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Table of keyboard shortcuts

Dario Giovannetti edited this page Nov 27, 2014 · 9 revisions

See Keyboard shortcuts for more generic shortcuts and to understand the difference between global and contextual shortcuts.

Here is a description of the fields of the tables in this page:

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
A description of the shortcut action The global key combination; an empty cell means that no global combination is available or it is not configured by default The contextual key combination; an empty cell means that no contextual combination is available or it is not configured by default The option in the configuration file to customize the global shortcut; an empty cell means that a shortcut is not available for the action, or it is not configurable The option in the configuration file to customize the contextual shortcut; an empty cell means that a shortcut is not available for the action, or it is not configurable

Note that some key combinations cannot be used because of upstream limitations. See also #349.

Generic navigation

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the File menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.File] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are always available and configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Go up Up k up
Go down Down j down
Go left Left h left
Go right Right l right
Focus the database , focus_database
Focus the right notebook . focus_rightnb
Focus the logs ' focus_logs
Open main menu F10
Exit the application Ctrl+q exit

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the File menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtrayicon.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Minimize to tray icon Ctrl+Shift+q minimize

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxalarms.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Show the alarms window Ctrl+^ show

Databases

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Databases] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Set focus on selected database Ctrl+F2 focus
Cycle through the databases F3 Ctrl+l cycle cycle
Cycle through the databases (reverse) F2 Ctrl+h cycle_reverse cycle_reverse
Focus 1st database Ctrl+1 Ctrl+Shift+h focus_1 focus_first
Focus 2nd database Ctrl+2 focus_2
Focus 3rd database Ctrl+3 focus_3
Focus 4th database Ctrl+4 focus_4
Focus 5th database focus_5
Focus 6th database focus_6
Focus 7th database focus_7
Focus 8th database focus_8
Focus 9th database focus_9
Focus last database Ctrl+5 Ctrl+Shift+l focus_last focus_last

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the File menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.File] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Show the logs Shift+' show_logs
Create a new database Ctrl+Shift+n new_database
Open a database Ctrl+o open_database
Save the selected database Ctrl+s s save_database save
Save all the databases Ctrl+Shift+s Shift+s save_all_databases save_all
Open the properties of the selected database properties
Close the selected database Ctrl+Shift+w w close_database close
Close all the databases Shift+w close_all_databases close_all

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Database menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.Database] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the database tree selected in the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook.Database] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Expand focused item l expand
Collapse focused item h collapse
Select focused item a select
Unselect focused item Shift+a unselect
Undo one change in the history Ctrl+Shift+z [1] u undo undo
Redo one change in the history Ctrl+Shift+y [2] r redo redo
Create an item below the selected one Ctrl+i i create_item create_sibling
Create an item as a child of the selected one Ctrl+Shift+i Shift+i create_child create_child
Swap selected item with the sibling above Ctrl+Shift+u m move_up move_up
Swap selected item with the sibling below Ctrl+Shift+d n move_down move_down
Move selected item as a sibling of its parent Ctrl+Shift+p p move_to_parent move_to_parent
Edit selected items Ctrl+e e edit edit
Delete selected items Ctrl+d d delete delete

[1],[2]: Duplicated in #Items history.

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Database menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxcopypaste.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the database tree selected in the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxcopypaste.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Cut the selected items Ctrl+Shift+x x cut cut
Copy the selected items Ctrl+Shift+c c copy copy
Paste the copied items as siblings of the selected item Ctrl+Shift+v v paste paste_siblings
Paste the copied items as children of the selected item Ctrl+Shift+b Shift+v paste_children paste_children

Logs

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Logs] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the logs in the left notebook are focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook.Logs] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Show/hide the logs Ctrl+F9 show
Set focus on the logs Ctrl+F8 focus
Select the next log F9 Ctrl+j cycle cycle
Select the previous log F8 Ctrl+k cycle_reverse cycle_reverse

Items history log

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Logs.Items] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Select the items history log select

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Database menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.Database] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the items history log in the left notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook.Logs.History] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Undo one change Ctrl+Shift+z [1] u undo undo
Redo one change Ctrl+Shift+y [2] r redo redo

[1],[2]: Duplicated in #Databases.

