From f2040f19aaf562cd164a76298f93d8fb9bc70559 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Nelson Select the waypoint tool in the toolbar and Ctrl+click in the viewport
-to lay out a short route from the transport's position toward the Command Ship.
-Three or four points is plenty. Open the
-Waypoint Editor and name the path
-Transport Route. In the Other dropdown on the toolbar, select Waypoint,
+then Ctrl+Alt+click in the viewport to lay out a short route from the
+transport's position toward the Command Ship. Three or four points is plenty. Open
+the Waypoint Editor and name the
+path Transport Route. Open the Ship Editor for Transport 1, go to
Initial Orders, and set its initial goal to
diff --git a/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Toolbars.html b/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Toolbars.html
index 4ffec618211..6c12a7b4186 100644
--- a/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Toolbars.html
+++ b/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Toolbars.html
@@ -134,15 +134,16 @@ Two dropdowns at the right end of the toolbar control what is created when you
-click in the viewport. Three dropdowns at the right end of the toolbar control what is created when you
+click in the viewport. Each is paired with its own modifier chord, so you can place
+ships, props, and waypoints or jump nodes intermixed without switching modes. The toolbar dropdowns determine what type of object is created when you click in
-the viewport.2. Place the ships
arrive immediately and that is fine for now.
3. Add a waypoint path for the transport
-Tools
Object creation dropdowns
-
Dropdown Used by Description
Ships
Ctrl+click
- Selects the ship class, waypoint, or jump node to place. The object
- created on Ctrl+click is determined by this selection.
+ Selects the ship class to place. The ship created on Ctrl+click is
+ determined by this selection.
+ Props
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@ Object creation dropdowns
Selects the prop class to place. The prop created on
Ctrl+Shift+click is determined by this selection.
+
Other
+ Ctrl+Alt+click
+ Selects what non-ship, non-prop object to place - Waypoint or
+ Jump Node. The object created on Ctrl+Alt+click is determined by this
+ selection.
+ Context Bar
diff --git a/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Viewport.html b/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Viewport.html
index 28ce1eb5626..e0cf299a74b 100644
--- a/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Viewport.html
+++ b/qtfred/help-src/doc/general/Viewport.html
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ Viewport
Creating objects