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Application Hot-keys (keyboard accelerators)
Documentation here in progress.
Make sure this list agrees with lists below... verifying all hotkeys do what we say, finding ones we missed in this text.
| Key(s)
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Action bound to key(s)
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| Ctrl+O
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Load a new scene (clears existing scene)
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| Ctrl+A
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Import a scene (does not clear existing scene)
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| Ctrl+W
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Close a scene
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| Ctrl+H
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Set the current module to be the "home" module -- the module that's exposed when Slicer starts up.
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| Ctrl+Z
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Undo the last undoable action
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| Ctrl+Y
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Redo the last redoable action
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| Space-key
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Toggles the display of Slicer's Edit Box.
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| Ctrl+P
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Display the Python console
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| Ctrl+L
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Create a new fiducial list.
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Slice Viewer Hot-keys (keyboard accelerators)
| Key(s)
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Action bound to key(s)
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| ` (back-tick key)
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Navigate to next fiducial in the active Slice Viewer, or in all viewers if they are linked
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| Ctrl+` (back-tick key)
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Navigate to next fiducial in all Slice Viewers, independent of their linked state
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| Shift+` (back-tick key)
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Navigate to the previous fiducial in the active Slice Viewer, or in all viewers if they are linked
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| Ctrl+Shift+` (back-tick key)
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Navigate to the previous fiducial in all Slice Viewers, independent of their linked state
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| p-key
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Place a new fiducial in the active Slice Viewer(adds to the current fiducial list, or creates a list if there are none)
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| o-key
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Turn on the Slice Plane reformat widget in the active Slice Viewer
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| v-key
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Toggles the slice plane visibility in the main 3D Viewer
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| r-key
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Fits the slice view to the volume extents in the active Slice Viewer, or in all viewers if they are linked (the first non-none volume will be used in order of Background, Foreground and Label layers)
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| b-key
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Decrement slice in the active Slice Viewer (left or down) by one unit of background pixel spacing
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| f-key
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Increment slice in the active Slice Viewer (right or up) by one unit of backgroun dpixel spacing
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| Backspace-key
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When the mouse is hovering over a fiducial in the Slice Viewer (turning it yellow), delete that fiducial
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| Delete-key
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When the mouse is hovering over a fiducial in the Slice Viewer (turning it yellow), delete that fiducial
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Global "hot-keys"
Window Behavior
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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| Toggle Maximize current window
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Control-m
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Make the current Slice or 3D View expand to full view space or return to previous size depending on current state
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None
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| Toggle Control Pane View
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F5 (KWW default)
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Show or hide the Control Pane depending on state
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None
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MRML
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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| Open Scene...
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Control-O
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Bring up file browser to locate .mrml file
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None
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| Save Scene
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Control-S
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Save current scene no browser, disabled if no current file. If no current scene, does Save As...
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None
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| Save Scene As...
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None
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Bring up file browser to locate .mrml file
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None
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| Undo
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Control-Z
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Revert to last undo point
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None
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| Redo
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Control-Y
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Revert to last redo point
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None
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| Other Menu Items
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Alt-<letter>
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Bring up or invoke menu or menu item corresponding to letter
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Same
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Slice Manipulation
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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| Next slice
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Right Arrow and Up Arrow
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Axial: move Superior, Sag: Right, Cor: Anterior
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Right Arrow
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| Previous slice
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Left Arrow and Down Arrow
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Axial: move Inferior, Sag: Left, Cor: Posterior
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Left Arrow
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| Linked Motion
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Shift Key
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Cause other slice windows to scroll to RAS point at current cursor location
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Same
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| Toggle Slice Visible
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v
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Make the current slice window show as a plane in the 3D view
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None
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| Toggle All Slices Visible
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V
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Make all slices show in 3D View
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None
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| Toggle Foreground/Background Opacity
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T
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Change opacity of foreground overlay
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None
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| Toggle Label Overlay
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g
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Show/Hide Label for this slice
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None
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| Toggle Label Overlay
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G
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Show/Hide Label for all slices
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None
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| Cycle Orientations
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Tab
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Cycle through Axial/Sagittal/Coronal
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None
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| Cycle All Orientations
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Shift-Tab
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Cycle through Axial/Sagittal/Coronal in all slice windows
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None
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| Fit to volume
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f
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Set the field of view to match the full extent of the foreground and background volumes
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None
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| Fit to volumes all
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Shift-F
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Set the field of view in all slices to match the full extent of the foreground and background volumes
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None
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3D Manipulation
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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| Wireframe
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w
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change render mode to wireframe
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Same
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| Shaded
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s
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change render mode to shaded
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Same
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| Reset View
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r
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Set camera to see all objects
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None
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| Toggle Rock Mode
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TBD
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Toggle rock mode
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None
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| Toggle Spin Mode
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TBD
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Toggle spin mode
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None
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Navigating Application
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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| Application Menu
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Space Bar
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Brings up a popup menu with all the application operations and their key binding information
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None
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| Module Navigation
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Control-<number>
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Jumps to the numbered module (number order is the same as the order of the shortcut icons in the toolbar at the top of the application.
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None
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| Move through module history
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Control-PageUp/PageDown
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Short cuts for the two arrow buttons next to the module popup menu
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None
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| Search for Module
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Control-F
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Starts an incremental search through the module names and descriptions, terminated by Enter to jump to the module. Probably needs a dialog box.
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None
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Module-specific hot-keys
Fiducials
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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| Add Fiducial
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Control-p
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Adds fiducial at current pointer position
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Same
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| Delete Fiducial
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Control-d
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Deletes the fiducial picked from current mouse position (ignored if no fiducial is under mouse)
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Same
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| Select Fiducial
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Control-q
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Selects/Deselects the fiducial under the mouse
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q
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Editor
| Action
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Slicer3 Key
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Meaning
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Slicer3 Key
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Please see this page for Editor keystrokes
Mouse Actions
Button Use Constraints
- Alt-Left mouse button should always be available as a substitute for the middle mouse button to support two button mice. On Mac, you can also use the command key with a mouse click to get middle mouse events.
- Contrl-Left mouse button should always be available as a substitute for the right mouse button to support one button mice (on Mac).
Toolbar
The current mouse mode will always be visible in a toolbar in the slicer display. There will also be hot keys to select specify mouse modes. Instead of (or in addition to) a toolbar we may want to use a WWidget in the overlay planes to reflect the mouse mode.
