Text Consoles - openantz/antz GitHub Wiki

Tag Console

  • I - Toggles the nodes Text Tag display mode.
  • Alt+I - Will active the Text Tag Console.
  • \ (backslash) - Subsamples nodes to draw faster, SHIFT key reverses

Browser URL & record_id Retrieval

  • U - Opens Tag title URL in the system browser, supports HTML href="...".

    • If no URL in title, then uses default URL with record_id appended.

    • Can also open applications and files based on OS default mime type.

    • ALSO... launches URL as tag title ie: http://example.com or app.exe

(GUI) Command Console

  • Enter (Return) - Exits keyboard Game Mode and enters Command Console for text entry.
  • Type '?' (or 'help') and press Enter to display command usage examples.
  • Esc (Escape) - leave text Console and return to keyboard Game Mode.

DB Menu

  • / (forward slash) - Open (MySQL) DB Menu (exits Keyboard Game Mode).

    • Type a DB item # and press Enter to load.
    • Use SELECT command to select nodes in the scene.
      • Use SET command to change the node parameters.
    • Type '?' (or 'help') and press Enter to display command usage examples.
      • Can DROP (delete), LOAD, UPDATE, etc...

  • Esc to return to Keyboard Game Mode, and can use:

    • Shift+? (question mark) to Save a time-stamped DB.
    • Shift+: (colon) to Save an update to the active DB.
    • ; (semi colon) - Load DB update.

(OS) System Console

  • Within (OS command prompt) system console type 'antz ?' for help on startup command line arguments.
  • ie: 'antz -f usr/csv/antz0001node.csv' will start the app and load the specified file.