Text editor keyboard shortcuts

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The code pane is a full code editor, so the usual editing shortcuts apply.

#Worth knowing

  • The code pane has to have focus for these to work.

  • On macOS, Cmd replaces Ctrl throughout.

  • Escape closes the search panel and cancels a multi-cursor selection.

#Shortcuts

Shortcut

Does

Ctrl+F

Find

Ctrl+H

Replace

Ctrl+D

Select the next occurrence of the selection

Alt+drag

Column select

Alt+click

Add a cursor

Tab / Shift+Tab

Indent / outdent the selection

Ctrl+/

Toggle a comment, where the language has them

Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z

Undo / redo

Ctrl+A

Select all

Home / End

Start / end of line

#A few things that catch people out

  • Ctrl+D repeatedly is the quickest way to rename every occurrence of a node.

  • Indentation is significant in several languages. Use Tab on a selection rather than editing each line.

  • Comment syntax differs per language; the shortcut uses the right one.

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