Different ways to do the same thing
Torley's dashing down some quick ideas...
There are often "different ways to do the same thing" in Second Life, or in other words, various paths to one goal. For example, a newcomer may prefer using the mouse to clicking menu options, but when you know there are keyboard shortcuts — which "power users" generally prefer — you can graduate to those. Here are some quick examples and links to more info:
Movement controls
In the Viewer's user interface, there's the Move controls. All of these have keyboard equivalents, which is the more common usage.
| "Special" keys | "Letter" keys (when chat bar doesn't have focus) | |
|---|---|---|
| Move forward | ↑ | w |
| Move backward | ↓ | s |
| Turn left (strafe left in mouselook) | ← | a |
| Turn right (strafe left in mouselook) | → | d |
| Jump | tap Page Up | tap e |
| Fly up | hold Page Up | hold e |
| Fly down (or crouch, when on the ground) | hold Page Down | hold c |
Camera controls
In the Viewer's user interface, there's the Camera controls. Like Move, all camera controls have keyboard equivalents. These shortcuts are more complicated than movement controls because they require pressing several keys (and/or the left mouse button) simultaneously, so there's a healthy proportion of Residents using one way or the other — or both.
| "Special keys" keyboard shortcut | "Letter keys" keyboard shortcut | Mouse-inclusive equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change focus point (and center it in the Viewer window) | n/a | n/a | Alt + left-click |
| Zoom in | Alt + ↑ | Alt + w | Alt + hold left mouse button and drag up |
| Zoom out | Alt + ↓ | Alt + s | Alt + hold left mouse button and drag down |
| Orbit up | Alt+Ctrl + ↑ | Alt+Ctrl + w | Alt+Ctrl + hold left mouse button and drag up |
| Orbit down | Alt+↓ | Alt+s | Alt + hold left mouse button and drag down |
| Orbit left | Alt+Ctrl+← | Alt+Ctrl+w | Alt+Ctrl + hold left mouse button and drag left |
| Orbit right | Alt+Ctrl+→ | Alt+Ctrlk+s | Alt+Ctrl + hold left mouse button and drag right |
| Pan up | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+↑ | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+w | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧ + hold left mouse button and drag down |
| Pan down | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+↓ | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+s | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧ + hold left mouse button and drag up |
| Pan left | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+← | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+w | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧ + hold left mouse button and drag right |
| Pan right | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+→ | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧+s | Alt+Ctrl+Shift ⇧ + + hold left mouse button and drag left |
On the Viewer's bottom bar, there are Move and View controls you can click on.
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