Selecting Predefined Settings

Click the control or press T to open the Settings Selector.

Use the Settings Selector Control in the Main Dialog to retrieve Predefined Settings for all the controls in the various groups. In this way, you can recall combinations of settings that generated effects you particularly liked.

The Settings Selector Control contains a list comprised of two special sets we have defined plus the names of all of the sets of Predefined Settings that you have saved yourself via the Save / Load Predefined Settings menu.

When you click on the Settings Selector Control, the list will drop down and you can load the desired set by simply clicking on the entry you want to use. If your list of Predefined Settings is very long, the list will include a scroll bar to help you move through it.

The list will grow longer as you define and save your own sets.

Note that the Effects Only checkbox and the Edit Mode Selection control are also affected when you select a set of Predefined Settings.

Default and Initial Settings

There are two special sets in the Predefined Settings selector that always appear: Default Settings and Initial Settings.

Default Settings are nominal values for all controls; effects will be put on only the brighter highlights, and some Secondary Spikes, Soft Flare, and Ring Flare effects are generated. The Default Settings can serve as a convenient starting point for customizations.

Note that Double-clicking the thumb of any slider control will return it to its Default Setting.
Initial Settings are the values for all the controls that the plug-in was started with. The Initial Settings are derived from those you used the last time you ran the plug-in and pressed the [ OK ] button to add effects to an image.

Keyboard Operation

When the Settings Selector Control is activated to have keyboard focus, the control will be highlighted. You can activate the Settings Selector Control by navigating to it using the Tab key or by using the T keyboard shortcut. Using the T keyboard shortcut will also cause the Settings Selector Menu to be displayed.

When the Settings Selector Control has the keyboard focus, you can scroll through the available sets of Predefined Settings using the following keys on your keyboard:

Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to step through the list of settings one item at a time.
Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to step through the list several items at a time.
Use the Home key to move to the beginning of the list.
Use the End key to move to the end of the list.
Type the first letter of the name of a set of Predefined Settings to move to that set. If there are several sets that begin with the same letter, you may step through all of them by repeatedly pressing the letter key.

Note that when the Settings Selector Control has the keyboard focus, it will intercept most keyboard keys. This will prevent the keyboard shortcut keys that you might expect to operate other controls from working normally. However, you can change the control that gets the keyboard focus using the Tab key or you can hold down the Alt key and move to any other Settings control by typing its shortcut key.