Buttons#

Operator Buttons#

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Operator button.#

Operator buttons execute an Operator which in summary execute an action when clicked with LMB. Operator buttons may be an icon, text, or text with an icon.

Checkboxes & Toggle Buttons#

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Checkboxes and Toggle buttons.#

These controls are used to activate or deactivate options. Use LMB to change their state. A tick is shown on checkboxes when the option is activated. Active status on toggle buttons is indicated either by color on the icon background, or a change in icon graphics.

Dragging#

To change many values at once on or off, you can press down LMB and drag over multiple buttons. This works for checkboxes, toggles and to select a radio button value.

Radio Buttons#

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Radio buttons.#

Radio buttons are used to choose one option from a selection of options. The active button is indicated by a colored background.

Cycling#

Use Ctrl-Wheel while hovering the mouse over radio buttons to cycle between the options.

Direction Buttons#

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Direction buttons.#

Clicking with LMB in the sphere and dragging the mouse cursor lets the user change the direction by rotating the sphere.

Shortcuts#

  • LMB (drag) rotates the direction.

  • Ctrl (while dragging) snaps to vertical & diagonal directions.