1. Hotkeys
Hotkeys drive main Coordinates features.
Some of these hotkeys are for speed and convenience.
Others are the only way to do things.
So open the preferences panel and select the Coords view.
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Toggle mouse coordinates
Hotkey combination to show and hide coordinates.
It doubles the related checkboxes in the app menu and prefs panel. Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ C.
Move mouse to...
Hotkey combination to open input panel to set precisely mouse position.
It doubles the related row in the app menu. Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ X.
Move mouse to origin point
Hotkey combination to move the mouse cursor to the origin point.
It doubles the related row in the app menu. Default value is ⇧⌃⌥⌘ X.
Set mouse location as custom origin
Hotkey combination to set current mouse position as a custom origin point.
The hotkey is the only way to do it. Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ M.
Copy mouse location to clipboard
Hotkey combination to copy current mouse coordinates into the clipboard.
The hotkey is the only way to do it. Default value is ⇧⌃⌥⌘ M.
Toggle follow mouse mode
Hotkey combination to switch the Flying panel in Follow mouse or Stand aside mode.
It doubles the related checkboxes in the app menu and prefs panel. Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ F.
Note:
There are small buttons on the right side of the hotkey editors.
Click on them to simulate the related hotkey.
2. Measure objects with Custom origin
3. The Flying panelv1.3 & next
The flying panel is shown above (in front of) all other windows and applications, even the menu bar and Dock.
It doesn't depend on the currently active application and will stay visible in all spaces.
The Flying panel works in two modes (a hotkey switches the modes):
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