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Keyboard Glossary

Keyboard Glossary

Other sources of information: See moving around and selection for lists of key combinations on editor windows; see the graphical user interface for a general explanation of operating Edith's user interface.

RATIONALE

A way of getting to appreciate the choice of the menu shortcuts is to remember that

OTHER KEYS

As far as possible, other keys labelled with special functions, such as the Sun L keys, should work. If they don't, do not hesitate to write to the author so that they can be included.

Linux users who haven't done so already, may need to put a command like

  xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace'
in their .xsession or .xinitrc file. A more complete fix to the rather limited Linux keyboard setup is available from ZFC on request. On (some?) PC keyboards, a number of key combinations with both Shift and Ctrl generate a response only when the right Shift key is used.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF KEYBOARD COMBINATIONS

The following is a list, ordered by their position on the keyboard, of key combinations in the menus, and those that apply to text windows only; combinations with Alt may not apply in dialog panels, because they are assigned to buttons.
F1-F20
External commands (Edith menu) for Default setup.
Ctrl F1-F20
External commands (Edith menu) for text window modes other than Default setup.
Escape
back-indent or shortcut expansion. On browsers: Stop (Browse menu). On panels: abort through a button like Cancel.
Tab
To next edit/true tab stop. Go to next text input field on panels. Select next link on browser windows.
Shift Tab
To next true/edit (alternative) tab stop. Go to previous text input field on panels. Select previous link on browser windows.
Left tab
Same as Shift Tab
Ctrl Tab
Cycle texts (Windows menu)
Caps Lock
Additive selection (Mark menu)
Alt 1
Do dribble 1 (Edit menu), also Ctrl 1
Alt 2
Do dribble 2 (Edit menu), also Ctrl 2
Alt 3
Do dribble 3 (Edit menu), also Ctrl 3
Ctrl %
Find bracket (Browse menu), also Ctrl B
Ctrl A
Apropos... (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl A
ASCII/ISO table (Windows menu)
Alt A
Select all (Mark menu)
Alt Shift A
Begin selection (Mark menu)
B
Back (Browse menu) on browsers
Ctrl B
Find bracket (Browse menu), also Ctrl %
Shift Ctrl B
Cut/replace buffer (Windows menu)
Alt B
Open browse menu
Alt Shift B
End selection (Mark menu)
Ctrl C
Copy (Edit menu)
Shift Ctrl C
Colours... (Options menu)
Alt C
Copy (Edit menu)
Alt Shift C
Capitalize (Text menu)
D
Go to info index (on browsers)
Ctrl D
Next target above (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl D
Text display/fonts... (Options menu)
Alt D
Delete line (Edit menu)
Alt Shift D
Indent to column... (Text menu)
Ctrl E
Edit source... (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl E
Execute command... (Edith menu)
Alt E
Open edit menu
Alt Shift E
Expand tabs (Text menu)
F
Forward (Browse menu) on browsers
Ctrl F
Search engine... (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl F
File options... (Options menu)
Alt F
Open file menu
Alt Shift F
Filter... (Edith menu), also Control !
Ctrl G
Next target below (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl G
Highlighting styles... (Options menu)
Alt G
Goto line... (Browse menu)
Alt Shift G
Highlight syntax (Options menu)
H
Help (Browse menu) on browsers
Ctrl H
Replace (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl H
Tile horizontally (Windows menu)
Alt H
Open Edith menu; often: help.
Alt Shift H
Create source tag (Mark menu)
Ctrl I
Edith info index (Edith menu)
Shift Ctrl I
Interface options... (Options menu)
Alt I
Invert selection (Mark menu)
Alt Shift I
Auto indent (Options menu)
Ctrl J
Shift left (Text menu)
Alt J
Shift left one (Text menu)
Alt Shift J
Join lines (Edit menu)
Ctrl K
Shift right (Text menu)
Alt K
Shift right one (Text menu)
Alt Shift K
Kill trailing blanks (Text menu)
Ctrl L
Open location... (File menu)
Shift Ctrl L
Language options... (Options menu)
Alt Shift L
To lower case (Text menu)
Ctrl M
System manual... (Browse menu)
Shift Ctrl M
Text window modes... (Windows menu)
Alt M
Open mark menu
Alt Shift M
Show matching brackets (Options menu)
Ctrl N
Open next (File menu)
Shift Ctrl N
New untitled text (File menu)
Alt N
New view on text... (Windows menu)
Alt Shift N
Convert newlines... (Text menu)
Ctrl O
Open text... (File menu)
Shift Ctrl O
Open binary... (File menu)
Alt O
Open options menu
Alt Shift O
Sort (Text menu)
Ctrl P
Quick search above... (Browse menu), also Ctrl ?
Shift Ctrl P
Format right-aligns (Options menu)
Alt P
