Glossary of short cut keys that support sequencing in V4.0

[scuba]

Does someone have a complete list of the actions that are implemented by pressing a keyboard key?

For example: Press these letters has the following effect

O: insert on
D: insert ramp down
U: insert ramp up
T:  insert Timing Mark
S: insert timing mark between timing marks

Are there others?

Are there short cut keys for the effects?
What does the "shift" key do and when? If anything?

BTW: How do you un-magnitze to adjacent effects?

If you have found a list please publish it for the rest of us...Thank you

[JonB256]

The "official" list is in the file "xlights_keybindings.xml" file in your default directory.
Currently it is:

<keybindings>
  <keybinding key="t" type="TIMING_ADD"/>
  <keybinding key="s" type="TIMING_SPLIT"/>
  <keybinding key="+" type="ZOOM_IN"/>
  <keybinding key="-" type="ZOOM_OUT"/>
  <keybinding key="R" type="RANDOM"/>
  <keybinding key="o" type="EFFECT" effect="On">E_TEXTCTRL_Eff_On_End=100,E_TEXTCTRL_Eff_On_Start=100</keybinding>
  <keybinding key="u" type="EFFECT" effect="On">E_TEXTCTRL_Eff_On_End=100,E_TEXTCTRL_Eff_On_Start=0,T_CHECKBOX_FitToTime=1</keybinding>
  <keybinding key="d" type="EFFECT" effect="On">E_TEXTCTRL_Eff_On_End=0,E_TEXTCTRL_Eff_On_Start=100,T_CHECKBOX_FitToTime=1</keybinding>
  <keybinding key="m" type="EFFECT" effect="Morph"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="c" type="EFFECT" effect="Curtain"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="i" type="EFFECT" effect="Circles"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="b" type="EFFECT" effect="Bars"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="y" type="EFFECT" effect="Butterfly"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="f" type="EFFECT" effect="Fire"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="g" type="EFFECT" effect="Garlands"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="p" type="EFFECT" effect="Pinwheel"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="r" type="EFFECT" effect="Ripple"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="x" type="EFFECT" effect="Text"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="s" type="EFFECT" effect="Spirals"></keybinding>
  <keybinding key="w" type="EFFECT" effect="Color Wash">T_CHECKBOX_FitToTime=1</keybinding>
  <keybinding key="n" type="EFFECT" effect="Snowflakes"></keybinding>
</keybindings>

[scuba]

Wow....Thanks!

BTW: how do separate magnetized effects....Cut? Paste?

[danj]

Maybe timing split??

[JonB256]

scuba - I think many of those are currently turned OFF due to serious (unintended) side effects. Gilrock was working on it.
But, it is a very nice list.

Jon

update - apparently this was turned back on in version 4.0.20 (turned off in 0.19) per the release notes.

[Gilrock]

What's turned off?  I just checked a couple and they are working.  Cut and Paste are working.  You need to have a cell selected or the keys do nothing.  So select a cell between two timing marks and hit the desired key.  There currently isn't a way to unmagnetize effects.  I just click on one of the effects and delete it.  Then drag it back onto the grid and it will have the same settings since I just clicked the deleted one.

[flyinverted]

Remember that those default keybindings have no other effect settings saved. (colors, speed, etc)

To update the effect, get an effect configured the way you like it and copy it.
Paste it into a text document and copy the effect starting with the "E_" text.
Paste that between the > < in the keybinding.xml file as shown in the first keybinding for the O key.
Save and restart xLights.

YOU MUST NOT HAVE xLIGHTS running when you do this as it currently saves keybindings on exit and will overwrite your changes if you're editing with xLights running.

I used numbers for my effects and now have single key morphs for up, down, left, right, etc.

[scuba]

BTW: there are two s effects: Spirl and Split the timing marks....If you try to use "s" it will always Split the timing marks....I'll try to edit the file and change S to Z or something else.

[ValentinoRx]

It may just be me but I will do a ramp up or down and not have an issue. If I try to copy that effect. No good. Just ON. Then when I delete that cell and try and put a fresh ramp in it won't take it.  PS. Sequencing on a flight from NYC to Florida is not recommended. I'm now dizzy.