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Add a guide to keyboard shortcuts

Open varkor opened this issue 1 year ago • 2 comments

At the moment, it's quite difficult to discover how to manipulate diagrams using the keyboard. It would be good to write up a short guide in the README.

varkor avatar Dec 15 '24 16:12 varkor

I'm working on this.

Thinking to include a paragraph like: Let’s say you are creating a diagram and want to connect two objects with a labeled arrow using only the keyboard. You could start by creating the objects (N to create and connect new objects). Next, move and position the objects with B. To add an arrow between them, use / to create an arrow from the selection, and use R if you need to reverse the arrow’s direction. Once the arrow is in place, focus on its label using F to input text. You can align the label using L, C, or O to adjust its position. Finally, modify the arrow’s curve (N) or length (L) as needed. Use Cmd/Ctrl + S to save your work when finished. This workflow demonstrates how keyboard shortcuts streamline the process of diagram creation and editing.

annimukherjee avatar Jan 23 '25 14:01 annimukherjee

@annimukherjee: these aren't the correct keyboard shortcuts. Did you write this text yourself, or is it AI-generated?

varkor avatar Jan 24 '25 10:01 varkor

fwiw, according to the shortcut list, the shortcut C-S-h is bound twice: one to hints mode (this one triggers), and one to open the help view

NickHu avatar Aug 13 '25 11:08 NickHu

@NickHu: thanks, this was a typo in the Shortcuts window. It's been fixed in https://github.com/varkor/quiver/commit/0bf32fc616720e6221436035d4a3dd74b2274ed6 and will be available in the next version of quiver.

varkor avatar Aug 15 '25 05:08 varkor

I've added a tutorial in https://github.com/varkor/quiver/blob/master/tutorial.md.

varkor avatar Sep 20 '25 15:09 varkor