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Screen & Encoders
On MagicQ the main operation is controlled through the central window. Around the edge of the central window are
soft buttons - there are 12 soft buttons along the top and 4 down each side.
The buttons are referred to as soft buttons since their function changes according to the active window. The top soft
buttons are generally used for menu items (View items on the left, more dangerous buttons like Clear and Quit on the
right), The side soft buttons are generally used for controlling attributes – for example in the picture below where the
Beam Window is open, the side soft buttons are controlling the Beam attributes Shutter, Iris, Focus, Prism, Gobo 1,
Gobo 2, Gobo 1 Rotate and Gobo 2 Rotate. The top soft buttons are allowing individual selection of Beam Palettes.
On MagicQ consoles and MaxiWing there are physical buttons for each of the soft buttons – when using MagicQ
MiniWing or MagicQ PC Wing the functions are available by clicking the screen in the window.
The function of the rotary encoders also changes according to the active window with the current function being
displayed adjacent to the encoder.
At the top left and top right of the central window there are SHIFT and CTRL buttons. Pressing theses buttons selects
alternate functions for the soft buttons and encoders. SHIFT and CTRL on the keyboard have the same function.
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