3.6.2 Mouse and key operations in the Script Menu Editor window

Organization of this subsection

(1) Mouse operations
(2) Key operations

(1) Mouse operations

Table 3-22 lists mouse operations in the client area of the Script Menu Editor window.

Table 3‒22: Mouse operations in the Script Menu Editor window
Operation	Processing
Click	Makes a selection or clears a previous selection.
Double-click	Displays a Properties dialog box for the menu form or for a control.
Right-click	Displays a pop-up menu.
Drag	Drags or selects a control. When you drag across multiple controls, the selection order is according to their YX positions, starting from top left and ending at bottom right.
Ctrl + drag	Copies a selected control.

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(2) Key operations

Table 3-23 lists key operations in the client area of the Script Menu Editor window and shows whether each operation is supported in edit mode and monitoring mode.

Table 3‒23: Key operations in the Script Menu Editor window
Operation	Processing
Alt + 1	Shows or hides a control box.
Alt + 2	Shows or hides a Properties dialog box.
Alt + 3	Shows or hides the Command Properties dialog box.
Alt + F4	Quits Menu Editor.
Alt + R	Arranges all controls so that they are horizontally equidistant from one another.
Alt + D	Arranges all controls so that they are vertically equidistant from one another.
Ctrl + A	Selects all controls written on a menu form.
Ctrl + C	Copies a selected control.
Ctrl + F	Creates a new menu form.
Ctrl + K	Defines the properties of a command.
Ctrl + N	Creates a new menu information file.
Ctrl + O	Opens a menu information file.
Ctrl + P	Prints a menu form.
Ctrl + S	Saves a menu information file.
Ctrl + V	Pastes the clipboard contents to a menu form.
Ctrl + X	Cuts a selected control.
Ctrl + Z	Undoes the previous edit.
Ctrl + F9	Centers controls vertically in the dialog box.
Ctrl + L	Aligns controls along the left edge of a reference control.
Ctrl + R	Aligns controls along the right edge of a reference control.
Ctrl + U	Aligns controls along the top edge of a reference control.
Ctrl + D	Aligns controls along the bottom edge of a reference control.
Delete	Deletes a selected menu form or control.
F5	Displays a menu form in test view.
F7	Resizes a control to fit the text size.
F9	Aligns controls so that their vertical centers are in a horizontal line with a reference control.
Shift + F9	Aligns controls so that their horizontal centers are in a vertical line with a reference control.
Shift + Ctrl + Z	Redoes the previous edit.
Shift + Ctrl + F9	Centers controls horizontally in the dialog box.
←	Moves one or more controls to the left (between gridlines).
→	Moves one or more controls to the right (between gridlines).
↑	Moves one or more controls upward (between gridlines).
↓	Moves one or more controls downward (between gridlines).
Alt + ←	Moves one or more controls to the left (in pixel units).
Alt + →	Moves one or more controls to the right (in pixel units).
Alt + ↑	Moves one or more controls upward (in pixel units).
Alt + ↓	Moves one or more controls downward (in pixel units).
Shift + ←	Resizes one or more selected controls leftward from the top left corner (between gridlines).^#
Shift + →	Resizes one or more selected controls rightward from the top left corner (between gridlines).^#
Shift + ↑	Resizes one or more selected controls upward from the top left corner (between gridlines).^#
Shift + ↓	Resizes one or more selected controls downward from the top left corner (between gridlines).^#
Shift + Alt + ↑	Resizes one or more selected controls leftward from the top left corner (in pixel units).^#
Shift + Alt + ↓	Resizes one or more selected controls rightward from the top left corner (in pixel units).^#
Shift + Alt + ←	Resizes one or more selected controls upward from the top left corner (in pixel units).^#
Shift + Alt + →	Resizes one or more selected controls downward from the top left corner (in pixel units).^#
Enter	Displays the properties of a selected control.

#: This operation is invalid when the control is a line.

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