# Is there UI documentation? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 25, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109 "2017-09-25T01:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![awgrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@awgrover](https://forum.xod.io/u/awgrover)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/1 "2017-09-25T01:00:27Z")
Is there documentation explaining the UI? For example, I didn’t know how to pan (space-drag). Or, I can’t seem to select more than 1 node, nor copy/paste. I’m using XOD 0.13.0 desktop. ---
**Author:** ![awgrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@awgrover](https://forum.xod.io/u/awgrover)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/2 "2017-09-25T12:30:26Z")
The [https://github.com/xodio/xod/wiki/Hotkeys](https://github.com/xodio/xod/wiki/Hotkeys) lists many hotkeys. I had been looking in the [xod.io](http://xod.io) site. Is there more info on other UI behavior, like “panning”? ---
**Author:** ![nkrkv](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.xod.io/nkrkv/32/8_2.png) [@nkrkv](https://forum.xod.io/u/nkrkv)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/3 "2017-09-25T13:49:23Z")
Hello and welcome! There is no such article yet. Panning has been implemented recently and is not documented anywhere. Pan with the middle mouse button. Alternatively, hold space and click+drag. The multiple selection, copy/paste are not here yet. We’re working on them right now and would likely include the features into the upcoming release. These UI aspects would be documented as notes in the tutorial. And you’re talking about a dedicated article. Frankly, I have no idea how such article may look like. Everything I saw on UI documentation was pointless lists like “Click ‘Duplicate Selected Items’ button to duplicate selected items”. Do you have a reference to a documentation article on UI of another application done right? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![awgrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@awgrover](https://forum.xod.io/u/awgrover)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/4 "2017-09-25T20:30:54Z")
> [@nkrkv](#): > > These UI aspects would be documented as notes in the tutorial. And you’re talking about a dedicated article. Frankly, I have no idea how such article may look like. Everything I saw on UI documentation was pointless lists like “Click ‘Duplicate Selected Items’ button to duplicate selected items”. Do you have a reference to a documentation article on UI of another application done right? Thanks in advance. I don’t think we need a pointless list either. But, I was surprised by the “pan”. Using “space-drag” is completely unfamiliar to me, and I only accidentally discovered it. Using the middle-button (which is the scroll-wheel now a days) for click-drag is also unfamiliar to me. I wonder how many other things I’m missing. So, I would like at least a list of things that aren’t common usage. Are you using something as a model for the UI (where did you get space-drag from)? ---
**Author:** ![nkrkv](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.xod.io/nkrkv/32/8_2.png) [@nkrkv](https://forum.xod.io/u/nkrkv)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/5 "2017-09-26T07:45:10Z")
> [@awgrover](#): > > Are you using something as a model for the UI Not a particular product but we search for common idioms in tools for artists and engineers. The same panning mechanics could be found in Fritzing, Photoshop, Illustrator, Inkscape, AutoCAD, QCAD. > [@awgrover](#): > > So, I would like at least a list of things that aren’t common usage Maybe it is a good idea to make something like “Help → UI Shortcuts” that would present a table of the keyboard and mouse strokes to interact effectively? Yes, the current panning solution is not a _shortcut_, it is rather the only way, but if we’d draw scrollbars there will be not a very effective but obvious way to scroll along with the tricky one. What do you think? BTW. Have you tried to double click anywhere on the patch board? ---
**Author:** ![awgrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@awgrover](https://forum.xod.io/u/awgrover)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/6 "2017-09-26T18:50:56Z")
I did not know I could space-drag in Fritzing (and inkscape) … that makes things easier. Yes, I think a table of mouse-strokes etc., would be good. I guessed about double-click (from using rhino-grassphopper). Thanks for the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/xod/original/1X/eb7348baa04192c2ef932d1db54d44f09f8a7888.png) [@system](https://forum.xod.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/7 "2017-09-28T18:51:26Z")
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**Author:** ![nkrkv](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.xod.io/nkrkv/32/8_2.png) [@nkrkv](https://forum.xod.io/u/nkrkv)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/is-there-ui-documentation/109/8 "2017-10-11T09:06:37Z")
[Here is the article](https://xod.io/docs/guide/shortcuts/) about shortcuts