Use layouts
A layout is one grid of keys. Each layout keeps its own keys and actions, so you can have one for video editing, one for coding and one for music, and switch between them without losing anything.
The layouts sit in a row at the top of the editor in the desktop app. Each one shows its name and size, such as 6 keys (2×3).
The starting layouts
A new installation has four layouts, each with two rows:
| Layout | Grid |
|---|---|
| 4 keys | 2 rows, 2 columns |
| 6 keys | 2 rows, 3 columns |
| 8 keys | 2 rows, 4 columns |
| 10 keys | 2 rows, 5 columns |
Switch layouts
Click a layout in the row. The editor shows its keys, and a connected phone switches to it at once.
The phone always shows the layout that is selected on the desktop. You cannot switch layouts from the phone.
Create a layout
Select New layout at the end of the row.
Type a Name (optional), such as
Editing. If you leave it empty, the layout is named after its number of keys.Set Rows (1 to 6) and Columns (1 to 8) with the minus and plus buttons. The dialog shows the total number of keys.
Select Create.
The new layout is selected, with keys named Key 1, Key 2 and so on, each in a different colour.
Choose the phone orientation
Next to Phone orientation:, select:
- Auto: the pad turns with the phone.
- Portrait: the pad stays upright.
- Landscape: the pad stays sideways.
Each layout keeps its own orientation.
Delete a layout
Select the small cross on the layout's chip. The layout and all its keys are removed at once, without a question. You cannot delete the last remaining layout.
WARNING
Deleting a layout cannot be undone. Its keys, actions and pictures are gone.
Where layouts are saved
The desktop app saves all layouts and keys after every change, in a file called keydeck.json in its application data folder. They come back the next time you start the app.