Interactions & Editing¶
How to navigate and edit the map with mouse, trackpad, and keyboard — on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Edit mode vs. view mode¶
- Edit mode — the panel edit screen. You can add/move/delete nodes and links, drag VIAs, and zoom freely.
- View mode — a saved dashboard. Hover for tooltips; click nodes/links that have dashboard links.
Some gestures (adding VIAs, free zoom) are edit-mode only to avoid interfering with normal dashboard use.
Gesture reference¶
| Action | Linux / Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Move a node | Click-drag the node | Click-drag the node |
| Pan the map | Ctrl+drag, Shift+drag, or middle-mouse drag | ⌘ Cmd+drag or Shift+drag |
| Zoom | Scroll (edit mode); Shift+scroll (view mode) | Scroll (edit mode); Shift+scroll (view mode) |
| Multi-select nodes | Ctrl+click each node | ⌘ Cmd+click each node |
| Add a VIA | Double-click a link (edit mode) | Double-click a link (edit mode) |
| Move a VIA | Drag the VIA | Drag the VIA |
| Delete a VIA | Right-click the VIA (edit mode) | Right-click (or Ctrl-click) the VIA |
macOS
macOS uses ⌘ Cmd where Linux/Windows use Ctrl (Ctrl-click is a right-click on a Mac). Zoom uses the dominant scroll axis, so a Mac's Shift+scroll (which the OS remaps to horizontal) still zooms.
Editing VIAs on the canvas¶
VIAs (waypoints) let a link bend through intermediate points.
- Double-click anywhere on a link to insert a VIA at its midpoint. The link splits into two segments, and the A-side and Z-side query data are preserved on the correct halves.
- Drag the VIA handle to route the link where you want.
- Right-click a VIA to remove it — the two segments merge back into a single link.
Under the hood a VIA is a lightweight connection node; you can also toggle a node into a VIA with Use As Connection in the node's Advanced options.
Selecting and aligning multiple nodes¶
- Hold Ctrl (Linux/Windows) or ⌘ Cmd (macOS) and click nodes to build a selection.
- Drag any selected node to move the whole group.
- Enable the Grid (Panel Options) to snap positions for clean alignment.
Exporting a map¶
Open Panel options → Export:
- Export SVG — download the current map as an SVG image (icons are inlined). Useful for documentation and diagrams.
- Export JSON — download the full weathermap configuration as JSON. You can version-control it or import it into another panel.
Timeline scrubbing¶
If the Timeline Slider is enabled, drag the slider at the bottom of the panel to move through history; press Live to return to the latest state.