# Add default jump slices mode in settings

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/add-default-jump-slices-mode-in-settings/7573>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [July 14, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/add-default-jump-slices-mode-in-settings/7573 "2019-07-14T19:44:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chir.set](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chir.set/32/66982_2.png) [@chir.set](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chir.set)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/add-default-jump-slices-mode-in-settings/7573/1 "2019-07-14T19:44:12Z")

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The image below shows the three jump slices options. On application start, or when a scene is closed, it defaults to ‘offset’.

![Screenshot_20190714_213249](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/e/3/e3d4ddc7c7cf07a3543a8c77a2be572167717fc8.png)

I could not find an option in ‘Settings’ to choose a default mode. I mostly use the ‘Centered’ mode with Shift+Mouse move. Hence this feature request to add a user prefered default mode for jump slices.

Thank you for considering.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/add-default-jump-slices-mode-in-settings/7573/2 "2019-07-14T20:15:00Z")

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There are many adjustment possibilities in Slicer and only a small fraction is exposed in the application settings.

Currently, you can set slice jump mode in your `.slicerrc.py` file as shown [here](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Set_crosshair_jump_mode_to_centered_by_default).

If many other user will request this adjustment then we will make it more easily accessible in the application settings.

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**Author:** ![chir.set](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chir.set/32/66982_2.png) [@chir.set](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chir.set)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/add-default-jump-slices-mode-in-settings/7573/3 "2019-07-14T20:58:14Z")

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> [@lassoan](#):
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> you can set slice jump mode in your `.slicerrc.py` file

That’s fine for me. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/add-default-jump-slices-mode-in-settings/7573/4 "2023-03-21T03:12:38Z")

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