Hotkeys configuration

In addition to the default hotkeys, special hotkeys for operating a visualization page in online mode can be defined in this part of the visualization editor. That is, an action can be assigned to a certain key or hotkey. The key configuration only applies to the present visualization page. Key configurations that are to be usable on all visualization pages of the PLC project should be defined in the Default Hotkeys.

In this context please note the "Hoykey" property of a visualization element, which can be set in the input configurations. Such an element-specific key configuration is also managed in the hotkeys configuration editor. It can be edited in both places, with updates being applied in both editors.

The hotkeys configuration editor can be found as a separate tab next to the interface editor and the element list in the upper part of the visualization editor.

In each row of the table editor, a key or a hotkey can be linked with an action. See the following columns:

Key	Name of the key. The key name can be entered manually or via a selection list, which can be opened by double-clicking on the cell. The list contains all the keys that are defined in the device description.
Key down	If this option is enabled, the action is executed when the key is pressed. Otherwise, it is executed when the key is released. If the action is to be executed both when the key is pressed (KeyDown) and when the key is released (KeyUp), the table has to contain two corresponding definitions for the key.
Shift, Ctrl, Alt	If this option is enabled, the Shift or Ctrl or Alt key has to be pressed together with the key, in order to execute the action.
Action type	The action type can be defined via a selection list, which can be opened by double-clicking on the cell. The action types correspond to the types that are available in the input configuration of a visualization element.
Action	More precise configuration of the action to be executed. This depends on the action type and corresponds to the mouse action, which can be used in the input configuration of a visualization element.
Element ID	ID of the visualization element, to which the key is allocated via the "Hotkeys" property. Unique ID within the current visualization. If a key is linked to several actions, they are executed in the same order (top to bottom) as they are listed here in the configuration table. This configuration can be changed by selecting a key definition (click in the table row) and moving it up or down using the arrow keys to the right of the table. Note the following call sequence for processing key actions: Event handler for the application, if enabled (optional), e.g. for detecting events and entries Hotkeys configuration in the Visualization Manager, which applies to all visualizations in the application Definition of the standard keyboard operation in online mode Special hotkey configuration of the individual visualizations, which are described here, whereby the main visualizations are viewed before the visualizations referenced in frames.
Access rights	This setting can be used to define a selection of user groups that is allowed to use the respective hotkey. Click to open a dialog for selecting the existing groups. The following two status messages exist: Not set. Full rights. The default message is set, if the hotkey can be used for all groups. Rights are set: limited permissions. The message is set, if the hotkey is blocked for at least one group. Element rights are used If the hotkey is allocated to a visualization element via the "Hotkey" property, the corresponding element rights are automatically applied.