How to use keyboard shortcuts

Some people may prefer to apply layouts using keyboard shortcuts rather than Drag & Drop. In Mosaic you can use keyboard shortcuts in a number of ways and these can be enabled / disabled independently of the Drag & Drop functionality.

Possible uses of keyboard shortcuts are:

• Opening the Click & Select panel to allow you to apply any layout or Quick Layout
• Activating TouchBar mode
• Applying a specific layout to the active window on the screen it is already on
• Applying a specific layout to the active window on a specific screen

To configure each of these options:

Shortcut for Click & Select

The default shortcut for Click & Select is ⌥⇧⌘L. You can change this by:

• Click the status menu icon for Mosaic
• Select "Preferences..." from the app menu
• Click the "Behaviours" tab on the preferences window
• Click the keyboard shortcut control in the Click & Select section
• Press the required key combination

Shortcut for TouchBar

The default shortcut for TouchBar mode is ⌥⇧⌘T. You can change this by:

• Click the status menu icon for Mosaic
• Select "Preferences..." from the app menu
• Click the "Behaviours" tab on the preferences window
• Click the keyboard shortcut control in the TouchBar section
• Press the required key combination

Applying a specific layout to the active window on the screen it is already on

This is achieved by simply assigning a keyboard shortcut to a the layout:

• Click the status menu icon for Mosaic
• Select "Preferences..." from the app menu
• Click the "Layouts" tab on the preferences window
• Scroll to and select the layout you wish to be able to apply with a keyboard shortcut
• Click the keyboard shortcut control
• Press the required key combination

Now when you press the key combination Mosaic will attempt to apply the layout to the currently active application window and the window will be resized on the screen it already resides on.

Applying a specific layout to the active window on a specific screen

This is achieved by assigning a keyboard shortcut to a the layout and also assigning the layout to the specific screen:

• Click the status menu icon for Mosaic
• Select "Preferences..." from the app menu
• Click the "Layouts" tab on the preferences window
• Scroll to and select the layout you wish to be able to apply with a keyboard shortcut
• Click the keyboard shortcut control
• Press the required key combination
• Select the screen you want the layout to move the window to from the "Displays" popup menu

Now when you press the key combination Mosaic will attempt to apply the layout to the currently active application window and the window will be moved onto the specified screen as well as being resized.