Grid Mode

Grid Mode helps you jump quickly to any position on screen. It splits the screen into a grid and assigns a hint to each cell. Type a hint to move the cursor to the center of that grid cell. Then the selected cell is split again into smaller grids for more precise movement.

What happens after movement depends on the command you triggered in Command Mode or through a shortcut. For example, if you enter Grid Mode through command.enterGridModeAndMoveCursor, the cursor moves to the target position without clicking.

Grid Types

Cursor Crane supports multiple grid types:

• Proportional Grid: each step divides the current grid evenly into smaller grids. This adapts well to different screen and window sizes.
• Nine-Square Grid: each step divides the current grid into a fixed 3x3 layout. This gives more consistent hint distribution, but may be less suitable on some screen sizes.
• Bisection Grid: each step divides the current grid into top/bottom and left/right sections. If you prefer selecting grids using directions, this method might be more suitable for you.

Hint Style

Grid Mode supports two hint styles: default and largeText. The largeText style places larger hints near the center of each cell, which can be easier to read on busy screens.

Switching Display

You can move the cursor to center of the target display using number keys. The corresponding number of each display will be shown in the status indicator at the top left corner.

Switching to Element Mode

You can also press Control + Tab to switch to Element Mode. This allows you to quickly switch between these two modes to perform different types of selection.

Related Commands

CommandIdentifier	Action
command.enterGridModeAndLeftClick	Enter Grid Mode and left click
command.enterGridModeAndDoubleLeftClick	Enter Grid Mode and double left click
command.enterGridModeAndMiddleClick	Enter Grid Mode and middle click
command.enterGridModeAndRightClick	Enter Grid Mode and right click
command.enterGridModeAndMoveCursor	Enter Grid Mode and move cursor