Keyboard Navigation

The DSP Configurator has been designed to allow navigation within the application and execution of all configuration functions to be performed solely with the use of a keyboard, without ever having to touch a mouse. Some keyboard navigation behavior matches Windows standards, while other behaviors are specific to the DSP Configurator.

When the program is first launched, the cursor focus is in the upper left corner, on the Line Input 1 Gain block. From there, use the arrow keys and the Tab key to move within the program. Shift + Tab reverses the direction of the Tab key. Use the arrow key to move to the channel name fields, then use Tab (input) or Shift + Tab (output) to move out of the name fields.

Navigation specifics are as follows:

Function Keys. Keyboard function keys may be used to invoke online Help, to navigate workspaces (see DSP Configurator Workflow), or to toggle between Live and Emulate modes. Function key assignments are as follows:

F1 - invokes online Help from anywhere within the application.
F2 - takes the user to the Audio & Video I/O view.
F3 - takes the user to the Audio I/O view.
F4 - takes the user to the Video I/O view.
F5 - toggles between Live mode and Emulate mode. From Emulate mode, pressing F5 is equal to clicking the Live mode button. From Live mode, pressing F5 is equal to clicking the Emulate mode button.

Enter Key. The Enter key performs the same action as a double-click. For example, the Enter key opens a dialog box when applicable, or will open the context menu from which a processor type may be selected. When the focus is on an action button, the Enter will execute the button action, and toggle the button when applicable.

Ctrl key. The Ctrl (control) key may be used in the following shortcuts.

• Ctrl + x - cut the selected elements.

• Ctrl + c - copy the selected elements.

• Ctrl + v - paste the selected elements.

• Ctrl + a - the first press of Ctrl + a highlights all switcher matrix nodes. The second press highlights all elements within the program.

Alt key. The Alt key + an assigned letter key is used to open and then navigate menus. When the Alt key is pressed and either held or released, the first letters in the menu titles become underlined. When the underlined letter key is then pressed, the menu opens.

Once a menu is opened, additional underlined letters may be used to select a menu item. Alternately, the arrow keys can be used to move within the menu. Sub-menu items are accessed by pressing the down arrow key to move to the menu item, the right arrow to open the sub-menu, then the down arrow key to move to the sub-menu item. The Esc key progressively backs out of menu selections, and finally defeats the Alt key mode.

Matrix Ties. Video and audio switcher ties can be made using only the keyboard. Refer to Switcher Matrix Operation to understand which ties are being made from each I/O workspace.

To make matrix ties from input to output:

Arrow or Tab to the matrix input node from which you will make the tie.
Press and hold the Shift key to enter a "make tie" mode.
Press the right arrow to move to the corresponding output node. A tie is made in a pending state, indicated by a dashed line between the input and output.
Release the Shift key.
Press Enter to execute the tie. To make additional ties from the same input, go to step 6. To make additional ties from a different input, press the left arrow key once, then repeat steps 1-5. To exit the "make tie" mode, either press the escape key or arrow away from the tied node.
Press the up or down arrow key in the direction of the tie you wish to make. A tie is made in a pending state.

NOTE: If your cursor is on an input node number that is higher than the highest output node number, the focus will move to the highest numbered output.

Highlighting Elements. When an element within the program has "focus," it is highlighted. A highlighted element(s) may be cut, copied and pasted. When an element is cut, that element is not removed until it has been pasted. The cut, copy and paste functions may be performed using either of following keyboard methods:

Ctrl + x; Ctrl + c; Ctrl + v
Edit | Cut; Edit | Copy; Edit | Paste

Also, it is necessary to highlight elements in order to save them into a preset. Multiple elements may be highlighted, and then cut/copy/pasted or saved as a preset.

To highlight multiple elements for cut/copy/paste:

Use the arrow key(s) to move to the block from which you will start highlighting.
Press and hold the Shift key, then use the arrow key(s) to navigate to and highlight additional elements.
When you reach the last element you wish to be highlighted, release the Shift key.
Cut or copy using one of the above listed methods. Elements that are cut are not removed until pasted.
Use the arrow key to move to the upper left corner of the area you wish to paste to, then paste using one of the above listed methods. The block of elements that you paste to must exactly match the block of elements that were cut or copied.

To highlight multiple elements for saving to a preset:

Use the arrow key(s) to move to the block from which you will start highlighting.
Press and hold the Shift key, then use the arrow key(s) to navigate to and highlight additional elements.
When you reach the last element you wish to be highlighted, release the Shift key.
To retain highlighting and skip to another element within the program, press and hold the Ctrl key. To highlight another element or group of elements, repeat steps 1 through 3.
To save as a preset, go to Tools | Preset | Save Preset by pressing Alt + t, right arrow, down arrow. Press Enter. For more information, see Preset Save.