Table of keyboard shortcuts

See Keyboard shortcuts for more generic shortcuts and to understand the difference between global and contextual shortcuts.

Here is a description of the fields of the tables in this page:

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
A description of the shortcut action	The global key combination; an empty cell means that no global combination is available or it is not configured by default	The contextual key combination; an empty cell means that no contextual combination is available or it is not configured by default	The option in the configuration file to customize the global shortcut; an empty cell means that a shortcut is not available for the action, or it is not configurable	The option in the configuration file to customize the contextual shortcut; an empty cell means that a shortcut is not available for the action, or it is not configurable

Note that some key combinations cannot be used because of upstream limitations. See also #349.

Generic navigation

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the File menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.File] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are always available and configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Go up	Up	k		up
Go down	Down	j		down
Go left	Left	h		left
Go right	Right	l		right
Focus the database		,		focus_database
Focus the right notebook		.		focus_rightnb
Focus the logs		'		focus_logs
Open main menu	F10
Exit the application	Ctrl+q		exit

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the File menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtrayicon.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Minimize to tray icon	Ctrl+Shift+q		minimize

Databases

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the File menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.File] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Cycle through the databases		Ctrl+l		cycle
Cycle through the databases (reverse)		Ctrl+h		cycle_reverse
Focus first database		Ctrl+Shift+h		focus_first
Focus last database		Ctrl+Shift+l		focus_last
Show the logs		Shift+'		show_logs
Create a new database	Ctrl+Shift+n		new_database
Open a database	Ctrl+o		open_database
Save the selected database	Ctrl+s	s	save_database	save
Save all the databases	Ctrl+Shift+s	Shift+s	save_all_databases	save_all
Open the properties of the selected database			properties
Close the selected database	Ctrl+Shift+w	w	close_database	close
Close all the databases		Shift+w	close_all_databases	close_all

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Database menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.Database] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the database tree selected in the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook.Database] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Expand focused item		l		expand
Collapse focused item		h		collapse
Select focused item		a		select
Unselect focused item		Shift+a		unselect
Undo one change in the history	Ctrl+Shift+z [1]	u	undo	undo
Redo one change in the history	Ctrl+Shift+y [2]	r	redo	redo
Create an item below the selected one	Ctrl+i	i	create_item	create_sibling
Create an item as a child of the selected one	Ctrl+Shift+i	Shift+i	create_child	create_child
Swap selected item with the sibling above	Ctrl+Shift+u	m	move_up	move_up
Swap selected item with the sibling below	Ctrl+Shift+d	n	move_down	move_down
Move selected item as a sibling of its parent	Ctrl+Shift+p	p	move_to_parent	move_to_parent
Edit selected items	Ctrl+e	e	edit	edit
Delete selected items	Ctrl+Delete	d	delete	delete

[1],[2]: Duplicated in #Items history.

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Database menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxcopypaste.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the database tree selected in the left notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxcopypaste.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Cut the selected items	Ctrl+Shift+x	x	cut	cut
Copy the selected items	Ctrl+Shift+c	c	copy	copy
Paste the copied items as siblings of the selected item	Ctrl+Shift+v	v	paste	paste_siblings
Paste the copied items as children of the selected item	Ctrl+Shift+b	Shift+v	paste_children	paste_children

Logs

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the logs in the left notebook are focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook.Logs] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Select the next log		Ctrl+j		cycle
Select the previous log		Ctrl+k		cycle_reverse

Items history

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Database menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.Database] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the items history log in the left notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.LeftNotebook.Logs.History] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Undo one change	Ctrl+Shift+z [1]	u	undo	undo
Redo one change	Ctrl+Shift+y [2]	r	redo	redo

[1],[2]: Duplicated in #Databases.

Alarms

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the alarms log in the left notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxalarmslog.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Find selected alarm in the database tree		f		find

Right notebook

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the right notebook is focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.RightNotebook] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Cycle through the tabs		Ctrl+l		cycle
Cycle through the tabs (reverse)		Ctrl+h		cycle_reverse
Select the leftmost tab		Ctrl+Shift+h		focus_first
Select the rightmost tab		Ctrl+Shift+l		focus_last
Close the selected tab		w		close

Item editors

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Editor menu and are configurable in the [Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.Edit] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Interfaces.wxgui.ContextualShortcuts.RightNotebook.Editor] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Apply the changes in the selected editor	Ctrl+Enter [3]	a	apply	apply
Apply the changes in all the editors	Ctrl+Shift+Enter [4]		apply_all
Find the edited item in the database tree	Ctrl+Shift+f	f	find	find
Set focus on the text area		t		focus_text
Select all text	Ctrl+a		select_all
Cut selected text	Ctrl+x		cut
Copy selected text	Ctrl+c		copy
Paste copied text	Ctrl+v		paste

[3],[4]: Custom shortcut ignored when an item editor's text area is focused.

