DS9 Users Manual
Table of Contents

Mouse and Keyboard

Mouse Buttons

The following table contains the event bindings for the mouse buttons.
 
Mouse Button
Description
Button 1 Depends on current MODE, which may be selected by the EDIT menu option. 
Button 2 Pan the current image, within the current frame. Behavior depends on the PAN preference settings.
Button 3 Change the contrast and bias of the current colormap by click and dragging.

Menu Shortcuts

Many menu items have a keyboard short cut. A short cut is identified by the underline character in a menu or menu item. To invoke a short cut, press the 'ALT' key at the same time as the short cut character. For example, to invoke the short cut for 'Exit', while holding down the 'ALT' key, press 'F' and then 'E'.

Keyboard Shortcuts

In addition to the ALT Key stroke menu shortcuts, the following table contains the list of keyboard shortcuts and the resulting action taken.
 
Key Stroke
Description
TAB Goto next frame
DELETE Deletes selected regions
C Print Mouse Coordinates and Pixel value.
F Toggles Infobox freeze
I Set include property for region
E Set exclude property for region
S Set source property for region
B Set background property for region
+ Goto next 3D Fits Slice
- Goto previous 3D Fits Slice
Up Arrow Will move selected regions up one pixel. In Pointer mode, will move the cursor up one pixel. In Crosshair mode, will move the crosshair up one pixel. In Pan mode, will pan the image up one pixel.
Right Arrow Will move selected regions to the right one pixel. In Pointer mode, will move the cursor to the right one pixel. In Crosshair mode, will move the crosshair to the right one pixel. In Pan mode, will pan the image to the right one pixel.
Left Arrow Will move selected regions to the left one pixel. In Pointer mode, will move the cursor to the left one pixel. In Crosshair mode, will move the crosshair to the left one pixel. In Pan mode, will pan the image to the left one pixel.
Down Arrow Will move selected regions down one pixel. In Pointer mode, will move the cursor up down one pixel. In Crosshair mode, will also move the crosshair down one pixel. In Pan mode, will pan the image down one pixel.
Shift-Drag Will select all regions within the indicated region
Control-Drag On selected ANNULUS Regions, will create new radii