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lgv — Keyboard Reference

Quick Reference — Orbital / Grid mode

PgUp / PgDnnext / prev orbital
+ / -adjust iso-surface level
left clickselect atom
F2save INPORB
F3multiview toggle
mstart / stop animation
middle drag ↑↓+/− iso level
middle drag ←→next / prev orbital
t / Ttransparency −/+

Quick Reference — Coordinate mode

left clickselect atom (up to 4)
Deldelete atom / bond
Ins / F11insert atom / fragment
Homerecenter / align (0/1/2/3 atoms selected)
F2save XYZ  |  Shift+F2: overwrite
F8symmetry operations
F12save XYZ in current screen orientation
Otoggle bond detection (auto / single-only)
Eelectrostatic orient highlighted group
ddump coordinates to console
MMOPAC optimise (needs $MOPAC env var)

Quick Reference — Molden / Animation mode

PgUp / PgDnnext / prev frame or frequency
+ / -frequency amplitude
mstart / stop animation
F2save XYZ of current frame

Function Keys

F1help (this screen)
F2save XYZ / INPORB  |  Shift+F2: overwrite
F3fragment picker (coord) / multiview toggle (orbital)
F4open edit / input window
F5save PNG screenshot
F6watch mode (auto-reload on file change)
F7make atom group / highlight
F8symmetry: 0 sel=detect, 1=inversion, 2=Cn/transl (then 2–9/t), 3=mirror plane
Shift+F8toggle symmetry engine: msym / findsym
F9save settings
F12save XYZ in current screen orientation
Deldelete selected  |  Ins / F11: insert
Endadd Z reference marker  |  PgUp/PgDn (Z sel.): move out-of-plane

Navigation

left dragrotate
right dragtranslate
scroll / Z / zzoom in / out
Space / middle clickunselect all
middle drag ↑↓+/− value (iso level / amplitude)
middle drag ←→PgDn / PgUp
xmaximize view
v / Vsave / restore viewpoint (.lgv-config / .ViewPoint)
f i 13 s dset atom label index type

File Formats (drag & drop onto canvas)

.xyzXYZ (standard or Molcas extended; #Orig/#Vec1-3 lattice; Tv atoms)
.cifCrystallographic Information File (fallback: obabel)
.inputMOLCAS SEWARD/GATEWAY input (auto-detected)
.lusMOLCAS/OpenMolcas orbital file
.moldenMolden format (freq / geo / orbitals)
.gridGaussian cube-like grid

XYZ Atom Color Modifiers (append after element name)

C- / C-- / C---one / two / three levels pale (desaturated)
C+ / C++ / C+++one / two / three levels vivid (saturated)
Drag & drop .xyz / .cif / .lus / .molden / .grid onto the canvas  |  Rotate: left-drag  |  Zoom: scroll or Z/z  |  PgUp/PgDn: cycle orbitals  |  +/−: iso level  |  Help: F1