Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

If you like keeping your hands on the keyboard, Classic Gin Rummy allows you to use keys to discard, and pick up cards from the discard and draw piles. It also allows you to customize these keys to match your personal style.

 

Default keys

To discard a card:

card position
discard key
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
0
11
-

To take a card:

to pick up from:
key to pick it up:
the draw pile
return
the discard pile
space bar

Customizing keys

To change the default keys for discarding and picking up cards, choose "Preferences" from the "Edit" menu:

Preferences menu option in Classic Gin Rummy

The preferences dialog box will appear. Click on the button labeled "Keys." The following options appear:

Keyboard preferences in Classic Gin Rummy

 

To change a key setting, simply click on the key to change, then press the key on the keyboard you'd like to use. Note that you cannot assign the Shift, Control, Option, or Command keys.


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