons, i can feel where i am and not have to look to figure out which button to click- i would be able to walk anywhere (within bluetooth range) and still control lights, and there's never a shortage of things that need to be done during a show (i like to shoot video for live bands, just a hobby but a lot of fun)

But this program is so fantastic as it is!

You know you can assign keyboard shortcuts to virtual console widgets, right ?

[3rdPlanetRob]

I just found that late last night, maybe i should keep quiet until i learn the program more- the more i get into it, the more things it has- it's really well laid out.

[3rdPlanetRob]

Here is an example. OddSocks helped me figure out what i was doing wrong with matrices (thanks!), and i've been able to start building some things for shows. One of the main things is being able to make minor adjustments to things without being near the computer, i use a wireless (bluetooth) numeric keypad, (i like the hardware buttons). Is it possible to make changes to for example, the size/ramp/speed adjustments within a matrix, via a keyboard shortcut? (or to the other subfunctions within the different matrix options). I was looking through the options for keyboard shortcuts (there are a lot, that's really good to have), i didn't see a way to do it explicitly, but was thinking maybe there's a workaround. Or maybe there is a utility that will what you're doing with the mouse and assign those mouse functions to a keyboard shortcut, i'm still looking for something like that.

Anyway, the matrix functions are really good!

Added- maybe that wasn't very clear- say the temp of the music changer drastically, but the current pattern is matrix, and just slowing it down some is all that's needed- another one could be made, but without knowing the speed it would be guesswork. Or if you want to adjust one of the other parameters realtime to just make a minute adjustment. It always feels... almost rude to make a suggestion- i shoot multicamera, i get a lot of requests for small changes ("can't you just change that shot, pick one of the other cameras, it's really a simple thing and would just take a few minutes" HAH most people don't realize how long simple things can take..)

[plugz]

SpeedDial widget, preset buttons, TAP button ?

http://qlcplus.org/docs/vcspeeddial.html

[3rdPlanetRob]

Esh, just when i thought i found something really useful that the program doesn't have, thanks!