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==== Selecting items ==== | ==== Selecting items ==== | ||
While in the interactive stack, you can operate on a single item -by simply moving the cursor to that item- or on multiple items by selecting them first, then operating. | While in the interactive stack, you can operate on a single item -by simply moving the cursor to that item- or on multiple items by selecting them first, then operating. | ||
- | To select multiple items, move the cursor to the item in question, then press **SPC**. The item will be highlighted on the screen. Moving the cursor to other items will extend the selection, and pressing **SPC** again will fix the selection, so the cursor is free to move. The selection is also cleared by another tap of **SPC**. | + | To select multiple items, move the cursor to the item in question, then press **SP**. The item will be highlighted on the screen. Moving the cursor to other items will extend the selection, and pressing **SP** again will fix the selection, so the cursor is free to move. The selection is also cleared by another tap of **SP**. |
==== Stack operations ==== | ==== Stack operations ==== | ||
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+ | == Rotating items and ranges == | ||
The most common stack operations are performed with the cursors **LF** and **RT**. When there' | The most common stack operations are performed with the cursors **LF** and **RT**. When there' | ||
When there' | When there' | ||
- | When there' | + | |
+ | == Cut and paste == | ||
+ | When there' | ||
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+ | The standard clipboard shortcuts will also work on selected items or the item at the cursor location: | ||
+ | **LS< | ||
+ | **LS< | ||
+ | **LS< | ||
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+ | == Pick an item == | ||
+ | Pressing **EN** will create a copy of the object at the cursor position at level one (similar to '' | ||
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+ | == Remove items == | ||
+ | Pressing **BK** will drop the item at the cursor position, or the selected items if a selection exists. | ||
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+ | == Creating and exploding composite items == | ||
+ | The interactive stack makes it simple to create composite objects: | ||
+ | Pressing **MUL** will create a vector with the items in the selection or at the cursor position. If the items include vectors or individual items of compatible dimensions, it will create a matrix.\\ | ||
+ | Pressing **SUB** when there' | ||
+ | Pressing **ADD** will create a list with the items in the selection or at the cursor position.\\ | ||
+ | Pressing **DIV** will explode a composite object into its components. | ||
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