At this point, you may physically press the buttons on the device and the corresponding entry on this list will light up. If you click on it, it will expand and you will be able to access all the controls on that device (buttons, LED's). If you only have one, then you will only see one item. When you select Controllers, you should see all the X-keys devices you have connected listed. Extras (launching Finder items, and anything else that doesn't fit elsewhere)Įach of the above have their own special purpose, but we'll just touch on a couple of them that are most useful for beginners.Calculations (for advanced numerical programming, such as counters).Basic Math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.).Logic (standard logic gates such as and, not, or).AppleScript (useful for more advanced programming).Outputs (most basic functions like keystrokes and text).Controllers (this is where your device, and the buttons you need, are).There are several different categories available to you: Here, you choose all your building blocks to drag over to the programming area. The Palette window should be the topmost window on the right side of the screen. You can rename the pages to reflect what's on them in the Inspector window, too. You drag and drop your building blocks (we'll get to those in a minute) in the big programming area. This will give you a blank programming area. To create a new page, click the small P icon on the lower left corner of the screen. Enabling and disabling pages allows you to have unlimited sets of programming. You probably don't need to enable it, but playing with it will get you used to the difference between what a page looks like when it is enabled (the programming is active) and disabled (the programming is still there, but inactive). You may click in the check box to enable or disable the page. On the left side of the screen, there is a column with a check box and the Start Page listed. This is a good introduction to how programming works.

Click on Programming, if it isn't already selected, and read over the tutorial on the Start Page. Virtual Controllers - often used for complex programmingĪ beginner with a single X-keys device probably doesn't need to worry too much about anything but Programming.Controller Types - a list of installed devices.

Programming - where all your programming will happen.

Page command controllermate