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  • Opening the keyboard shortcuts window
  • Associating a key combination with a command
  • Changing or deleting the key combination associated with a command
  • Other actions available
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Customizing keyboard shortcuts
Overview
The different editors in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include many options that can be used directly via keyboard shortcuts.
Most shortcuts are widely used as standard shortcuts in many other programs, for example:
  • Ctrl + S to save a document,
  • Ctrl + A to select the content of a document,
  • Ctrl + F to search, etc.
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile also include many shortcuts for actions that are specific to each editor.
For higher productivity and better workflow in the editor, you can customize most default shortcuts by changing the key combination associated with an action. You can also associate a key combination with an action that does not have one.
How to?

Opening the keyboard shortcuts window

To open the keyboard shortcuts window:
  1. On the "Home" tab, in the "Environment" group, expand "Options" and select "Customize keyboard shortcuts".
  2. The keyboard shortcuts window appears. This window lists the different options available in the IDE, grouped by theme.
    Keyboard shortcuts
Remarks:
  • You can search for specific commands or shortcuts in this window.
  • The keyboard shortcut, if any, will appear next to the command it is associated with.

Associating a key combination with a command

In the keyboard shortcuts window:
  1. Click the "+" icon.
  2. A popup window appears:
    Associating a command with a key combination
  3. You can:
    • press a key combination: this key combination will be detected and associated with the current command.
    • cancel the detection.
  4. The key combination is automatically associated with the command.
Remarks:
  • If the command already has an associated key combination, the new combination is associated as well.
  • If the key combination is already associated with another command, a message is displayed and a specific icon appears next to the shortcut.
    Existing key combination
    This shortcut is not saved. To force the assignment of the shortcut to the command, the existing association must be deleted.

Changing or deleting the key combination associated with a command

In the keyboard shortcuts window:
  1. Click the shortcut associated with a command.
  2. A popup window appears:
    Keyboard shortcuts management
  3. You can:
    • detect the next key: the next key combination will be detected and associated with the current command.
    • use the default key combination (if any).
    • delete the existing shortcut.
    • cancel the operation.

Other actions available

You can open the context menu of a shortcut (by clicking the icon or by right-clicking a command) to:
Context menu
  • choose how the keyboard shortcuts should be displayed. You can choose to see all the commands, only the commands with shortcuts, only the custom shortcuts.
  • import / export the keyboard shortcuts configuration file (as an ".ini" file).
  • reset the list of shortcuts, to return to the original list of keyboard shortcuts.
Minimum version required
  • Version 28
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Last update: 04/18/2023

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