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Widget Basics

bit.ctrl is built around a customizable grid of widgets. Any widget can be assigned to control any camera and any combination of cameras and widgets can be mixed or matched on a page. This section covers the grid, sizing, edit mode, and the settings that every widget shares.

The grid​

All widgets live on a customizable grid. By default the grid is fixed to the visible area, so widgets can't be placed past the edge of the screen.

Grid scrolling​

Turn on Enable Scrolling in Settings → Layout to let pages scroll vertically and place widgets beyond the visible area.

  • The setting applies to every tab, not per tab.
  • Layout presets remember the scrolling preference, so loading a preset restores it along with the tabs and widgets.

Edit mode​

Enter edit mode to add, move, resize, and configure widgets. Tap the edit icon to toggle it.

  • Add widgets from the categorized picker (with search).
  • Move by selecting the widget you want to move and then tapping the target where you want to move it.
  • Resize by dragging the handle at the bottom-right of a widget. It will snap to valid grid sizes.
  • Remove a widget by tapping the red ✕ at its top-left.

Per-widget camera assignment​

By default a widget controls its tab's assigned camera. Any widget can be overridden to control a specific camera, which is what makes mixed-camera layouts possible. See Multi-Camera.

Widget settings​

Every widget has a settings menu, accessible three ways:

  1. Tap the gear icon in edit mode.
  2. Long press the widget (iPad).
  3. Right-click the widget (Mac).
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Many widgets have built in step buttons which can be enabled and disabled in the individual widget settings.

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The gear icon only appears in edit mode. Long-press (iPad) and right-click (Mac) work any time.

Labels​

Each widget has a label that can be shown or hidden per widget in its settings.

Multi-select​

In edit mode you can select several widgets and act on them as a group.

On Mac, selection works just like in Finder:

  • Click a widget to select it (replacing the current selection).
  • ⌘-click to add or remove a single widget.
  • ⇧-click to select everything between your last selection and the clicked widget.
  • Select All (⌘A) selects every widget on the current tab.

On iPad, tap the multi-select icon Multi-select in the tab bar to turn on multi-select mode. While it's on, tapping a widget adds it to or removes it from the selection.

With more than one widget selected, long-press (iPad) or right-click (Mac) any selected widget for the group actions:

  • Assign to: point every selected widget at a specific camera, or back to the page default.
  • Copy: copy the selection for pasting.
  • Delete: remove all selected widgets.

Copy & paste​

Widgets (and their configurations) can be copied and pasted, including across tabs. Use multi-select to copy and paste groups of widgets. On Mac, ⌘C, ⌘V, and the Delete key work on the current selection.