Keyboard shortcuts
The DroneField desktop application uses native macOS-style keyboard
shortcuts (the same combinations are reused on Windows and Linux,
substituting Ctrl for ⌘). In the table below ⌘ = Command,
⌥ = Option/Alt, ⌃ = Control, ⇧ = Shift.
General
Section titled “General”| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘N | New project (File → New Project…) |
⌘, | Open Settings |
⌘Q | Quit DroneField |
⌘W | Close active window |
⌘H | Hide DroneField (stays in the Dock / taskbar) |
⌘M | Minimise window |
⌃⌘F | Enter / exit full screen |
⌃⌘S | Show / hide the left sidebar (standard macOS command) |
Help → DroneField User Manual opens this site in your browser (it has no keyboard shortcut).
Dialogs and text fields
Section titled “Dialogs and text fields”| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Return | Confirm the default (highlighted) button of a dialog |
Esc | Cancel / close the dialog |
Return / Esc | Save / cancel an inline project rename in the list |
⌘X ⌘C ⌘V ⌘A | Cut, copy, paste, select all in text fields |
Map — mouse and trackpad
Section titled “Map — mouse and trackpad”| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Mouse wheel / two-finger scroll | Zoom in / out |
⇧ or ⌘ + scroll | Pan |
| Click-drag | Pan |
| Pinch / two-finger rotate (trackpad) | Zoom / rotate (standard MapKit gestures) |
Boundary editing — mouse
Section titled “Boundary editing — mouse”| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Click (while drawing) | Add a vertex |
| Click on a boundary edge | Enter edit mode for that boundary |
| Click on empty map (edit mode) | Insert a new vertex |
| Drag a vertex (edit mode) | Move the vertex |
⌥-click on a vertex (edit mode) | Delete the vertex |
| Click (AI boundary) | Add a sample point (include) |
⌥-click (AI boundary) | Add an exclude point |
Finishing, cancelling and deleting a boundary are done with the buttons of the boundary toolbar — there are no keyboard shortcuts for them.
3D Map window
Section titled “3D Map window”| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Left mouse button | Rotate |
| Right mouse button | Pan |
| Mouse wheel | Zoom |
The toolbar of the window has buttons for orbit animation, full screen and close; there are no keyboard shortcuts in this window.
Custom shortcut binding
Section titled “Custom shortcut binding”DroneField does not yet support customising the keyboard shortcuts. It’s on the roadmap.
If a particular shortcut is missing or you would prefer a different combination, let us know via the portal support form.
Common shortcut conflicts
Section titled “Common shortcut conflicts”Some macOS system shortcuts (Spotlight ⌘Space, Mission Control
⌃↑) can override DroneField’s bindings. If a combination
does not respond in DroneField:
- System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts
- Check whether another app or system service uses the same combo
- If yes, disable or remap it