Input modes

TV supports two major modes for entering commands, called edit-mode and cursor-mode.

By default TV starts in edit-mode where input is focussed to the text window which means that all keys you type are printed in the text window and will be evaluated after pressing CR. As long as the cursor is placed over the text window you are in edit-mode.

In cursor-mode mode entered keys are used as hotkeys (see section 3.4.2 p. ) when the cursor is placed over the graphic window (the cursorform is pirate then). To switch between edit- and cursor-mode place the cursor over the graphic window and press Esc. Most operations in this introduction are performed in cursor-mode.