# Functions Affected by Modifier Keys

Certain Yate functions operate differently if modifier keys are held down when the function starts.

When starting Yate
  Alt will disable the autoloading of sticky databases in the recently opened list. (Specified by Preferences-General Open sticky databases on startup).
  Shift will disable the auto import of a preference file. (Specified in Preferences-General-Auto import/export preferences file).
When quitting Yate
  Shift will disable the auto export of a preference file. (Specified in Preferences-General-Auto import/export preferences file).
Moving editing panels in and out of the Others submenu
  Holding down the Shift key while clicking on a panel name in a panel preset buttons context menu, will move the item in or out of the Others submenu.
Dragging fields in the Custom Panel Editor
  When you release the drag of a field and the Shift key is pressed, you are pointing to the new lower left position of the field, as opposed to the upper left position.
When starting the Discogs or MusicBrainz wizards
  Shift will ignore any saved import settings and will cause the last specified values to be used.
In the File>Open Recent menu
  Alt causes the Clear Menu items to become Clear Entire Menu. This will remove sticky as well as non-sticky items.
  Shift when clicking on an item toggle its stickiness.
When dragging a folder to the main list of files
  Shift will attempt to load the artwork from the folder's icon as opposed to opening the folder's contents.
In the Artwork Panel
  Shift while dragging the image in the large artwork display to the Finder or desktop will cause the image to be saved as folder.jpg regardless of its mime type.
In the preferences template editor
  Control-letter will display a list of available tokens starting with the specified letter.
  Shift when clicking on the Format button will remove formatting.
When being warned that a file has been externally modified
  Normally when selecting For all files only affects files currently being saved. Holding down the Shift key while electing to save will disable the warning if For all files is selected. Unless warnings are reset, the warning dialog will not be displayed again.
When dragging a Yate preference file to the main window's file list area
  If the Shift key is held, the contents of the file will be displayed as opposed to being imported.
When resetting Yate preferences
  If the Option key is held, a factory reset will be performed. Note Mavericks (10.9) and above.
When resetting Yate built in items
  If the Option key is held, an import (if appropriate) will be performed as opposed to a reset.
From the special Yate menu items in Action Editor text field context menus
  If the Shift key is held, the selected field/property is inserted without the enclosing escape sequence.
On the Artwork - Search for Artwork - User Defined menu
  If the Shift key is held, the selected template is made the Default Search. If the selected template is already the Default Search, it no longer will be.
  If the Alt key is held, the selected template is opened in the appropriate template editor.
On the Artwork - Search for Artwork menu
  If the Alt key is held on the Default Search, the associated template is opened in the appropriate template editor.
On the Rename menu
  If the Alt key is held, the selected template is opened in the appropriate template editor.
On the File to Tag menu
  If the Alt key is held, the selected template is opened in the appropriate template editor.
In the File to Tag Template Editor
  If the Shift key is held when the preview button is clicked, you are prompted to supply test data for the preview operation.
In Action field contents menus
  Many of the submenus in Action Editor Window text fields context menus, use the Shift key to flip the escaped or unescaped status of the inserted text. More information can be found in Escape Sequences.