Several of the functions of the Hog 4 OS can be accessed through use of the front panel key combinations and onscreen button combinations found in the tables below.
| Programming & Patching | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Blind | Fades Changes when blinding and un-blinding |
| Pig + Clear | Undo |
| Pig + Flip | Sends fixture selection through possible flip positions in reverse order |
| Pig + Park | Un-parks selected fixtures, rather than parking them |
| Pig + Touch | Touches specified parameters and fixtures but as record ineligible |
| Pig + parameter wheels | Allows fine adjustment of the wheel's value |
| Pig + Record | inverts the current kind masking scheme for that record operation |
| Pig + Merge | inverts the current kind masking scheme for that merge operation |
| Pig + Fixture | Tokens the word "plot" on the command line |
| + + encoder wheel | Sets wheel to maximum value when encoder turned clockwiseSets wheel to minimum value when encoder turned counter-clockwise |
| - + encoder wheel | Inverts wheel between positive and negative values when available (ex: gobo rotation) |
| bksp + encoder wheel | knocks out the coordinating parameter value for selected fixtures in the current active editor |
| . + encoder wheel | Sets wheel to default value |
| Pig + . + encoder wheel | Sets wheel to default value and mode |
| . + kind button | Sets all parameters of that kind to their default values |
| Open + Fixture | Opens the fixture window. |
| Pig + @ | When patching with View by DP enabled, un-patches the selected fixtures |
| Pig + I-Wheel | Increases/decreases intensities in proportion to their individual level. |
| Window Control | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Open + Colour | Opens the Colour Picker window |
| Pig + Open + Beam | Opens the Media Picker window |
| Pig + Open + Fixture | Opens the Plots directory |
| Open + backspace | Closes active window |
| Open + Thru | Cycles through open windows (change focus) |
| Open + Full | Maximizes active window |
| Open + @ | Moves active window to next screen |
| Open + / | Copies and splits active window |
| Open + + | Sizes active window clockwise |
| Open + - | Sizes active window counter-clockwise |
| Pig + Size (on Window Control Toolbar) | Cycles through the possible window sizes in the reverse order |
| Open + 1-9 | Opens view 1-9 |
| Open + 0 | Opens view 10 |
| Pig + Next (on the View Toolbar) | Changes view toolbar to previous page of views, rather than next page of views |
| Open + first encoder wheel | Vertical Window Scroll (up/down) |
| Open + second encoder wheel | Horizontal Window Scroll (left/right) |
| Open + third encoder wheel | Zoom (plot window only) |
| Speadsheets | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Set | Acts as a right mouse click |
| Pig + arrow keys | Allows for selection of multiple cell items in spreadsheets |
| Pig + Backspace | Removes values from the currently highlighted cells in the Programmer or editor |
| Pig + Copy | Copies the contents of the currently selected cells |
| Pig + Move | Pastes into the currently selected cells |
| Directories | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Set | Acts as a right mouse click |
| Pig + arrow keys | Extends directory item selection |
| Pig + button in a directory | Overrides directory Guard button |
| File Browser | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Set | Acts as a right mouse click |
| Pig + click on file | Allows for selection of multiple files (Pig key is acting like control key) |
| Playback | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Release | Releases all active cuelists and scenes |
| List + Release | Releases any active cuelists NOT attached to masters on the current page |
| Scene + Release | Releases any active scenes NOT attached to masters on the current page |
| Pig + Main Play | Plays all cuelists and scenes attached to masters on the current page |
| Pig + Main Pause | Pauses all cuelists and scenes attached to masters on the current page |
| Holding choose | Displays the master's playback rate, effect rate, effect size, and intensity on main encoder wheels |
| Console / Debug | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Open + Backspace | Opens the Launched Processes window |
| Pig + Open + 1 | Opens the Log Viewer window |
| Pig + Open + 5 | Opens the debug toolbar |
| Pig + Open + Delete | Restarts the console if held for 5 seconds. *On Hog 4-18 holding this key combination for 5 seconds shuts down the console, then the keys must be released and held again for 5 seconds to boot the console. |
| Misc | |
|---|---|
| Pig + Enter | Toggles the function keys between Kind Key and Command Key mode |
| Pig + Setup | Toggles the worklight on and off |
| Pig + Undo | Redo |
| Pig + text with on-screen keyboard | Acts as a shift key, to type upper case characters |
| Setup + first encoder wheel button | Calibrate touchscreens; quit calibration by pressing enter key |
| Setup + encoder wheel | Adjusts brightness of LCD backlights, front panel LEDs, desklights, and worklight |
| Pig + . | Toggles slot toolbar and encoder wheel toolbar on/off |
| Pig + 0, 1, 2, 3, etc. | Toggles playback bars on/off |