edit F1 - inline Help: more help and more Keys - less mouse

I can become a little Help with Options: /? or -? and -h or --help but don't know to use the Mouse to change the Text-Coding and can't easy select or choose the Code-Page without a Mouse!!! I think a Text-Editor should always prefer the Keyboard to make things easy and fast. Why I've to use the mouse for the Status-Buttons and can't select that via Settings- or Edit-Menü?

Where is F1 - Inline Help to use of? Where is F2 - to Rename the Project (FileName) Where is F3 - to search and find Can F4 used to select an-other coding-Page? Where is F5 to have a Reload if the Text-File is Changed from an-other editor or Programm (if it is a log-file). May F9 switch between [CRLF] and [LF] and did that also add a last [LF] at Save or is there an-other switch for?

A Help should talk not only talk about the version. It also should tell us how to use the program itself - like that: (it's from my german ZIM/Tiddler about edit - but I think you'll should see what )

Wie von früher gewohnt kann in EDIT das Menü über die 【⎇】ALT-Taste aufgerufen werden, oder aber mit 〔F10〕 oder der Maus angeklickt werden: 【⎇】+〔F〕 = File : Datei 【⎇】+〔E〕 = Edit : Bearbeiten 【⎇】+〔V〕 = View : Ansicht 【⎇】+〔H〕 = Help : Hilfe

〔F11〕 schaltet das Terminal-Fenster in den Full-Screenmode, so das kein Fensterrand mehr zu sehen ist - oder zurück in den Fenstermodus.

Wenn das Menü erscheint kann man mit den Cursor-Tasten darin navigieren: 〔↓〕 Nächst unten liegenden Menü-Punkt auswählen oder am ende wieder den ersten. 〔↑〕 Nächst oben liegenden Menü-Punkt auswählen oder am ende wieder den letzen. 〔→〕 Wechsel zum rechten Menü: Von ... "File" → "Edit" → "View" → "Help" → "File" ... 〔←〕 Wechsel zum linken Menü: Von ... "File" ← "Edit" ← "View" ← "Help" ← "File" ...

View / Ansicht-Menü: | ... 〔S〕 Statusleiste fokusieren ( Status ) 【⎈】+〔P〕 | ... 〔P〕 Dokumentauswahl ( Page ) 【⎈】+〔G〕 | ... 〔G〕 Gehe zu Zeile/Spalte ( Go-to ) 【⎈】+〔Z〕 | ... 〔W〕 autom. Zeilenumbruch für Darstellung ( Wrap )

Jun 02 '25 05:06 Mae72DE

Why I've to use the mouse for the Status-Buttons and can't select that via Settings- or Edit-Menü?

...uh?

In short: Press Alt+V, then press Enter.

Where is [F1, F2, F3, ...]

This editor doesn't follow historical conventions and so key bindings don't necessarily match other applications. It currently follows VS Code, and I intend to continue doing so.

A Help should talk not only talk about the version. It also should tell us how to use the program itself - like that: [...]

We're unlikely to add an extensive, custom help message. What we do intend to add is a programmatically generated list of supported shortcuts. As a prerequisite for that, follow #332

Jun 02 '25 12:06 lhecker

I do think a certain number of classic F key bindings would be useful

F1 = Help (whatever amount that may be) F5 = refresh document from disk F6 = cycle between menu bara, editor area, and lower option bar/function area F10 = set cursor focus on the menu bar

I know I've seen tickets on the document picker getting changes but a keyboard shortcut to summon that dialog would likely be very useful vs having to open the view menu or get focus on the status bar

Jun 11 '25 22:06 stormcrash486

I know I've seen tickets on the document picker getting changes but a keyboard shortcut to summon that dialog would likely be very useful

Ah, we have Ctrl+P for that.

It's currently documented in the View menu. 😄

Jun 11 '25 22:06 DHowett

I know I've seen tickets on the document picker getting changes but a keyboard shortcut to summon that dialog would likely be very useful

Ah, we have Ctrl+P for that.

It's currently documented in the View menu. 😄

Ah that's right! I knew the View menu changes are coming but they didn't make the current 1.1 release

Jun 11 '25 22:06 stormcrash486

F1 - inline Help: more help and more Keys - less mouse - PLEASE!