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Hot Keys

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Hot keys access much of the power of JIMSAIP quickly and conveniently. With a little practice, you can be moving through your images with ease. There are four modes in which Hot Keys are available as described in the table below.

 - Main Menu

{Alt} H Invokes Help

- Examine Mode

A, B, C Flip among images in Buffers A, B, C 8, I Move Cursor Up 20 Pixels 2, M Move Cursor Down 20 Pixels 4, J Move Cursor Left 20 Pixels 6, K Move Cursor Right 20 Pixels {Home} Move Cursor Up 5 Pixels {End} Move Cursor Down 5 Pixels {Del} Move Cursor Left 5 Pixels {PgDn} Move Cursor Right 5 Pixels Arrow Keys Move Cursor 1 Pixel in Direction Indicated H Access Histogram Function N 'Next' - Exits with Mouse Tracks P 'Position' Cursor Box on Star Q Abandon Process and Exit R 'Rescale' BLACK and WHITE Levels S Set the 'Sawtooth' Level T Set the Background 'Threshold' X CrossSection or Profile function {Ctrl}{->} Increase Box Size {Ctrl}{<-} Decrease Box Size {Alt} C Access the Copy Function {Alt} F Flip Image Right to Left {Alt} I Invert Image Top to Bottom {Alt} P Access the FITS Parameter Function {Esc} Quit Examine Mode, Return to Main Menu

- Histogram Function

R 'Re-scale' Top Value {Any Other Key} Exit

- View Buffer Mode

A, B, C Flip Among Buffers R 'Re-scale' Black and White Levels {Alt} F Flip Image Right to Left {Alt} I Invert Image Top to Bottom {Esc} Exit and Return to Main Menu