Visualization of Keyboard and Mouse Input

You can set WaveLab to display your mouse activity and the modifier and navigation keys you press in real time. This feature is useful for screenshots and screencasting purposes, such as demos, presentations, and tutorials.

To display your mouse input as you click and modifier and navigation keys as you press them, do one of the following:

  • Select Help from the menu bar at the top of the workspace, and activate Visualize Mouse and Modifier Keys in the pop-up menu.

  • Press Alt/Opt-F1.

As a result, a small window is displayed, which reflects your mouse and key input activity.

Table 1. Examples: Visualization of Input Activity
Figure 1. Left mouse button
Figure 2. Right mouse button
Figure 3. Modifier keys

In addition to this, you can drag and move the small window to any position on the screen, and you can customize the display.

To customize the display, right-click to open a menu with the following options:

Drop-down menu to customize the display of the mouse and key input activity
Size 2x

Scales the display of the mouse input and the modifier keys to twice the original size.

White

Sets the background color of the window to white.

Gray

Sets the background color of the window to gray.

Green

Sets the background color of the window to green.

Yellow

Sets the background color of the window to yellow.

Orange

Sets the background color of the window to orange.

Semi-Transparent

Reduces the opacity of the window.

Hide

Hides the display of the window.

To deactivate the display of the mouse and key input activity, deselect Visualize Mouse and Modifier Keys in the Help menu, or press Alt/Opt-F1.