Alarms log

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxalarmslog.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the alarms log in the left notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxalarmslog.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Select the alarms log select
Find selected alarm in the database tree f find find

Right notebook

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.RightNotebook] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the right notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.RightNotebook] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Set focus on selected tab Ctrl+F4 focus
Cycle through the tabs F5 Ctrl+l cycle cycle
Cycle through the tabs (reverse) F4 Ctrl+h cycle_reverse cycle_reverse
Focus 1st tab Ctrl+6 Ctrl+Shift+h focus_1 focus_first
Focus 2nd tab Ctrl+7 focus_2
Focus 3rd tab Ctrl+8 focus_3
Focus 4th tab Ctrl+9 focus_4
Focus 5th tab focus_5
Focus 6th tab focus_6
Focus 7th tab focus_7
Focus 8th tab focus_8
Focus 9th tab focus_9
Focus last tab Ctrl+0 Ctrl+Shift+l focus_last focus_last
Close selected tab Ctrl+w w close close

Item editors

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Editors] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.RightNotebook.Editor] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Set focus on the text area F6 t focus_text_area focus_text

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Editor menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.Edit] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.RightNotebook.Editor] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Apply the changes in the selected editor Ctrl+Enter [3] a apply apply
Apply the changes in all the editors Ctrl+Shift+Enter [4] apply_all
Find the edited item in the database tree Ctrl+Shift+f f find find
Select all text Ctrl+a select_all
Cut selected text Ctrl+x cut
Copy selected text Ctrl+c copy
Paste copied text Ctrl+v paste

[3],[4]: Custom shortcut ignored when an item editor's text area is focused.

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Editor menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtexthistory.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Undo the last change in the text area Ctrl+z undo
Redo the next undone change in the text area Ctrl+y redo
Scheduler plugin

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxscheduler.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the scheduler plugin in an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxscheduler.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Set focus on the scheduler panel r focus focus
Expand/collapse the scheduler panel Ctrl+@ Shift+r toggle toggle
Links manager plugin

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the View menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxlinks.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the links manager plugin in an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxlinks.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Set focus on the links manager panel n focus focus
Expand/collapse the links manager panel Ctrl+~ Shift+n toggle toggle

Database search

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Search menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxdbsearch.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when a search tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxdbsearch.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Open a new search Ctrl+f new_search
Start the search s start_search search
Find in the database tree the selected items in the search results f find_item find
Edit the selected items in the search results e edit_item edit

Schedule

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts.View] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Show/hide the schedule Ctrl+F11 show
Set focus on the schedule focus
Show/hide the navigator bar F11 n show_navigator toggle_navigator
Show/hide unallocated time in the view Ctrl+< g toggle_gaps toggle_gaps
Show/hide shared time intervals in the view Ctrl+> o toggle_overlappings toggle_overlappings

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts.Navigator] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
View previous time interval Ctrl+, Shift+h previous prev_page
View next time interval Ctrl+. Shift+l next next_page
Apply the filters a apply apply
Apply and store the filters Shift+a set set
Reset the filters Ctrl+r r reset reset

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Scroll to the first ongoing item Ctrl+; u scroll_to_ongoing autoscroll
Toggle automatic scroll to ongoing item Shift+u toggle_autoscroll

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts.Items] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action Global shortcut Contextual shortcut Global option Contextual option
Find in the database tree the selected items in the view Ctrl+' f find_selected find
Edit the selected items in the view e edit_selected edit
Snooze the selected alarms in the view Ctrl+[ s snooze_selected snooze
Snooze all the active alarms Ctrl+{ Shift+s snooze_all snooze_all
Dismiss the selected alarms in the view Ctrl+] d dismiss_selected dismiss
Dismiss all the active alarms Ctrl+} Shift+d dismiss_all dismiss_all