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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/css/main.min.css" /> | ||
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# Tool Modes | ||
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You can switch between mouse modes using hotkeys or tool selection. Here are hotkeys that control your mode: | ||
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**Spacebar**: Temporarily enables the alternative mouse mode (default mode vs pan mode) | ||
**Escape**: Switches to default mode irrespective of which mode you are currently using. | ||
- <button class="kbc-button kbc-button-xs">Spacebar</button> : Temporarily enables the alternative mouse mode (default mode vs pan mode) | ||
- <button class="kbc-button kbc-button-xs">H</button> : Switches to pan mode (hand icon) | ||
- <button class="kbc-button kbc-button-xs">Escape / V</button> : Switches to default mode irrespective of which mode you are currently using. | ||
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## Interacting with Components | ||
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### Default Mode (no tool selected) | ||
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**Hover**: Displays subtle indication of focus by outlining the component with a light green color. | ||
Cursor style: “default (arrow)” | ||
**Click-and-drag:** Moves component in the direction of the mouse. | ||
Cursor style: “move” | ||
**Click**: Displays the component toolbar, resize box, and connections handles. | ||
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<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
**Hover:** Nothing | ||
Cursor style: “default (arrow)” | ||
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**Double-click**: | ||
**Click-and-drag:** Moves component in the direction of the mouse. | ||
Cursor style: “move” | ||
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- Components \- Opens the component configurator. | ||
<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
**Click**: Displays the component toolbar, resize box, and connections handles. | ||
Cursor style: “default (arrow)” | ||
<img style="width:500px;" src="./click.png" /> | ||
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**Double-click**: | ||
Cursor style: “pointer” | ||
- Components \- Opens the component configurator. | ||
<img style="width:500px;" src="./double_click.png" /> | ||
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- Textbox \- Enables text editing inside the component. | ||
<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
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Cursor style: “text” | ||
Cursor style: “text” | ||
<img style="width:500px;" src="./text-box-double-click.gif" /> | ||
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**Right-click**: Opens the circular component context menu. | ||
<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
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## Interacting with the Canvas | ||
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### Default Mode (no tool selected) | ||
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**Hover:** Nothing | ||
Cursor style: “default (arrow)” | ||
**Click**: Nothing | ||
Cursor style: “default (arrow)” | ||
**Double-click**: Opens the quick component configurator. | ||
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<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
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Cursor style: “pointer” | ||
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**Right-click**: Opens design context menu | ||
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<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
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Cursor style: “default (arrow)”, with “pointer” on hover of a menu item. | ||
<img style="width:500px;" src="./right_click.png" /> | ||
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**Click-and-hold:** Initiates box selection for selecting of multiple components. | ||
<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
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Cursor style: “crosshair” | ||
**Scroll wheel**: Pan up or down in the direction of the mouse. | ||
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<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
<img style="width:500px;" src="./select.gif" /> | ||
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Cursor style: “grabbing-hand” | ||
**Scroll wheel**: Pan up or down in the direction of the mouse. | ||
Cursor style: "default (arrow)” | ||
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**Scroll wheel \+ CMD/CTL**: Zoom in/out in the direction of the mouse. | ||
Cursor style: “grabbing-hand” | ||
Cursor style: "default (arrow)” | ||
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**Horizontal scroll wheel**: Pan left or right in the direction of the mouse. | ||
Cursor style: “grabbing-hand” | ||
Cursor style: "default (arrow)” | ||
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#### Pencil Mouse Mode | ||
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Pencil lines do not connect individual components, but offer annotating capability, allowing you to take notes and draw annotations to enhance your designs. | ||
**Hover:** Nothing | ||
Cursor style: “custom(pencil)” | ||
**Mouse down and drag:** Start drawing a freeform line. | ||
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<img style="width:250px;" src="./tool-mode-placeholder.svg" /> | ||
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Cursor style: “custom(pencil)” | ||
<img style="width:500px;" src="./pencil.gif" /> | ||
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**Mouse down \+ SHIFT:** Start drawing a straight line in the direction of the mouse, which will initiate and remain as either a vertical or horizontal line. | ||
Cursor style: “custom(pencil)” | ||
**Mouse up**: Complete the line and renders into a component with full styling capabilities. | ||
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