Chapter 1: Introduction
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1-8: The Mouse |
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Electric makes use of only two mouse buttons: left and right.
On systems with three-button mice, the middle button is not used.
On Macintosh systems with only one button, the right button is obtained
by holding the Command key when clicking.
| Modifier | Button | Action |
| | Left Click | Select |
| | Left Drag | Move selected objects |
| | Left Double Click | Get Info |
| CTRL | Left Click | Cycle through selected objects |
| SHIFT | Left Mouse Click | Invert selection |
| CTRL + SHIFT | Left Mouse Click | Cycle through objects to Invert |
| | Right Click | Draw or Connect Wire |
| SHIFT | Right Click | Zoom Out |
| SHIFT | Right Drag | Zoom In |
| CTRL + SHIFT | Right Drag | Draw Box |
| | Wheel Up/Down | Scroll Up/Down |
| SHIFT | Wheel Up/Down | Scroll Right/Left |
By combining special keystrokes with the mouse functions, advanced
layout operations can be done:
- Switch Wiring Targets Hit Space while holding the
Right mouse button to switch between possible wiring targets under the mouse.
- Switch Layers Hit a number between 1-6 to switch
layout layers. Additionally, if you have a port highlighted that can
connect to the new layer, a contact cut will be created at that point and connected
to the port.
- Abort Type ESCAPE to abort the current operation.
