Navigation and shortcuts

User interface elements

Analyzer user interface is divided into four areas.

1. Toolbar
2. Data area
3. Side bar
4. Status bar

Toolbar

Toolbar is used to access other Analyzer functions and changing the data zoom and visibility.

1. Open data file browser. Data stored either locally or in Testlogger Manager are opened with this dialog
2. Close all open data files
3. Open workspace
4. Save workspace as file
5. Math channel editor
6. Track generator
7. Lap/split editor
8. Video importer
9. Switch to show data either in function of time or in function of distance
10. Activate comparison file offset possibility
11. Zoom out to show whole data file
12. Zoom to currently active lap
13. Zoom in
14. Zoom out
15. Pan data to left
16. Pan data to right
17. Toggle Delta marker
18. Open Analyzer knowledge base in browser
19. User menu (e.g. application settings, user settings)

Data area

Data area is used to show the actual data from files based on the workspace settings. Tabs can be utilised to create different views. Read more about it from Workspace page.

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Data area can be expanded vertically outside the screen view.

Side bar

Side bar is used to show open data files, channel listing and workspace modules.

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Side bar can be reduced or hidden from the buttons on right hand side of tabs.

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Data files tab shows opened files and their relevant details. 

Each row has base and compare radio buttons, lap number, lap time, run time and total running time. Header shows files name, date, time and session. Also track, car and driver is shown if present in the files metadata. Fastest lap is highlighted.

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Run content can be minimized with button or by pressing h.

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All runs can be collapsed with the collapse all button or from the runs arrow button. Runs can be reordered by dragging them from the title header.

Channel listing tab shows all base files data channels categorized based on channels type.

Each row has channels colour, name, unit and channels sampling rate.

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Channel colour can be changed by clicking the colour circle.

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Channels can be drag and dropped to chart elements.

Channel categories

Category	Definition
System channels	Important system channels to keep the system working
Standard channels	All other logged channels
Math channels	System and user defined math channels.
Debugging channels	Channels used for system debugging (hidden by default).

Workspace tab shows available chart elements. See chart element descriptions in Workspace.

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Workspace editor mode is activated when tab is changed to Workspace.

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Drag and drop or double click to include charts in the chart area.

Status bar

Status bar currently show application version, cursor position (time and distance and delta values) and status messages.

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
e	Toggle workspace edit mode tab
d	Toggle data files tab
c	Toggle channels tab
Ctrl+oCmd+o	Open data file browser
h	Minimize run content side bar
Ctrl+hCmd+h	Hide/show side bar
Ctrl+lCmd+l	Open lap editor
Ctrl+vCmd+v	Open video importer
Ctrl+mCmd+m	Open math channel editor
Ctrl+tCmd+t	Open track map generator
Ctrl+xCmd+x	Close all data files
a	Zoom out to show whole file
s	Zoom to cursors hovered lap
Left arrow	Pan file to left
Right arrow	Pan file to right
Up arrow	Zoom in
Down arrow	Zoom out
Space	Place marker or remove marker

Lap selection

• Select main lap you want to analyse by selecting the radio button on lap list
• Select lap to compare to with the second radio button
• Remove comparison lap by clicking the white radio button
• Reset base lap zoom by clicking the green radio button

Data mode and alignment

Determine whether data is shown based on funtion of time or function of distance. Note the difference!

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Status bar always shows cursors position with both values. 

Left and right Arrows allow offsetting compared lap agains base lap.

Read more about lap comparison in Compare laps.

Zoom

• Use arrow keys or toolbar buttons to zoom
• Zooming can be done from both x-axis and y-axis of chart element by dragging the area you want to zoom
• Double click axis and whole range will be shown
• Mouse wheel can be used to zoom in and zoom out. Mouse cursor needs to be on top of zoomed axis.
• Drag axis with secondary mouse button.

Cursor mode

Analyzer support two data cursor modes. By default cursor in line charts will follow mouse movements and with alternative mode user needs to click primary button of the mouse to place/move the cursor in data.

Cursor mode can be changed from application settings. 

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Cursor can be dragged with primary mouse button in both cursor modes.

Differences in the cursor behaviour

Action	Default mode	Alternative mode
Data cursor to follow mouse	Automatic	Press mouse button while moving mouse
Fix cursor to one position	Click mouse button	Click mouse button
Release cursor position	Click mouse button	N/A

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If the default cursor performance is bad, then we recommend switching to the alternative cursor mode from settings.

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Disabling cursor markers improve cursors performance on tabs with multiple line charts.

Delta marker

Delta marker allows for comparing selected positions value to cursors value.

Marker is set with toolbar button or alternatively with space hotkey. 

Line legends display the cursors value and its difference to the cursors value.

Comparing works for both compared files if present.