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Describes RotoScheduler 0.2.1 · checked 2026-09-14 D5
Every gesture the board understands, in one table.
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Click a machine or arm's arrow | Open or close its rows. |
Click Day, Week or Month |
Choose that time-span preset. |
| Drag the slider right / left | Zoom in / out, keeping the left edge in place. |
Focus the slider; Right or Up / Left or Down |
Zoom in / out. |
Focus the slider; Home / End |
Widest / finest span. The widest view can include blank dates beyond the plan. |
Focus the board; + / - |
Zoom in / out. = also zooms in. |
Ctrl + wheel over the board |
Zoom around the pointer. |
| Drag empty board space or the ruler | Pan along time. |
Horizontal scrollbar, sideways wheel, or Shift + wheel |
Pan along time. |
Focus the board; Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right |
Pan to the previous / next date. |
| Click a day box | Select its machine-day or arm-day facts. |
Double-click a day box, or focus it and press Enter |
Zoom to that date and unfold its machine. |
| Hover a mold band | Read the mold, mounted count and run length. |
| Click a mold band | Select a mold run at that cycle; check its start and end cycles in the inspector. |
| Click the dotted line under a folded arm's bands | Unfold that arm. |
Ctrl + click a cycle |
Select that single cycle and its capacity details. |
| Hover a phase fill | Read the phase, clock times, minutes and timing basis. |
| With a run selected, click a green destination | Check and move the selected range to that destination. |
| Drag a mold run onto a destination | Check and move it; a green day box chooses the first suitable stretch. |
Esc |
Clear the board selection or close an open dialog. |
Undo / Redo, or Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y outside a text field |
Step backward / forward through applied plan changes. |
Up / Down with the board focused |
Walk the bands, then the arm's cycle boxes, then the next arm. |
Comments and questions
The app's rules are our reading of the physics; where your plant knows better, the app changes.