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1 Editor Basics

Interface Layout

AreaContentsUse
Top barRender preview, push to screen, network setup, theme, accountGlobal actions
Left canvasThe editing area scaled to the screen ratioInspect layout, select elements, drag to reorder
Canvas toolbarZoom level, zoom in/out, fit, gridAdjust the editing view
Right panelSelected column/number or overall settingsEdit properties

The management page works in phone browsers — columns, numbers and the detail panel reflow for narrow screens. Phones suit quick number edits, marking taken and switching Wi-Fi; fine layout work is better on a computer with steadier dragging and zooming.

Top Bar Buttons

ButtonActionAffects the screen?
Render previewToggle preview mode, hiding edit borders and selection boxes, showing the backgroundNo — browser view only
Push to screenAfter confirmation, re-render and push the current layoutYes
Network setupOpen the network configuration pageNo, unless a connection is executed
ThemeToggle light/dark interfaceNo — browser only
AccountChange password, log outNo

"Render preview" checks the finished look without pushing to the screen. Daily editing already goes up automatically; use "Push to Screen" only when the screen seems out of sync.

The top bar also has a "Developer" button — a supplier maintenance entry. Do not click it in daily use; a power cycle restores things if touched by accident.

Canvas Operations

  • Select: click a column or number; its properties appear on the right.
  • Deselect: click empty canvas; the panel returns to "Overall Settings".
  • Move a number: drag it; releasing auto-saves and pushes.
  • Move a column: drag its empty area; locked columns cannot be dragged.
  • Resize a column: drag the bottom-right handle to change width and height.
  • Zoom the view: use "−", "+" and "Fit"; zooming affects the editing view only, never the screen.
  • Grid: show/hide the editing grid as an alignment reference.

Auto-Save and Push

There is no "save" button. Every content change is written to the device automatically and pushed after a brief merge:

  • inputs commit once typing stops;
  • consecutive edits merge to avoid screen churn;
  • on a normal network, screen updates take about 0.2~0.3 seconds;
  • changes committed before closing the page are already saved — the browser need not stay open.

If the network drops or an operation errors, the interface reports the failure — the change may not be saved, so redo it once the network recovers.

Undo, Redo and Shortcuts

Undo: Ctrl+Z; redo: Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z.

Undo covers adding, deleting, editing, dragging, reordering, cross-column moves, marking taken, changing backgrounds and clearing. The undo history lives in the current browser page — refreshing or closing clears it. Inside an input box, Ctrl+Z undoes text first and does not reach the canvas.

Note: after a background switch succeeds, the device cleans the old file. Undoing "change background" may restore only the layout record while the image is gone — keep local copies of important backgrounds.

Common shortcuts:

ShortcutActionNote
Ctrl+ZUndoText undo inside inputs
Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+ZRedoNot triggered inside inputs
SpaceAdd a number to the current columnNot triggered inside inputs
↑ / ↓Move the selected number up/down within the columnNot triggered inside inputs
← / →Move the selected number to the end of the previous/next columnNot triggered inside inputs
EscClose a dialogWorks for some dialogs