Mouse Functions
Overview
The map pane supports a number of mouse click functions listed below. Beside of the mouse click operations there are mouse drag operations available and drag and drop functions.
Left Button
| Gesture | Function |
|---|---|
| General | |
| SHIFT + CTRL + Click | Open waypoint links (tagged shell-commands in comment section) |
| In selection mode |  |
| Click | Selection/deselection of waypoints/routes/tracks |
| CTRL + Click | Add/remove item to/from already selected |
| Drag | Move selected waypoints |
| Drag | Move routepoints/trackpoints of selected routes/tracks |
| CTRL + Drag | Instant routing of route/track segments |
| In map move mode |  |
| Drag | Moving the map |
| In map zoom mode |  |
| Drag | Zoom box |
| In draw mode |    |
| Click | Set another waypoint/routepoint/trackpoint |
| CTRL + hold button down | Instant routing |
| In erase mode |  |
| Click | Remove waypoint/routepoint/trackpoint (must be selected) |
| Drag | Erase box to remove multiple items |
| In split mode |  |
| Click | Split selected route/track |
| In link mode |  |
| Drag | Combine end point of one route/track with start point of another route/track and vice versa |
| In insert mode |  |
| Click/Drag | Insert new points into route/track |
| In sync mode |  |
| Click | Synchronize waypoint/routepoint/trackpoint with other views (Project,Waypoints,etc.) |
| In branch mode |  |
| Drag | Break a route/track and re-connect to a third route/track: Drag the end point of a route/track and drop it at the track/route to be branched |
Middle Button
| Gesture | Function |
|---|---|
| Drag | Move the map in cursor selection/move mode |
| Drag | Zoom the map in cursor move mode |
If middle mouse button is not available use ‘Menu-Options-Preferences-Mouse Buttons’ to set a replacement (recommended: SHIFT+WIN)
Right Button
| Gesture | Function |
|---|---|
| Click | Cancel current cursor mode and return to selection mode |
| Click | Finish waypoint/route/track building |
| Click | Show context menu (in selection mode only) |
| Click and hold | select most recent mouse mode |
| Drag | Mouse gestures |
Mouse Wheel
Find mouse wheel/touch pad optimization in ‘Menu-Options-Preferences-Mouse Buttons’.
If Optimized for Mouse Wheel
| Gesture | Function |
|---|---|
| wheel up | zoom in |
| wheel down | zoom out |
| CTRL + wheel up | scale in |
| CTRL + wheel down | scale out |
| SHIFT + wheel up | switch to next map (Garmin: next level) |
| SHIFT + wheel down | switch to previous map (Garmin: previous level) |
| right button + wheel up | scale in |
| right button + wheel down | scale out |
If Optimized for Touch Pad
| Gesture | Function |
|---|---|
| two finger touch pad gesture up/down | move map up/down |
| two finger touch pad gesture left/right | move map left/right |
| two finger touch pad gesture pinch | zoom in/out |
| wheel up/down | move map up/down |
| wheel left/right click | move map left/right |
Further Functions
Drag’n Drop Garmin Maps
- Drag and drop a single Garmin precompiled map file (.img) from Windows Explorer into FancyRoute in order to open the map.
Drag’n Drop Single Project File
- Drag and drop a single project file (.gpx, .ovl, etc.) from Windows Explorer into FancyRoute in order to open it.
Drag’n Drop Multiple Project Files
- Drag multiple project files from Windows Explorer into FancyRoute, hold CTRL and drop to add them to the current project.
Project Pane Header
- Header click to sort items.
- Header right-click to arrange columns.
Waypoints Pane Header
- Header click to sort items (waypoints only, not for routepoints or trackpoints).
- CTRL + header click to alternately select the minimum/maximum value of this column.
- SHIFT + header click to select all empty rows of this column.
- CTRL + SHIFT + header click to add all empty rows of this column to the current selection.
- Header right-click to arrange columns.
Switch to Other Map Type
- During command ‘Menu-Map-Navigation’ hold CTRL key pressed to retain the map center position within the new map.
Mouse Button Replacement
- ‘Menu-Options-Preferences-Mouse Buttons’ offers options to replace mouse button presses by keyboard key presses. This can be helpful using notebooks that misses the middle mouse button.