xod/docs/reference/shortcuts/README.md

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title: Mouse and Keyboard Shortcuts
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# Mouse and Keyboard Shortcuts

For shortcuts the following convention is used:

* <span class="ui label">C</span> — platform-neutral keyboard input;
* <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+C</span> — PC-only keyboard input;
* <span class="ui grey label">⌘ C</span> — Mac-only keyboard input;
* <span class="ui olive label">Click</span> — mouse input.

## Project management

<table class="ui celled table">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Shortcut</th>
      <th>Action</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+N</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ N</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        New patch
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Shift+N</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⇧⌘ N</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        New project
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+S</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ S</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Save project
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Shift+S</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⇧⌘ S</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Save As...
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⇧⌘⌥ S</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Save Copy As...
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+O</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ O</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Open project
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Patch editing

The shortcuts in the table below are active when the patch board is in focus.

<table class="ui celled table">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Shortcut</th>
      <th>Action</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+C</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ C</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Copy selected entities (nodes, links, comments) to the clipboard
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+X</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ X</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Cut selected entities to the clipboard
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+V</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ V</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Paste from the clipboard
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+A</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ A</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Select all entities on the patch
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Z</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ Z</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Undo the last action
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Shift+Z</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⇧⌘ Z</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Redo the action undone
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Delete</span> |
        <span class="ui blue label">Backspace</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌫</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Delete selected entities
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><span class="ui label">Escape</span></td>
      <td>
        Select none
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui olive label">Middle + Drag</span> |
        <span style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="ui label">Space</span>+<span class="ui olive label">Left + Drag</span></span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Pan the patch board
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><span class="ui label" style="font-family: monospace">I</span> | <span class="ui olive label">Double-click</span></td>
      <td>
        Insert a node (invoke the quick search)
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Project browser

<table class="ui celled table">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Shortcut</th>
      <th>Action</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui olive label">Drag-n-drop</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Add a node to the patch
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui olive label">Double-click</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Open the node as a patch in new tab
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## View

<table class="ui celled table">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Shortcut</th>
      <th>Action</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui label">H</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Toggle the help bar
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui label">Home</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Pan to Origin
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Home</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ Home</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Pan to Center
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Shift+=</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ +</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Zoom in
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+-</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ -</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Zoom out
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+0</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌘ 0</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Default zoom
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui blue label">Ctrl+Shift+I</span> |
        <span class="ui grey label">⌥⌘ I</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Open Electron/Browser developer tools
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <span class="ui label">Ctrl+H</span>
      </td>
      <td>
        Toggle Redux developer tools (development builds only)
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>