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More keyboard shortcuts

Open lypwig opened this issue 6 years ago • 1 comments

Following #25, here is more keyboard shortcuts suggestions.

I tested all shortcuts to verify that doesn't create conflicts with current ones, I hope it's good. :)

Windows

  • Hide/Show editor window: ctrl + e
  • Hide/Show objects window: ctrl + b
  • Hide/Show console window: ctrl + k
  • Hide/Show tracetrack window: ctrl + t
  • Hide/Show variables window: ctrl + r
  • Hide/Show CQ object inspector window: ctrl + i
  • Hide/Show log window: ctrl + L
  • open cadquery documentation: F1
  • open settings window: ctrl + ,

View

  • Toggle wireframe view: ctrl + w
  • iso view: ctrl + 5(pav. num.)
  • top view: ctrl + 8(pav. num.)
  • bottom view: ctrl + 2(pav. num.)
  • front view: ctrl + 1(pav. num.)
  • back view: ctrl + 3(pav. num.)
  • left view: ctrl + 4(pav. num.)
  • right view: ctrl + 6(pav. num.)
  • fit view: ctrl + 0(pav. num.)

Tools

  • export as STL: F6
  • export as STEP: F7
  • take screenshot: ctrl + print screen
  • open recent file (can also be added to File menu): ctrl + shift + o
  • go to (open a popup allowing user to type a line number, can also be added to Tools menu): ctrl + g

Editor

  • toggle comment and go to the next line (add # at the beginning of the line, or removing it if already exist): ctrl + /
  • delete line: ctrl + y
  • select all current line: ctrl + h
  • duplicate line or selection: ctrl + q
  • move content view up, without moving text: ctrl + up
  • move content view down, without moving text: ctrl + down
  • move up line: ctrl + shift + up
  • move down line: ctrl + shift + down
  • increase font size: ctrl + + / ctrl + wheel up
  • decrease font size: ctrl + - / ctrl + wheel down

lypwig avatar Aug 13 '19 21:08 lypwig

Is there a way to list these keyboard shortcuts in the menus and the tooltips?

westurner avatar Sep 25 '20 03:09 westurner