Configuring Hotkeys

Configuring Hotkeys

CRG Scoreboard allows to you assign keys to commands in the main operator screen. For example, you can assign the "g" key to start the jam, or "f" to add one point to the team on the left. Any button visible on the main operator screen can be assigned a hotkey.

Jammer and Pivot selection buttons can also be assigned hotkeys. These will be remembered, if the same stored team is assigned to the same side of the scoreboard later on.

Each operator can set their own hotkeys, which will be retained on the local computer only. Setting hotkeys on one server does NOT configure them on another, and a hard reset of the scoreboard will delete saved configurations. You can however import/export operator profiles (see Data-Management).

Assigning Hotkeys

To begin assigning hotkeys, click the "Edit Key Controls" button near the top of the screen.

Important: When you are done assigning hotkeys, do not forget to press the "Edit Key Controls" button again to exit the configuration mode. You will not be able to use hotkeys until you do this. More than one scoreboard operator has been bitten at the start of a game because they forgot this step! (Not literally bitten, you understand. At least, not as far as I know.)

For each key you wish to assign:

• Move the mouse over the action on the operator screen
  • do NOT click the button - that will trigger the action
• Press the key that you wish to assign to that action
• Confirm that the key you just pressed now appears on the screen next to the action

To assign a different key to an action:

• Move the mouse over the action and press the new key

To change what action is assigned to a key:

• Move the mouse over the new action you wish to assign to the key
• Press the key three times
• Select "Assign <key> to only this control, remove from the other 1 control."

It is possible to assign multiple actions to a single key. As this can have unitended consequences, be careful how you use this feature.

To assign multiple actions to a single key:

• Assign the first action to the key as outlined above
• Move the mouse over the next action you wish to assign to the key
• Press the key three times
• Select "Assign <key> to this control and the other <number> control(s)
• Any number of actions may be assigned to a single key by repeating these steps

To change configurations for a different operator:

• Press the "Logout" button at the upper right corner of the operator screen
• Type the name of the new operator in the "Operator Login:" box

Important Considerations when Assigning Hotkeys

1. Keys that don't produce a character (Shift, Control, Alt, Arrows, Function Keys, ...) can not be used as hotkeys.

2. Hotkeys are case sensitive - "a" and "A" are different hotkeys and may be assigned to different actions. One common use for this feature is to assign lower case keys (key pressed alone) to "Points +1" and "Add Trip" and the corresponding upper case keys (Shift + key) to the inverse actions "Points -1" and "Remove Trip".

3. In a situation with multiple operators using the same computer, always log out and log back in as a different user before changing hotkeys. It is impolite and confusing to redefine the hotkeys for another operator.