How do I control Circle Dock without a mouse?
   


Effective Release 0.9.3.1 most of Circle Dock's functionality can be controlled by keyboard commands. This mode is primarily provided for users who intend to use Circle Dock on a multimedia PC and using a (programmable) remote control.

To configure Circle Dock for this mouse-less mode on a permanent basis, you should change four settings in the main Properties Dialog:

·     On the Toggle Visibility sub-page of the Visibility page, change the Mouse Button to "Keyboard Emulation".
·     On the Dock Items sub-page of the Elements page, ensure that Highlight the Item (when mouse cursor moves over Item) is enabled (ie checked).
·     On the Dock Shape page, ensure Format is set to "Constant Number of Items Per Circle"
·     On the same page, adjust the Number of Items Per Circle to suit your needs.

You can now control Circle Dock with the following keys:
  
Keystroke
Action
Home
Selects the first Dock Item at the current level
End
Selects the last Dock Item at the current level
Left Arrow
Selects previous item (or the last item if the current item is the first)
Page Up
Selects item on next inner ring (or on the outermost ring if already at the innermost ring)
Right Arrow
Selects next item (or first item if the current item is the last)
Page Down
Selects item on the next outer ring (or on the innermost ring if already at the outermost ring)
Up Arrow **
Rotates the Dock clockwise
Down Arrow **
Rotates the Dock anti-clockwise
Delete
Removes the current item
Space
Emulates a left mouse button click on the current item
Return / Enter
Emulates a left mouse button click on the Centre Button
F1 **
Open the browser-based help system
F2
Show Item Settings
F4
Emulates a right-mouse button click on the Centre Button (shows its Context Menu which contains more items than the default Dock Item's Context Menu)
F5
Emulates a right-mouse click on the Dock Item (shows its Context Menu which may, or may not, include its Explorer menu items)
F10 **
Toggles "Keyboard Emulation Mode" on and off.
End
Selects the last item
D0 .. D9
Numeric Pad 0 to 9
Selects the "n"th Dock Item where "1" is the first item, "2" is the second and "0" is the tenth. Either the main keyboard numerals may be used (D0 - D10) or the numeric keypad numerals.

** These keys have the same functionality when Keyboard Emulation Mode is not active.


Caveat

You should ensure that your PC's mouse cursor is nowhere near the dock as all items will continue to react to its presence.