Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are available in the Stream designer:
Keyboard / mouse actions
P Show/Hide the Node Panel: On the right side, a panel can be displayed, showing all existing nodes and wildcards. From this panel, you can drag and drop individual nodes as well as wildcards into the Stream Designer window.
E Show/Hide the Edit Panel: On the left side, a panel can be displayed in which you can modify a selected node according to your needs.
Ctrl/Cmd + S Saves the current stream. Each stream must be saved individually.
Ctrl/Cmd + C Copy one or multiple nodes.
Ctrl/Cmd + V Create a new node from the clipboard if a node was previously copied. If several nodes were selected, they will be inserted while maintaining their relative positions to each other. If HTTPS is activated, it is possible to copy nodes between individual streams (only available in Chromium based browsers).
Ctrl/Cmd + L Automatically sorts all connected nodes on the stage. When selecting one or more nodes using Shift + right mouse button, this function applies only to the selected nodes. Note that this action cannot be reversed.
Ctrl/Cmd + K This open up the Stream Variable Store.
Ctrl/Cmd + E This creates an exchanger string that can be shared among other Helmut4 systems. It serves as a faster alternative to Export Streams and Import Streams.
T This initiates the stream in a test suite, executed as a server stream. Please bear in mind that in this test mode, it is not possible to run any job-related nodes. It can be used for partial tests, such as wildcard resolving, and so on.
Delete/Backspace Deletes one or multiple selected nodes if they have been selected previously.
Shift + Left Mouse Click Selection Select all nodes touched by the custom selection field.
Mouse wheel With the mouse wheel it is possible to zoom in and out of the stage.
Each node has an input trigger and a positive/true and negativ/false output. Outputs can be connected to input triggers via mouse. An existing connection can be resolved by clicking and deleting it (Delete key).
Right mouse key context menu:
The three different function modes of the search field can be changed using the Tab key.
If the text field is empty, you are in Mode 1: Find and open action nodes.
If the text field begins with an arrow, you are in Mode 2: Execute menu functions (middle menu).
If the text field begins with a colon, you are in Mode 3: Switch between streams.
Context menu mode 1:
A node can be searched directly via the search field, provided that the corresponding name is known. The search field also has a type ahead function. It is possible to scroll through the displayed action nodes using the arrow keys.
Context menu mode 2:
A menu function can be searched for directly via the search field. The search field also has a type ahead function. With the arrow keys it is possible to scroll through the displayed menu items and to execute the desired one with a mouse click or with the enter key.
Context menu mode 3:
A stream can be searched directly via the search field, provided the corresponding name is known. The search field also has a type ahead function. Using the arrow keys, it is possible to scroll through the available streams and execute the desired one with a mouse click or with the enter key. This will open a popup dialog asking if you want to see the current stream.
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