CODERACE funPoint: general guide

General Mouse halo

About funPoint

When funPoint is running, no icon is shown in the Dock.
The only visible part is a small icon in menu bar extras - so called funPoint icon:

funPoint menu

Click on funPoint icon to open funPoint menu - this is a drop-down menu shown just below funPoint icon.
All the basic control is through funPoint Menu:

About window

Click on "About funPoint" row in funPoint menu to open the About window - it contains information about the current version of funPoint.

There are important links at the bottom of the window too.

Exiting funPoint

Open funPoint menu and click on "Quit funPoint" row to terminate the application.

Enabling and disabling funPoint

funPoint can be enabled or disabled. The state can be changed from funPoint menu - just click on the related rows.

Disable funPoint to free most of consumed computing resources.
funPoint is enabled by default.

Customizing funPoint

Open funPoint panel and select the General view.

Enable funPoint

Deselect this option to free most of consumed computing resources.
funPoint is enabled by default.

Toggle enable / disable

A hotkey combination to enable and disable funPoint.
This is the only working hotkey when funPoint is disabled.
Default combination is Control + Option + Command + `.

Open on mouse screen

funPoint panel will open on the screen with mouse pointer when this checkbox is selected. The panel will open on the first screen (main screen) when this checkbox is empty.

Open funPoint panel

A hotkey combination to open funPoint panel.
Default combination is Control + Option + Command + P.

Automatically start funPoint when I login

Select this option to append funPoint in Login Items list.

Do not ask

Select this option to skip the alert box about auto-start at login.

Quit

Click on this button to terminate the application.

funPoint menu in menu bar extras

Show funPoint icon in menu bar extras

Deselect this option to remove the funPoint icon from menu bar extras.

Colored

Deselect this option to desaturate the funPoint icon, thus the icon will be shown according current system theme.

Toggle icon visibility hotkey

A hotkey combination to toggle visibility of the funPoint icon in menu bar extras.
Default combination is Shift + Control + Option + Command + Space.

Safety note:

Please write down this hotkey before you hide the icon.
In case the icon is hidden and the hotkey is forgotten, please relaunch funPoint (while it is already running in the background) in order to open funPoint panel.

Checkboxes about menu items

Toggle visibility of related funPoint menu items.

Working with the Hotkey editor

The editor operates in two modes - Edit and View - and two states - Normal and Hint. The Normal state is by default. The Hint state occurs when the mouse hovers over the editor or in other circumstances.

View mode

Depending on the state the Editor displays current hotkey combination (in normal state) or the suggestion to change the hotkey (in Hint state).
Hint state: when the mouse hovers over the editor.
Enter Edit mode: click inside editor, or press Space while editor is focused.

Edit mode

Normal state: the editor shows key symbols if at least one of the following modifier keys is pressed: Shift, Control, Option, Command.
Hint state: if no modifier key is pressed, or if the mouse hovers over the star button in the right side of the editor.
Exit Edit mode: entering an acceptable hotkey combination or pressing ESC key.

Acceptable hotkeys: