Chapter 10
Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts give you direct access to certain functionalities and thus can speed up your work flow significantly. They depend on the context, which means that in different windows or with different tools the same combination of keys can cause different actions. Delta2D follows the conventions known from other applications, where most menu items are accessible by typing the underlined letter of the menu command while holding pressed the Alt key. In addition, you can use the following shortcuts:

10.1 Keyboard Shortcuts in the Project Manager Window

Ctrl + A       Save current project with new name
Ctrl + G Create new group
Ctrl + J Start and stop background tasks
Ctrl + L Close current project
Ctrl + N Create new project
Ctrl + O Open existing project
Ctrl + P Show properties of project
Ctrl + Q Close application window
Ctrl + S Save current project with current name
Ctrl + Shift + 1 Open or switch to Project Manager window
Ctrl + Shift + 2 Open or switch to Dual View (gel image) window
Ctrl + Shift + 3 Open or switch to Table window
Ctrl + Shift + 4 Open or switch to Gel Image Regions window
Ctrl + Shift + 5 Open or switch to Job Manager window
Ctrl + Shift + 6 Open or switch to Expression Profiles window
Ctrl + Shift + 7 Open or switch to Color Coding window
F1 Open help

10.2 Keyboard Shortcuts in the Gel Image Pair View Window

Alt + 1       Switch to the Match Map tool
Alt + 2 Switch to the Segments tool
Alt + 3 Switch to the Spot Editing tool
Alt + 4 Switch to the Zoom tool
Alt + 5 Switch to the Labels tool
Ctrl + 1 Switch on / off master points overlay
Ctrl + 2 Switch on / off sample points overlay
Ctrl + 3 Switch on / off match vectors overlay
Ctrl + 4 Switch on / off master spots overlay
Ctrl + 5 Switch on / off sample spots overlay
Ctrl + 6 Switch on / off master labels overlay
Ctrl + 7 Switch on / off sample labels overlay
Ctrl + Alt + B Toggle background visible / invisible
Ctrl + Alt + F Toggle foreground visible / invisible
Ctrl + Alt + I Invert match map (Swap target points of match vectors)
Ctrl + Alt + D Delete match map
Ctrl + Alt + O Open saved match map
Ctrl + Alt + Q Quantify all
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E Export current match (save as ...)
Ctrl + C Open Snapshot window
Ctrl + E Equalize images
Ctrl + F Open labels format dialog
Ctrl + H Show histograms dialog
Ctrl + L Show scatter plot
Ctrl + N New File, new View. Clears Master, Sample and Match map.
Ctrl + Numpad- Zoom out
Ctrl + Numpad* Fit window to image
Ctrl + Numpad+ Zoom in
Ctrl + Numpad/ Fit image to window
Ctrl + Numpad1 Zoom 1:1
Ctrl + O Open Sample Image
Ctrl + P Open Preferences dialog
Ctrl + Q Quit, Exit, Close Application window
Ctrl + Shift + 1 Open or switch to Project Manager window
Ctrl + Shift + 2 Open or switch to Dual View (gel image) window
Ctrl + Shift + 3 Open or switch to Table window
Ctrl + Shift + 4 Open or switch to Gel Image Regions window
Ctrl + Shift + 5 Open or switch to Job Manager window
Ctrl + Shift + 6 Open or switch to Expression Profiles window
Ctrl + Shift + 7 Open or switch to Color Coding window
Ctrl + Shift + D Save Dual channel image as ...
Ctrl + Shift + M Open Match map including Images
Ctrl + Shift + O Open Master Image
Ctrl + Shift + S Save Sample as ...
Ctrl + Shift + Space Switch between dual image / last active single image tabs
Ctrl + Space Switch between master / sample image tabs
Ctrl + T Show quantitation table
Ctrl + U Unwarp Image
Ctrl + W Warp image (apply the selected warp mode)
F1 Open help
Shift + Space Switch between master / sample / dual image tabs

10.3 Keyboard Shortcuts Depending on Tool

In the Gel Image Pair View window of Delta2D you can use your mouse as different one of four different tools (see section 5.1). Depending on the tool being in use, you get changed or even additional functionality by pressing a key when clicking.

Match Map Tool

Alt Changes the match map tool temporarily to a hand for moving around the visible region of the image.
Ctrl Toggles match vector snap to spots temporarily on or off, depending on the actual state.

Segments Tool

Alt Changes the spots tool temporarily to a hand for moving around the image.
Ctrl Allows you to select additional spots without deselecting already selected ones.

Zoom Tool

Alt Changes the zoom tool temporarily to a hand for moving around the image.
Ctrl Switches the zoom tool temporarily in zoom out mode. The plus in the mouse cursor changes to a minus to illustrate this.
Shift Switches the zoom tool temporarily in the 1:1 zoom mode. The plus in the mouse cursor changes to a 1:1 underneath the loupe.

Labels Tool

Alt Changes the labels tool temporarily to a hand for moving around the image.
Ctrl Toggles labels snap to spot temporarily on or off, depending on the actual state.
Shift Toggles the placing of new produced labels temporarily from master to sample image.