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Keyboard shortcuts

Press ? (or Shortcuts in the top bar) for this list in the app.

KeyAction
1 / 2 / 3Lens / source / hybrid placement tool on or off (then click a plane viewer, or on a computer the image, to place)
4Mask tool on or off, while there is an observation (§7)
CCritical curves and caustics on or off
ILensed image
K / G / M / AConvergence κ / shear γ / magnification |μ| / deflection |α| map (§4)
TFermat potential (§4)
PParity (§4)
NImage number (§4)
BSource magnification (§4)
SUnlensed (§4)
UDelensed image (§7)
HHide or show the selected object
ORemove all objects from the selected plane
XDelete the selected plane
[ / ]Select the previous / next plane, in order of redshift
, / .Previous / next panel on the right (computer)
RStart or stop recording
LRuler on or off
DDark or light theme
FFull screen: only the image (F or Esc to leave)
?This list
Cmd/Ctrl + clickAdd an object to the selection or remove it (drag a box on the image to select several)
Cmd/Ctrl + C / VCopy the selected object / paste a copy. With a pasted-image source selected, V pastes a picture from the clipboard into it
Cmd/Ctrl + ZUndo
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z, or Cmd/Ctrl + YRedo
↑ ↓ ← →Move the selected object (hold to speed up)
Delete / BackspaceDelete the selected object or ruler measurement
EscDeselect the ruler measurement, else turn the ruler off, else turn the placement tool off, else deselect the object