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UI Reference
Code Editor
Main Menu
Window
| Snapshot | Ctrl 1 | Takes a screenshot of the active window (including the cursor). If the window was a patch a .jpg with the name of the patch<br> and a successive number is placed in the directory the patch lays. Else you’ll be prompted to choose a filename to save. |
| Snapshot Client | Ctrl 2 | Same as above but takes the screenshot without window border. |
| ... | Ctrl Shift 1 | same as Ctrl 1 but you are prompted to choose a filename to save. |
| ... | Ctrl Shift 2 | same as Ctrl 2 but you are prompted to choose a filename to save. |
| Snapshot to Wiki | Ctrl 3 | opens Kommunikator that allows you to preview, crop and upload images to vvvv.org. if you provide your login you can even add images to the pool of site-headers |
| Windowed | Alt 1 | See section about Subpatching |
| In a Box | Alt 2 | See section about Subpatching |
| Hide | Alt 3 | Close the current window, but leave the patch running. See section about Subpatching |
| FullScreen | Alt Enter | Switch current Window to full screen. See section about Subpatching |
| Save All | Alt S | Saves all unsaved patches |
| Always on top | Ctrl T | Set the active window allways on top |
| Close | Ctrl W | Close the current window and delete its node representation from the patch |
| Close All | Ctrl Shift W | Close all windows and open a default root patch. See section about Subpatching |
Main
| New Patch | Ctrl P, Ctrl N | Opens a new patch window in the root |
| New Inspektor | CTRL I | Opens a new Inspektor window. this is assumed to be the most important Shortcut. |
| Finder | Ctrl F | Opens Finder offering a search into your patches |
| ProjectExplorer | Ctrl J | Opens ProjectExplorer (especially useful for adding .NET libraries to your Dynamic Plugins). |
| Help | F1 | Opens the help patch for the selected node. If no node is selected a generic help patch is opened |
| Online Help | Alt F1 | Brings up the corresponding post from the ‘online node reference’ (vvvv.org/reference.php) <br>for the selected node in your default browser |
| Fanclub | Ctrl F1 | Opens the IRC online help patch |
| About | Alt A | Shows credits and info about the computer |
| ASCII Table | Alt T | Shows an ASCII table |
| Show Root | Alt R | Shows the root patch of vvvv. See section about Subpatching |
| Minimize | Minimizes vvvv to the taskbar | |
| Quit | Alt F4 | Exits vvvv |
Patch
| Open | Ctrl O, Ctrl Q | Opens an existing patch in the root |
| Save Patch | Ctrl S | Save patch |
| Save Patch as.. | Shift Ctrl S | Save current patch under a different name |
| Lock | CTRL-E | Disables all patching functionality. Only IOBoxes are enabled. Use this for performances etc. where you don’t want to accidentally change your patch. See Hide on Lock. |
| Open in Explorer | Alt E | Shows the selected node/patch in explorer |
| Open in Texteditor | Alt Shift E | Opens the selected node/patch in the default text editor |
| Revert to saved | Ctrl R | Closes the active patch unsaved and loads the last version from disk |
Edit
| Undo | Ctrl Z | Undo the last step. The Undo-history can be of arbitrary length <br>Configure the behaviour with the Undo (VVVV) node. |
| Redo | Ctrl Shift Z | Do the last undone step again. |
| Cut | Ctrl X | Copy and delete selected nodes |
| Copy | Ctrl C | Copy selected nodes |
| Paste | Ctrl V | Insert copied nodes |
| Paste modified values | Apply the copied values to the selected node | |
| Duplicate | Ctrl D | Copy and Paste selected nodes |
| Duplicate nodes and links | Ctrl Shift D | Copy and Paste selected nodes and respective links |
| Align | Ctrl L | Align the currently selected group of nodes either horizontally or vertically, depending on their existing orientation |
| Select All | Ctrl A | Selects all nodes in the active patch |
| Deselect | Ctrl Shift A | Deselects all nodes in the active patch |