Put marker (Mark menu)
Alt Shift P
Format paragraph (Text menu)
Q
Close window (File menu) on browsers
Ctrl Q
Quick search below... (Browse menu), also Ctrl /
Shift Ctrl Q
Quit (File menu)
Alt Q
Select south-east quadrant (Mark menu), also Ctrl [
Alt Shift Q
Select north-east quadrant (Mark menu), also Ctrl ]
Ctrl R
Repeat dribble (Edit menu), also Ctrl .
Shift Ctrl R
Text ruler... (Options menu)
Alt R
Reload... (File menu)
Alt Shift R
Reverse lines (Text menu)
Shift Ctrl S
Shortcuts... (Options menu)
Ctrl S
Switch mode... (Windows menu)
Alt S
Save (File menu)
Alt Shift S
Save as... (File menu)
Ctrl T
Store dribble (Edit menu)
Shift Ctrl T
Trash buffer (Windows menu)
Alt T
Open text menu
Alt Shift T
Compress tabs (Text menu)
Ctrl U
Erase line (Edit menu)
Alt U
Undo (Edit menu)
Alt Shift U
To upper case (Text menu)
Ctrl V
Paste (Edit menu)
Shift Ctrl V
Tile vertically (Windows menu)
Alt V
Paste (Edit menu)
Alt Shift V
Overlay (Edit menu)
Ctrl W
Close window... (File menu)
Shift Ctrl W
Close all windows (Windows menu)
Alt W
Open windows menu
Alt Shift W
Auto wrap (Options menu)
Ctrl X
Cut (Edit menu)
Shift Ctrl X
External commands... (Options menu)
Alt X
Cut (Edit menu)
Alt Shift X
Delete (Edit menu)
Ctrl Y
Private info index (Edith menu)
Alt Y
Toggle single/column (Mark menu)
Alt Shift Y
Save all texts (File menu)
Ctrl Z
Resize... (Windows menu)
Shift Ctrl Z
Size and gadgets... (Options menu)
Alt Z
Clear selection (Mark menu)
Alt Shift Z
Save selection... (File menu)
Backspace
Delete character left of cursor (Moving around); note on some Linux systems the backspace key is, incorrectly, indistinguishable from Delete. Contrary to Delete, doesn't delete the selection in panels.
Shift Backspace
Delete to beginning of line (Moving around, User interface)
Ctrl Backspace
Delete word left of cursor (Moving around, User interface)
Return
Create a new line. Exit a panel through an affirmative button (usually OK). In browsers: open selected link.
Ctrl ]
Select SE quadrant... (Mark menu), also Alt Q
Ctrl [
Select NE quadrant... (Mark menu), also Alt Shift Q
Ctrl .
Repeat... (Edit menu), also Ctrl R
Ctrl /
Quick search below... (Browse menu), also Ctrl Q
?
Help (Browse menu) on browsers
Ctrl ?
Quick search above... (Browse menu), also Ctrl P
Space
Page down on browsers
Insert
Replace mode (Mark menu)
Ctrl Insert
Insert... (File menu)
Delete
Delete character right of cursor (Moving around). In panels, deletes selected text (User interface).
Shift Delete
delete to end of line (Moving around)
Ctrl Delete
Delete word right of cursor (Moving around)
Home
Line home (Moving around), also Begin
Shift Home
Extend fragment to line home (Selection)
End
Line end (Moving around)
Shift End
Extend fragment to line end (Selection)
Ctrl Home
Text home (Moving around), also Ctrl Begin
Shift Ctrl Home
Extend fragment to text home (Selection)
Shift Ctrl End
Extend fragment to text end (Selection)
Page up
Page up (Moving around)
Shift Page up
Extend fragment one page up (Selection)
Page down
Page down (Moving around)
Shift Page down
Extend fragment one page down (Selection)
Up
Cursor up (Moving around)
Shift Up
Extend fragment one line up (Selection)
Ctrl Up
Paragraph up (Moving around)
Shift Ctrl Up
Extend fragment one paragraph up (Selection)
Alt Up
Display up (Moving around)
Down
Cursor down (Moving around)
Shift Down
Extend fragment one line down (Selection)
Ctrl Down
Paragraph down (Moving around)
Shift Ctrl Down
Extend fragment one paragraph down (Selection)
Alt Down
Display down (Moving around)
Left
Cursor left (Moving around, User interface)
Shift Left
Extend fragment one character to the left (Selection, User interface)
Alt Left
Back (Browse menu)
Right
Cursor right (Moving around, User interface)
Shift Right
Extend fragment one character to the right (Selection, User interface)
Alt Right
Forward (Browse menu)
Ctrl Left
Word left (Moving around)
Shift Ctrl Left
Extend fragment leftward by one word (Selection)
Ctrl Right
Word right (Moving around)
Shift Ctrl Right
Extend fragment rightward by one word (Selection)
Ctrl Num pad 7
Move window to top left corner of screen
Ctrl Num pad 8
Move window to top of screen
Ctrl Num pad 9
Move window to top right corner of screen
Ctrl Num pad 4
Move window to left of screen
Ctrl Num pad 5
Move window to middle of screen
Ctrl Num pad 6
Move window to right of screen
Ctrl Num pad 1
Move window to bottom left corner of screen
Ctrl Num pad 2
Move window to bottom of screen
Ctrl Num pad 3
Move window to bottom right corner of screen
Num pad -
Smaller font (Windows menu)
Num pad +
Larger font (Windows menu)
Enter
Same as Return, always.

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