Keyboard Commands Table

The most common commands are available by pressing a key. In most cases uppercase and lowercase keys produce the same effect. Which commands are available depends on the window/dialog box that is currently open. Table 7.3 shows the keyboard commands available in the graph window. Tables 7.3, 7.3, 7.3, 7.3, 7.3 show the different keyboard commands for the various dialog boxes.

Table 7: Keyboard Commands in the Graph Window

Key	Menu Item	Command
Navigation Commands
	*Scroll*
$\leftarrow$	*LLeft*	Scroll 256 pixels to the left
$\rightarrow$	*RRight*	Scroll 256 pixels to the right
$\uparrow$	*UUp*	Scroll 256 pixels upwards
$\downarrow$	*DDown*	Scroll 256 pixels downwards
o	*Origin*	Move graph window to origin of coordinate system
	Main Menu
n	*Center Node...*	Choose node to be centered
s	*Show Neighbors*	Choose node to be centered
e	*Follow Edge*	Navigate by following edges through the graph
p	*Pick Position*	Pick a position by clicking on it
Scaling Commands
	*Scale*
+	*150%*	Magnify graph to 150%
=	*200%*	Magnify graph to 200%
-	*66%*	Scale down graph to 66%
_	*50%*	Scale down graph to 50%
m	*Maximum Aspect*	Sets scale factor to make whole graph visible
0	*Normal*	Sets scale factor to normal (100% absolute)
Grouping Commands
	*Folding*
f	*Fold Subgraph*	Fold several subgraphs to a summary node each
x	*Unfold into Box*	Unfold summary nodes into a box
t	*Unfold into Cluster*	Unfold summary nodes and cluster nodes of the subgraphs
w	*Unfold and Wrap*	Unfold summary nodes and wrap nodes of the subgraphs
u	*Unfold/Unbox*	Unfold or unbox several summary nodes
Node Information
	*Information*
i	0	Select information field 1 to be shown for a node
j	1	Select information field 2 to be shown for a node
k	2	Select information field 3 to be shown for a node
Normal Commands
	*File*
q	*Quit*	Exit aiSee
g	*Reopen File*	Reload and relayout same file
	Main Menu
l	*Layout*	Change layout parameters
v	*View*	Change view and view parameters
r	*Ruler*	Turn ruler on/off

Table 8: Keyboard Commands in the Layout Dialog Box

Layout Dialog Box
Key	Command
l	Switches edge labels on/off
d	Switches dirty labels on/off
s	Selects layout speed and quality: nice and slow
n	Selects layout speed and quality: normal
m	Selects layout speed and quality: medium
f	Selects layout speed and quality: quick and dirty
o	Optimizes crossing phase 2
1	Sets top-to-bottom orientation
2	Sets bottom-to-top orientation
3	Sets left-to-right orientation
4	Sets right-to-left orientation
7	Sets node alignment to top
8	Sets node alignment to center
9	Sets node alignment to bottom
RETURN	Quits the dialog box
ESC	Cancels the dialog box

Table 10: Keyboard Commands in the Export Dialog Box

Export Dialog Box
Key	Command
1	PBM output format
2	PPM output format
3	PostScript output format
f	Full color
g	Greyscale
b	Black and white
l	Orientation: landscape
p	Orientation: portrait
s	Scaling: 100%
m	Scaling: maxspect
c	Centers position
q	Quits the dialog box
RETURN	Quits the dialog box
ESC	Cancels the dialog box

Table 11: Keyboard Commands in the File Selector Dialog Box

File Selector Dialog Box
Key	Command
s	Additional info: size
m	Additional info: mode
d	Additional info: date
o	Additional info: owner
g	Additional info: group
u	Order of entries: unsorted
b	Order of entries: sorted by name
i	Order of entries: sorted by info
a	Entry selection: all
v	Entry selection: *.gdl
- or p	Scroll entry list upwards
+ or n	Scroll entry list downwards
r	Rescand entry list
q	Quits dialog box
RETURN	Quits the dialog box
ESC	Cancels the dialog box

Table 12: Keyboard Commands in the Title Selector and Follow Edge History Dialog Box

Title Selector and Follow Edge History Dialog Box
Key	Command
t	Shows titles
l	Shows labels
1	Shows info fields 1
2	Shows info fields 2
3	Shows info fields 3
c	Shows coordinates
- or p	Scrolls entry list upwards
+ or n	Scrolls entry list downwards
a	Applies current selection
q	Quits the dialog box
RETURN	Quits the dialog box
ESC	Cancels the dialog box