User-defined keyboard shortcuts

Echoview installs a file called Echoview shortcuts.cfg that specifies some of the default keyboard shortcuts that Echoview uses. This file can be modified to specify user-defined keyboard shortcuts. Inspect this file to view the shortcut names that you can re-assign. Shortcut names generally mirror the documented shortcut.

Echoview shortcuts.cfg can be found at the following file locations:

Microsoft Windows XP operating system	C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Myriax\Echoview
Microsoft Windows Vista operating system	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Myriax\Echoview

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The folder in which Echoview is installed.

Notes:

If Echoview shortcuts.cfg can't be found, Echoview will reload it's default keyboard shortcuts.
If Echoview shortcuts.cfg contains incorrectly set shortcuts, Echoview will ignore them and apply the remaining valid shortcuts.

The topics discussed are:

Edit the configuration file
Configuration file rules
Key syntax
Designated user-defined shortcuts

Edit the configuration file

On the File menu select Configuration.
On the Preferences page, under the Keyboard section, click Edit.
Enter your changes, Save the file, Close Notepad.
On the Preferences page, under the Keyboard section, click Reload.

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Close Echoview.
Edit the configuration file with a plain text editor.
Restart Echoview to implement changes to the configuration file.

Note: Select Reset defaults on the General page of the Echoview configuration dialog box to reload Echoview's default keyboard shortcuts.

Configuration file rules

The ‘=’ character is the only valid separator between the shortcut name and the shortcut key(s).
e.g. ECHOGRAM_UPDATE_ACTIVE_LINE = L
Spaces, blank lines and any text following “//” will be ignored to allow for easier reading/formatting of the configuration file. Function names are matched case insensitive.
Echoview's global shortcut keys override user-defined shortcut key assignments.
Shortcut keys are case insensitive.
ALT is not used.
Mouse buttons are not used as keyboard shortcuts.
KP_ENTER is not used.
“NONE” can be used to disable a shortcut name.
A multiple key press is written using CTRL and/or SHIFT with + between each key.
e.g. ECHOGRAM_BEAM_NUMBER_OR_ANGLE_DECREMENT = Ctrl+F7
Note: CTRL and SHIFT can not be used as singular key shortcuts.
The F1 to F10 keys can't be used as singular key assignments. However any of F1 to F10 can by used in a multiple key press.
ECHOGRAM_UNDO in the Echoview shortcuts.cfg file is deprecated from Echoview 4.70 onwards.

Key syntax

Key syntax	Keyboard key
A ... Z	A ... Z
0 ... 9	0 ... 9
BACKSPACE SPACE CAPSLOCK ESC ENTER INS HOME PGUP PGDN DEL END PAUSE UPARROW DOWNARROW RIGHTARROW LEFTARROW CTRL1 SHIFT1	Backspace Spacebar Caps lock Esc Enter Insert Home Page Up Page Down Delete End Pause Break ↑ ↓ → ← Ctrl Shift
F1 ... F122	F1 to F12
,	, (comma)
;	; (semi-colon)
[	[
]	]
\	\
/	/
`	` (under tilde)
'	' (single quote)
-	- (Hyphen)
=	=
KP_1 KP_2 KP_3 KP_4 KP_5 KP_6 KP_7 KP_8 KP_9 KP_0 KP_DEL KP_SLASH KP_MINUS KP_PLUS KP_MULTIPLY	Numeric Keypad 1 Keypad 2 Keypad 3 Keypad 4 Keypad 5 Keypad 6 Keypad 7 Keypad 8 Keypad 9 Keypad 0 Keypad Del Keypad / Keypad - Keypad + Keypad *

Designated user-defined shortcuts

Classify regions

You can assign a shortcut to classify one or more regions using the rules defined on the Classification page of the EV File Properties dialog box.

ECHOGRAM_CLASSIFY_REGION can be used for classifying the currently selected region.
ECHOGRAM_CLASSIFY_ALL_REGIONS can be used to classify all regions on an Echogram.

To activate these shortcuts, edit the Echoview shortcuts.cfg file and allocate any available shortcut key combinations.

Create marker region at last ping

You can assign a shortcut to create a marker region at the last ping. This function is useful for creating marker regions when live viewing. The shortcut key is set to NONE by default and the name is called:

ECHOGRAM_DEFINE_MARKER_REGION_AT_LAST_PING

To activate this shortcut, edit the Echoview shortcuts.cfg file and allocate any available shortcut key combination.

Increment or decrement the multibeam replay rate

You can assign a shortcut to increment or decrement the multibeam replay rate. These shortcut keys are set to NONE by default and are names are called:

MULTIBEAM_REPLAY_SPEEDUP
MULTIBEAM_REPLAY_SLOWDOWN

Refer to DIDSON data files - Notes for information about a specific set of key assignments suitable for DIDSON data.

Toggles for multibeam display settings

You can assign a shortcut to toggle several multibeam display settings. These shortcut keys are set to NONE by default and the shortcuts are called:

MULTIBEAM_TOGGLE_INPUT_DATA_UNDER_TARGETS
MULTIBEAM_TOGGLE_TARGET_SAMPLE_OUTLINES

Create fish tracks in an echogram

You can assign a shortcut to create fish tracks from single targets in a selection on an echogram. The shortcut is able to be used when the Fish track tool is selected and applies the action Create fish tracks from targets. The shortcut key is set to NONE by default and is the name is called:

ECHOGRAM_CREATE_FISHTRACKS_FROM_TARGETS