Timeline Navigation

NovyWave’s waveform viewer revolves around a shared time axis, two guide lines, and optional named markers:

• the green dashed zoom center, which controls where zooming happens
• the blue cursor, which controls value inspection
• named markers, which bookmark specific time positions

Related Pages

• Zooming and Panning
• Cursor Controls
• Keyboard Shortcuts

The Timeline Interface

The waveform timeline consists of:

1. Signal Rows showing selected variables
2. Value Blocks showing transitions over time
3. Timeline Footer showing visible range and scale
4. Blue Cursor for inspection time
5. Green Dashed Zoom Center for zoom focus
6. Named Markers for bookmarking specific events

Core Workflow

Most timeline work follows this loop:

1. reset or zoom out until the relevant event is visible,
2. position the green zoom center near the area of interest,
3. zoom and pan toward the event,
4. move the blue cursor onto the exact transition,
5. read or copy values from the value column.

Time Scale

NovyWave automatically formats time values based on the visible range:

Zoom level	Display style	Example
Wide	seconds	125s
Medium	milliseconds	125.0ms
Close	microseconds	125.0us
Very close	nanoseconds	125ns

Named Markers

Markers are labeled bookmarks on the timeline. Press M to create a marker at the current cursor position — NovyWave will prompt you for a name. Press 1 through 9 to jump directly to a marker. Markers persist across sessions in the configuration file.

Full Reset

Press R to reset the viewport to the full waveform range and regain context quickly.

Recommended Workflows

Inspecting a Specific Event

1. Press R to see the full timeline.
2. Click near the region of interest.
3. Press W repeatedly to zoom in.
4. Use Q / E to position the cursor precisely.
5. Use Shift+Q / Shift+E to snap to transitions.

Scanning for Patterns

1. Zoom out for context.
2. Pan or move the cursor forward continuously.
3. Watch values update in the value column.
4. Zoom in when something interesting appears.

Multi-File Navigation

1. Press R to see the full combined timeline.
2. Keep the zoom center at time 0 when comparing files that start together.
3. Expect N/A when one file does not cover the current cursor time.