| Boygroup | Ctrl B | Toggle Boygroup status of a node. See Boygrouping section |
| Hide on Lock | CTRL H | Nodes and connections can be marked, so that they are not drawn, when the patch is locked. |
| Debug Mode | Ctrl F9 | Toggles global Debug Mode on/off |
| Debug Mode | Ctrl Shift F9 | Toggles Debug Mode of selected Nodes on/off |
| Debug Mode | Ctrl F10 | Visualizes spreadcounts |
| Expose IObox | Ctrl K | Exposes selected IOBox for being controlled from the outside |
| Alter Linktype | Ctrl Y | Cycle through several line styles for drawing links: straight, segmented, or Bezier. |
| Make Relative | Alt Shift P | Tries to find a relative path for the selected sub patch nodes |
Additional Shortcuts
| Snapshot Patch as .emf | Ctrl 4 | Saves a .emf file of the whole patchwindow (all IOBoxes only display IO) |
| Open | Ctrl Shift O, Ctrl Shift Q | Opens an existing patch in the active patch |
| New Patch | Ctrl Shift P, Ctrl Shift N | Opens a new patch window in the active patch |
| Group | Ctrl G | Creates a Subpatch from selected nodes |
| Jump to parent | ctrl+ the key below ESCAPE | Jumps to parent patch |
| Toggle Windows | Ctrl Tab | Lets you switch through vvvv's windows (similar to MS Windows Alt-Tab) |
| Lighten Patch | Ctrl 7 | Lightens the active patch’s background in versions >Beta8.3 |
| Darken Patch | Ctrl 6 | Darkens the active patch’s background in versions >Beta8.3 |
| Toggle Window Frame | Ctrl 8 | Toggles the frame of the active window on/off |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+ | Enlarges the active patch Careful: BUGGY |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl- | Scales the active patch down Careful: BUGGY |
and more Shortcuts
| Scroll Patch | Right click+Drag in patch | to move the patch inside the window |
| Create IOBox with values | start link from inputpin and end with middleclick | Creates IOBox containing values of connected Inputpin |
| AutoName IOBox | Middleclick on linked IOBox | copies Pinnames of connected Nodes into Descriptive Name of IOBox |
| AutoCreate send node | start link from output pin and end with CTRL+Middleclick | Creates Send node with the 'Send String' set to the name of the output pin |
| Reset Node | ALT+Rightclick on Node | Resets Node, resets all Pins to default value |
| Reset Pin | ALT+Rightclick on InputPin | Resets Pin to default value |
| Scroll Vertical | Mousewheel | scrolls up/down |
| Scroll Vertical Fast | CTRL-Mousewheel | |
| Scroll Horizontal | ALT-Mousewheel | scrolls left/right |
| Scroll Horizontal Fast | CTRL-ALT-Mousewheel | |
| move selected nodes by 1 px | CursorKeys | moves nodes |
| move selected nodes by 10 px | SHIFT+CursorKeys | moves nodes faster... |
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Shoutbox
~4d ago
joreg:
vvvvTv S02E01 is out: Buttons & Sliders with Dear ImGui: https://www.youtube.com/live/PuuTilbqd9w
~10d ago
joreg:
vvvvTv S02E00 is out: Sensors & Servos with Arduino: https://visualprogramming.net/blog/2024/vvvvtv-is-back-with-season-2/
~10d ago
joreg:
@fleg https://rustdesk.com/
~11d ago
fleg:
hey there! What's the best tool for remote work? Teamviewer feels terrible. Thanks!
~24d ago
joreg:
Last call: 6-session vvvv beginner course starting November 4: https://thenodeinstitute.org/courses/ws24-5-vvvv-beginners-part-i/
~1mth ago
joreg:
Missed the last meetup? You can rewatch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/MdvTa58uxB0?si=Fwi-9hHoCmo794Ag
~1mth ago
theurbankind:
When is the next big event, like node festival ?
~1mth ago
joreg:
Introducing: Support for RPLidar devices by Slamtec: https://visualprogramming.net/blog/2024/introducing-support-for-rplidar-devices-by-slamtec/
~1mth ago
joreg:
Join us for the next vvvv meetup on Oktober 17th: https://visualprogramming.net/blog/2024/25.-vvvv-worldwide-meetup/
~2mth ago
joreg:
6 session beginner course part 2 "Deep Dive" starts January 13th: https://thenodeinstitute.org/courses/ws24-5-vvvv-beginners-part-ii/