Finding and moving the insertion point
Drafts can easily be created by keyboard. Keyboard entry takes place at the insertion point, which is a blinking chequered square (see second image below) that appears in the draft grids. The insertion point can be moved within any one draft by pressing the arrow keys. The insertion point also takes the position where the mouse was last clicked in one or other draft component.
The insertion point moves from one draft component to another either when you press either Control+arrow keys or the Tab key. Two red triangles point to the current location of the insertion point in the Threading. Starting in the Threading, Ctrl+Up moves the insertion point into the Warp color bar. From the Threading, Ctrl+Right moves into the Tieup; from the Tieup, Ctrl+Down moves into the Treadling, then Ctrl+Right moves into the Weft color bar. If you have a different layout, e.g. bottom to top treadling, always use the arrow key that points in the desired direction. |
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Typing into the threadingWith the insertion point in the Threading draft, a threading sequence can be entered by typing a series of shaft numbers, e.g. 1 3 2 3 1 4 2 4 1 5 2 5. |
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This fills the threading draft in the order from lower to higher thread number (right to left in the example). The insertion point advances automatically to higher thread numbers as keys are typed, so there's no need to press the Enter key or use cursor keys after each entry.
Numbers greater than 9 are can be typed by single keystroke using the layout shown at right. Numbers greater than 40 (rarely needed) are typed using the Shift key, and adding 40 to the values shown in the key layout. | ![]() |
Numbers can also be entered in two digit format. Type the double quote key " to start two digit format, then type each shaft or treadle number with two digits, no spaces in between when typing:
e.g. 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Note that you must type a zero before numbers 1-9 if you use two-digit format.
Type single quote key ' to restore single keystroke format.