Preferences: Movement

Purpose

Use Movement preferences to adjust X,Y and Z movement functions, including AutoMove, Field move controls, and mouse wheel focus.

Access Movement preferences from File > Preferences > Movement.

AutoMove and Field movement

Enable AutoMove: Check the box to enable automatic centering of the field of view that responds to your actions in the software.

You can alternatively click AutoMove on the Move or Workspace ribbon to enable AutoMove.

Center cursor in AutoMove area: Check the box to reposition the cursor to the center when AutoMove is used.

Center data in AutoMove area: Check the box to use the center of the AutoMove area instead of the default (center of the tracing window) when repositioning the stage.

  • The two centers can be different since the AutoMove area may not be centered in the main tracing window.

  • If the video image is smaller than the main NeuroInfo window, the AutoMove area is centered over the image; video images are placed in the upper left corner of the tracing window. Depending on the size of the video image, centering data in the AutoMove area may be a better method of handling automatic stage movements.

Field movement size: Specify how the stage is moved (or to navigate acquired images) when using the Field moves controls.

  • AutoMove area size: Movements in X and Y are defined by the size of the AutoMove area.

    With this option selected, click Define AutoMove on the Workspace ribbon to set the Field Movement Size.

  • % of screen size: Type in the desired field movement size as a percentage of the size of the main software window. Enter a value into the text box, or use the up and down arrows next to the text box.

    • The default is 75% of the size of the tracing window; this size typically balances overlap with efficiency in covering an area.
    • Enter a value between 10 and 100%; for values outside of this range, use the User Specified option.

  • User specified: Enter values for X and Y into the text boxes, or use the up and down arrows next to the text boxes. Note that, unlike the previous options, the values entered might not be applicable to all lenses because they are absolute values.

AutoMove box color... Click to open the color picker, then choose the display-color of the automove box.

Mouse wheel

The default action for the mouse wheel is to adjust the cursor size. Also see Using the mouse wheel.

Mouse wheel settings

Focus with mouse wheel: Check to change the mouse wheel action to focusing. Uncheck to change the mouse wheel to cursor diameter size adjustment.

Reverse direction: Check the box to reverse the direction of Z-focus movement when scrolling the mouse wheel forward or backward.

Z distance per wheel click: Each click of the mouse wheel moves through the Z-axis by the distance specified. Enter a value into the text box, or use the up and down arrows next to the text box.

Using the mouse wheel for both cursor size adjustment and focusing

  1. Check Focus with mouse wheel to change the mouse wheel action to focusing.
  2. Rotate the wheel while holding down Ctrl on the keyboard to adjust the cursor size.