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Hello, here are some new keyboard shortcuts :

Open an image then:

CTRL + NUMPAD 5 : selectes a rectangle in the center of the image, then CTRL + NUMPAD_PLUS and MINUS to change the size. May be useful for centering.

CTRL + NUMPAD ENTER : Toggles the grid.

CTRL + SHIFT + F9 : Sets a slightly darker Windows Palette, just like "Night visualization".

The following commands are documented in the manual, (Image Window) :


Keyboard shortcuts

[+] (Numeric keypad). Zooms in the image.

[-] (Numeric keypad). Zooms out the image.

[Arrows]. Moves the image when it's zoomed. Press Shift for fast movements.

[PAG_UP] , [PAG_DOWN]. Changes the visualization (white threshold). Press Ctrl for finer control.

[SHIFT + PAG_UP / DOWN]. Changes the visualization (black threshold). Press Ctrl for finer control.

Mouse commands

Right click + drag. Pans the image if it’s zoomed.

Wheel rotation. Changes the visualization (white threshold). Press Ctrl for finer control.

Wheel rotation + [Shift]. Changes the visualization (black threshold). Press Ctrl for finer control.

Wheel click + rotation. Changes the visualization (black threshold). Press Ctrl for finer control.

Wheel click + drag. Zooms the image.

Right click. Displays the context menu.

Left click. Selects a point. If clicked over a star selects the star.

[Ctrl] + left click. As above with inverted logic.

Left click + drag. If some points are selected, deletes them otherwise it selects a rectangle or a line.

[Shift] + left click. Restores deleted points or copies them from another image.

Two installations in the same PC

If you need to use two installations in the same PC with different configurations, create in the second installation a folder called CONFIG. All configuration files will be stored there.
(if not they will be shared, from the folder: C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Local/Astroart)