LCedit+ has several single key actions. Below you find an overview of the keys and their actions. Once you know these key commands (together with user defined keystroke commands), you can do extremely fast complex commands. A must for live shows, but also very handy to create cues very rapidly. Note: The cmd (apple) key is the ctrl key on Windows systems.

• <alt-tab> cycles over open windows (<ctrl-tab> on Windows systems.
• <cmd-alt-up> <cmd-alt-down> selects next or previous fixture or group.
• <cmd-shift-alt-up> <cmd-shift-alt-down> same as previous, but adds to selection.

• <alt-pgup> or <alt-space> Go next cue (LCX & LCM only)
• <alt-pgdn> Go previous cue (LCX & LCM only)
• <cmd-up> and <cmd-down> select next and previous layer.
• <cmd-shift-up> and <cmd-shift-down> move current layer up and down.
• <space> is the Go Next step shortcut (unless in i-cue mode).
• <space> applies i-cue mode (<shift-space> cancels)
• i toggles icue mode (enable/cancel)
• u selects the Go field on the control window.
• v select the Intensity field on the control window.
• x select the Pan field on the control window.
• y select the Tilt field on the control window.

• <control> when cursor is above the panels in the control window, shows the used channel number(s).
• In the "Go" field of a control window:
  • <up> and <down> increments and decrements the cuestep.
  • <shift-up> and <shift-down> in- and decrements the cuestep to multiple of 5.
  • <enter> Go to entered value in current layer.
  • <alt-enter> Go to entered value in a new layer.
• In fixture control fields of a control window:
  • <up> and <down> increments and decrements the value.
  • <shift-up> and <shift-down> increments and decrements the value by 10.
  • <enter> in a field applies the data.
  • <escape> in a field cancels the data entry.
  • <alt-enter> activate all channels of selected fixture(s).
  • <alt-backspace> or <alt-del> de-activate all channels of selected fixture(s). 

• CLI command ; is used as command separator within a CLI command.
• CLI command g is a "Go" (example: g100.4a1 -- go 100.4 in layer A of interface 1, where a and 1 are optional)
• CLI commands k and l to select fixtures and groups (example: k1-10l2 or k2l1-10 -- select fixtures 1-10 and group 2)
• CLI command m to run macros (example: m4-6,1 -- run macros 4, 5, 6, 1 (in that order))
• CLI command n selects a layer (example: nb -- selects layer B)
• CLI command p do presets (example: pc1o1,3 -- color preset 1 and "other" presets 1 & 3)
• CLI command r in order repeat last command (the cursor will be at the end of the field, so you can edit the last command or just press enter to repeat it unchanged)
• CLI command s sets channel (example: s1-4,12-15f=20 -- set ch1..4 and 12..15 to 20 in layer F)
   

Menu shortcut keys

Many menus have key shortcut commands, if you click on a menu, you can see what shortcut is available for what menu commands.
 

CLI commands

While the graphical interface of LCedit+ is an advantage to beginners, there are moments you wished fast, short, key commands to get things done. The CLI interface was made for it, and also in order to make a single keystroke (see keystroke editor and macros) doing a whole bunch of actions. As soon as you type a CLI character the CLI interface is activated, until an end of sequence command is received.

The allowed CLI commands are described in the single key actions overview at the beginning of this chapter.
 

The Command Line Interface is a powerfull system to get actions done by typing very short commands. Look to the right two pictures; the k1-3k5-8 selects fixtures 1-3 and 5-8, while next command ps2 sets them to 100% intensity.

A sequence must end with enter/return/space/tab, while esc cancels the command. clear clears command except the first letter. Multiple commands are allowed, but must be separated by a semicolon. For parameters the dash is allowed for a range, while comma can be used for separate parameters.
 

Macros

With CLIs you have a fast way to control LCedit+, but what if you want to have a short way for sending commands to the LanBox (like setting the chaser, clearing an engine, etc)? The answer is Macros. A macro is a recorded sequence of lanbox commands, this means any command which can be send to the LanBox, can be recorded.

Recording a macro is initiated (and ended) by the menu command Tools->Record Macro. A macro may contain up to 20 LanBox commands. When you end the recording, you will be asked a name for the macro. This name popups in the command macros lists on the control window (see picture). A macro can be started by selecting it from the list, and click on the Run button. A fast way to run e.g. macro 2 is typing m2 (see CLI commands). Macros can be deleted with the Tools->Delete Macros... menu command. 
 

The keystroke editor

With CLIs you have a fast way to control LCedit+, and with the addition of macros you can actually control anything with CLIs, but...

If you want just a single keystroke in order to simulate some CLIs, you can use the built-in keystroke editor to assign one key to do CLI commands.

The keystroke editor allows you to assign very unusual key combinations (like control-alt-shift-F3). Single keystrokes are also a must if you want to use very handy hardware button, jog, shuttle USB devices, like the Shuttle Pro of Contour.
 

This concludes this chapter. You have learned a lot, and we are sure you can use LCedit+ basically, there is one last chapter to go but is only interesting for those who want to have multiple universes or UDP networking with third party software.