MotifLab Quick Reference Sheet
Visualization Panel
In order to use short-cut keys in the Visualization Panel, you first need to select a target sequence which will receive focus.
To select a sequence, simply point the mouse anywhere within the sequence
track window or on the sequence label.
The sequence which currently has focus will be marked with a yellow wedge in front of its name.
| Key | | Action |
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| ↑ | | Change focus to sequence above |
| ↓ | | Change focus to sequence below |
| ← | * | Move sequence viewport left |
| → | * | Move sequence viewport right |
| Shift + ← | * | Move sequence viewport to the left end |
| Shift + → | * | Move sequence viewport to the right end |
| + | * | Zoom in |
| – | * | Zoom out |
| 0 | * | Zoom to fit |
| Z | * | Zoom to custom level |
| ENTER | * | Zoom to 100% |
| PAGE UP | * | Set orientation to DIRECT direction |
| PAGE DOWN | * | Set orientation to REVERSE direction |
| HOME | * | Set orientation relative to associated gene |
| END | * | Flip orientation |
| / | * | Flip orientation |
| C | * | Turn on "constrain movement" |
| Shift + C | * | Turn off "constrain movement" |
| A | * | Select the whole sequence |
| I | * | Invert current selection windows |
| L | § | Set sequence alignment = LEFT |
| R | § | Set sequence alignment = RIGHT |
| T | § | Set sequence alignment = TSS |
| N | § | Set sequence alignment = NONE |
| M | | Mark/unmark sequence |
| H | | Hide sequence from view † |
| O | | Show only the sequence
which has focus† |
| Control + ↑ | | Move sequence up (reorder) |
| Control + ↓ | | Move sequence down (reorder) |
Control +
mouse wheel | | Zoom in/out |
* Actions marked with an asterisk can be applied to all sequences simultaneously by holding down the ALT-key in addition to the given key combination
§ Actions affecting alignment will always be applied to all sequences
† To show sequences that have been hidden, right-click on a Sequence Collection in the Data Objects panel and select 'Show sequences'
Features Panel
First select the feature you want to control by clicking on it with the mouse.
Multiple features can be selected simultaneously by holding down the SHIFT or CONTROL keys while selecting.
| Key | | Action |
|---|
| SPACE or V | | Toggle visibility of feature track (hide/show) |
| S | | Show selected feature track |
| Shift + S | | Show all feature tracks |
| O | | Show only the selected tracks |
| H | | Hide selected feature track |
| Shift + H | | Hide all feature tracks |
| G | | Change graph type (for Numeric Datasets) |
| M | | Toggle between single colour and multicolour (for Region Datasets) |
| C or K | | Change colour for selected features (next colour) |
| R | | Toggle "visualize score" (for Region Datasets) |
| D | | Toggle "visualize strand" (for Region Datasets) |
| F | | Change "gradient fill" (for DNA and Region Datasets) |
| W | | Toggle "drop shadows" (for Region Datasets) |
| X or E | | Expand/contract track (for Region Datasets) |
| Delete | | Delete feature track |
| + | * | Increase track size of selected features |
| – | * | Decrease track size of selected features |
| Shift + + | * | Change colour for selected features (next colour) |
| Shift + – | * | Change colour for selected features (previous colour) |
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Control + + | * | Increase distance between sequences |
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Control + – | * | Decrease distance between sequences |
To change the order of feature tracks, simply select the ones you want to move
with the mouse and drag them up or down to a new position |
* These actions can also be controlled using the mouse-wheel instead of the +/– keys
Motifs Panel
| Key | Action |
|---|
| SPACE or V | Toggle visibility of
selected entries |
| S | Show selected entries |
| Shift + S | Show all
entries |
| O | Show only the selected
entries |
| H | Hide selected entries |
| Shift + H | Hide all
entries |
| Delete | Delete selected entries* |
* Motifs and Modules can not be
deleted with the Delete-key, only Collections and Partitions can be deleted
this way
Data Objects Panel
| Key | Action |
|---|
| S | Show sequences in selected
Sequence Collection(s) |
| Shift + S | Show all sequences |
| O | Show only the sequences in the
selected Sequence Collection(s) |
| H | Hide sequences in the selected
Sequence Collection(s) |
| Shift + H | Hide all
sequences |
| M | Mark sequences in the selected
Sequence Collection(s) |
| Shift + M | Remove marks from
sequences in selected Sequence Colletions(s) |
| Delete | Delete selected data object(s) |
Data Tables
The following keyboard short-cuts can be used wherever tables of data objects
(sequences, motifs, modules or region types) are shown, for instance in the Motif Browser or in dialogs showing Collections,
Partitions, Numeric Maps or Analyses. The "visibility" of the entries refers
to their visibility in the Visualization Panel and not their appearence in the
table itself.
| Key | Action |
|---|
| SPACE or V | Toggle visibility of
selected entries * |
| S | Show selected entries |
| Shift + S | Show all entries |
| O | Show only the selected entries |
| H | Hide selected entries |
| Shift + H | Hide all entries |
| M | Mark selected sequences † |
| Shift + M | Unmark selected sequences † |
| C | Copy names of selected entries to
clipboard (separated with commas) |
| Shift + C | Copy names of selected entries to
clipboard (separated with newlines) |
| + | Increase
size of motif logos |
| – | Decrease
size of motif logos |
| L | Toggle "scale by IC-content"
setting for motif logos |
* Note that in some cases the SPACE key is used to
select/unselect entries for inclusion in collections rather than for
toggling visibility.
† These keys only work on sequences.
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