Interactive Operation
Convention of GUI Interaction
- The values of parameter boxes with white background can be modified.
- The values of parameter boxes with grey background are for display only and cannot be modified.
- The values of parameter boxes with yellow background require pressing ENTER to activate.
- Object selection (particle, image frame, image region, etc.) is normally achieved by the combination of pressing the CTRL-key and clicking the mouse left-button.
- 2D image panning is by mouse left-click and drag, zooming is by mouse right-click and drag.
- Drawing tools operate by mouse left-click and drag when activated.
Short-Cut List
A set of keyboard short-cuts are provided to facilitate the interactive operation:
| Key Stroke |
Function |
| F1 |
Toggle micrograph mask display |
| F2 |
Toggle particle selection display |
| F3 |
Floating image magnifier |
| F4 |
Circle drawing for micrograph & template masking |
| F5 |
Line drawing for micrograph & template masking |
| F6 |
Free-hand drawing for micrograph & template masking |
| F7 |
Eraser for micrograph & template masking |
| F8 |
Function panel: image stack editor |
| F9 |
Function panel: digital gel filtration |
| Shift + F1 |
Activate Micrograph OpPanel |
| Shift + F2 |
Activate Template OpPanel |
| Shift + F3 |
Activate Particle OpPanel |
| Shift + F4 |
Activate 2D Image OpPanel |
| Ctrl + Left-click |
Object selection (particle, image frame, image region, etc., depending on the active OpPanel) |
| Shift + Left-click |
Particle deletion (in Particle OpPanel) |
| Alt + Left-click |
Particle CO-OP selection (in Particle OpPanel, Windows/META key on certain keyboards) |
| Right-drag |
Zoom a 2D micrograph image |
| Ctrl + m |
Label micrograph region with a marker (in Micrograph OpPanel, mapped to the Mark button) |
| Ctrl + a |
Accept a particle selection (in Particle OpPanel, mapped to the Accept button) |
| Ctrl + r |
Reject a particle selection (in Particle OpPanel, mapped to the Reject button) |
| Ctrl + u |
Undo a particle accept/reject decision (in Particle OpPanel, mapped to the Undo button) |
| Page-up |
Display the previous page in Image Stack Editor (mapped to the left arrow) |
| Page-down |
Display the next page in Image Stack Editor (mapped to the right arrow) |
