Mouse

Quick link

Binding: «alt-left-mouse-click»

• create a box is nothing is selected
• if only a box is selected, create a new box and connect to it
• if a box is selected and mouse over a box, connect them
• if multiple boxes are selected, create a box and connect to all boxes

Quick links will use the current attributes, see: Changing element attributes.

Orthogonal quick link

Binding: «shift-alt-left-mouse-click»

Works like a quick link but, when necessary, will create a box that is either aligned horizontally or vertically with the first element of the selection (whichever is closest)

Orthogonal quick links will use the current attributes, see: Changing element attributes.

Quick copy

Binding: «alt-shift-left-mouse-click»

Copy the current selection and move it to another position, see cloning

Quick arrow

Binding: «ctl-alt-mouse-motion»

If an arrow is selected, move its end point with the mouse.

Quick section

Binding: «ctl-alt-left-mouse-click»

• If a wirl arrow is selected, add section.
• if another element is selected, add new arrow

You can then move the its end point with the mouse. releasing «ctl» lets you move the mouse to another position for a new section.

Quick box and section

You can quickly create boxes and section by combining quick link and quick section.

• «alt-left-mouse-click», create a box
• «ctl-alt-left-mouse-click», link the box to a new arrow
• move mouse
• «ctl-alt-left-mouse-click», add a section
• move mouse
• «ctl-alt-left-mouse-click», add a section
• move mouse
• «alt-left-mouse-click», connect last section to new box

Mouse dragging canvas

If no element is selected, you can use the mouse to drag the canvas.

If at least one element is selected, other operations are performed. See drag_drop.

Binding: control + left click + drag