This video is created for v3.0.
NOTE: UI and features introduced in this video will be changed in the future release.
Screencast Keys add-on has lots of options to change its UI and operation.
Color option changes colors of text and figures.
If Shadow option is enabled, shadow will be displayed behind texts.
You can also change shadow color.
If Background option is enabled, colored planes will be displayed behind texts and figures.
Two background options are available.
You can also change backgroud color.
| Text | Display colored plane behind texts and figures. |
| Draw Area | Display a color plane on the draw area rectangle. |
Font Size option specifies the size of texts.
Mouse Size option specifies the size of figure which displays hold mouse status.
This option is only availabe when Mouse Events option is Hold Status or Event History + Hold Status while Show Mouse Events is enabled.
Origin option specifies the location to display texts and figures.
| Region | Currently selected region. You can change the region by Set Origin operation. |
| Area | Currently selected area. You can change the area by Set Origin operation. |
| Window | Blender's application window. |
| Cursor | Mouse cursor. |
Texts and figures are aligned according to Align option.
| Left | Texts and figures will be aligned to the left side. |
| Center | Texts and figures will be aligned to center. |
| Right | Texts and figures will be aligned to the right side. |
Offset option is an offset of the location where texts and figures will be displayed.
Each key event or last operator will be displayed until the elapsed time overs Display Time.
Key events will be displayed up to Max Event History.
If you change Max Event History option to 1, show only last key event.
If Show Mouse Event option is enabled, events from mouse will be displayed.
You can also display mouse button hold status as figure.
See Mouse Event option if you want to change how to display the mouse status.
Mouse Event option specifies how to display the mouse status.
| Event History | Events from mouse will be displayed as events history as well as events from keyboard. |
| Hold Status | Hold mouse button status will be displayed as figure. |
| Event History + Hold Status | Both Event History and Hold Status. |
If Show Last Operator option is enabled, the last executed operator will be displayed.
See Last Operator option if you want to change how to display the last operator.
Last Operator option specifies how to display the last operator.
| Label | Label (bl_label) of operator will be displayed. |
| ID Name | ID Name (bl_idname) of operator will be displayed. |
| Label + ID Name | Both Label and ID Name. |
NOTE: This is an experimental option. If this option is enabled, Blender may be crashed in the specific environment.
NOTE: This option is only supported in the specific Blender version. If you want this add-on to support other version, consider to make a Issue
If Get Event Aggressively option is enabled, the events raised in the modal status will also be displayed.
In addition to the above options, some options are located on Preferences.
You can update this add-on from Preferences.
The location of the Panel can be changed.
| Space | Space which this panel is placed on. |
| Category | The category name of this panel. |
NOTE: This option is for the development purpose. If this option is enabled, the performance issue may be raised.
Output logs for the analysis of bugs and so on.
If this options is enabled, you can display own customized strings for events instead of default key name.
This can be useful when you want to display events from special input devices.
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Shift + Alt + C | Enable/Disable Screencast Keys |