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Editor menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtexthistory.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Undo the last change in the text area	Ctrl+z		undo
Redo the next undone change in the text area	Ctrl+y		redo

Scheduler plugin

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the scheduler plugin in an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxscheduler.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Set focus on the scheduler panel		r		focus
Expand/collapse the scheduler panel		Shift+r		toggle

Links manager plugin

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the links manager plugin in an item editor tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxlinks.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Set focus on the links manager panel		n		focus
Expand/collapse the links manager panel		Shift+n		toggle

Database search

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Search menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxdbsearch.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when a search tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxdbsearch.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Open a new search	Ctrl+f		new_search
Start the search		s	start_search	search
Find in the database tree the selected items in the search results		f	find_item	find
Edit the selected items in the search results		e	edit_item	edit

Schedule

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Scroll to the first ongoing item	Ctrl+;	u	scroll_to_ongoing	autoscroll
Toggle automatic scroll to ongoing item		Shift+u		toggle_autoscroll
Show/hide the navigator bar		n		toggle_navigator
Show/hide unallocated time in the view		g		toggle_gaps
Show/hide shared time intervals in the view		o		toggle_overlappings

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts.Items] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
Find in the database tree the selected items in the view	Ctrl+'	f	find_selected	find
Edit the selected items in the view		e	edit_selected	edit
Snooze the selected alarms in the view	Ctrl+[	s	snooze_selected	snooze
Snooze all the active alarms	Ctrl+{	Shift+s	snooze_all	snooze_all
Dismiss the selected alarms in the view	Ctrl+]	d	dismiss_selected	dismiss
Dismiss all the active alarms	Ctrl+}	Shift+d	dismiss_all	dismiss_all

The global shortcuts below are for commands in the Schedule menu and are configurable in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts.Navigator] section of the configuration file.

The contextual shortcuts below are available when the schedule tab in the right notebook is selected and focused, and can be configured in the [Plugins.wxtasklist.ContextualShortcuts] section of the configuration file.

Action	Global shortcut	Contextual shortcut	Global option	Contextual option
View previous time interval	Ctrl+,	Shift+h	previous	prev_page
View next time interval	Ctrl+.	Shift+l	next	next_page
Apply the filters		a	apply	apply
Apply and store the filters		Shift+a	set	set
Reset the filters	Ctrl+r	r	reset	reset

Global shortcuts

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[Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Databases]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Databases main menu.

cycle = F3
cycle_reverse = F2
focus = Ctrl+F2
focus_1 = Ctrl+1
focus_2 = Ctrl+2
focus_3 = Ctrl+3
focus_4 = Ctrl+4
focus_5 =
focus_6 =
focus_7 =
focus_8 =
focus_9 =
focus_last = Ctrl+5

[Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Logs]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Logs main menu.

show = Ctrl+F9
cycle = F9
cycle_reverse = F8
focus = Ctrl+F8

[Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Logs.Items]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Logs > Items main menu.

select =

[Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.RightNotebook]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Right notebook main menu.

cycle = F5
cycle_reverse = F4
focus = Ctrl+F4
focus_1 = Ctrl+6
focus_2 = Ctrl+7
focus_3 = Ctrl+8
focus_4 = Ctrl+9
focus_5 =
focus_6 =
focus_7 =
focus_8 =
focus_9 =
focus_last = Ctrl+0
close = Ctrl+w

[Interfaces.wxgui.GlobalShortcuts.View.Editors]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Editor main menu.

focus_text_area = F6

[Plugins.wxscheduler.GlobalShortcuts]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Editor > Scheduler main menu.

focus =
toggle = Ctrl+@

[Plugins.wxtasklist.GlobalShortcuts.View]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Schedule main menu.

show = Ctrl+F11
focus =
show_navigator = F11
toggle_gaps = Ctrl+<
toggle_overlappings = Ctrl+>

[Plugins.wxalarmslog.GlobalShortcuts]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Logs > Alarms main menu.

select =
find =

[Plugins.wxalarms.GlobalShortcuts]

This is the shortcut for the View main menu.

show = Ctrl+^

[Plugins.wxlinks.GlobalShortcuts]

These are the shortcuts for the View > Editor > Links manager main menu.

focus =
toggle = Ctrl+~