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First-time configuration

Set up once. Assign forever.

The standard installation keeps hardware and workflow logic separate: the board emits unique dormant shortcuts, while Studio decides what they mean.

Download StudioView signal map

1. Download and extract

Download the ZIP, extract the complete folder to a normal writable location, and keep the internal folder structure intact.

ThisBoard-Studio-1.0.zip
└── ThisBoard_Studio_1.0
    ├── Install-ThisBoard-Studio.bat
    ├── app
    ├── hardware
    └── profiles

2. Run the installer

Double-click Install-ThisBoard-Studio.bat. The installer uses Windows PowerShell, creates an isolated Python environment, installs the required local libraries and creates Start menu shortcuts.

The package is supplied as scripts rather than a signed commercial installer. Windows may display a reputation warning. Inspect the included source before running it.

3. Programme reserved signals

Open the board’s supported configuration tool. Assign the following unique signals. Do not assign real workflow shortcuts here—the uniqueness of these signals is what lets Studio intercept each physical control independently.

Physical controlReserved signal
Key 1–12F13 through F24
Key 13Ctrl+F13
Key 14Ctrl+F14
Key 15Ctrl+F15
Key 16Ctrl+F16
Left dial anticlockwiseCtrl+F17
Left dial clockwiseCtrl+F18
Left dial pressCtrl+F19
Middle dial anticlockwiseCtrl+F20
Middle dial clockwiseCtrl+F21
Middle dial pressCtrl+F22
Right dial anticlockwiseCtrl+F23
Right dial clockwiseCtrl+F24
Right dial pressShift+F13

4. Verify the inputs

Open ThisBoard Studio, choose Diagnostics, and operate every key and every encoder direction. The “last hardware event” display should identify all 25 controls.

5. Build a profile

Click a control in the 4 × 4 visual map. Choose an action type:

  • Hotkey — send a shortcut such as ctrl+shift+p.
  • Text — paste a reusable template or snippet.
  • URL — open a web or local file address.
  • Launch — start an executable with optional arguments.
  • Focus window — activate a window matching a title fragment.
  • Sequence — execute ordered hotkey, text, command, focus and wait steps.
  • Internal — switch profiles, toggle the HUD or pause the hooks.

6. Use Safe Press for confirmations

The default Hold OK control requires a deliberate hold before sending Enter. The hold time can be changed from 300 to 5,000 milliseconds. This reduces accidental confirmation but cannot verify that the intended window is focused; configure focus matching where appropriate.

Repair or remove

Run Repair-ThisBoard-Studio.bat to rebuild the isolated environment. Run Uninstall-ThisBoard-Studio.bat to remove the installed application. User profiles are kept unless explicitly deleted.