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Default Key Bindings
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Alpha allows you to customize the keystrokes you use to invoke editor
functions. There are basically three different ways editor functions can
be invoked:
• Directly via Alpha menus.
• Via the 'Execute' function (in the Utils menu by default).
• Through key combinations other than menu equivalents. These
combinations include function keys and the numeric keypad.
It is the last option that we are concerned with here. By default, Alpha
has well over 100 different key bindings, far more than you would ever want
to memorize. However, the bindings are there only for your convenience. You
don't need to use any of them, but many people find that using the mouse
for common editing functions seriously slows them down.
The following is a list of some of the most commonly used key bindings in
Alpha's default setup:
Help
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'help' invoke Alpha help
Moving the Cursor
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left-arrow or control-b backward character
right-arrow or control-f forward character
up-arrow or control-p previous-line
down-arrow or control-n next-line
command-left-arrow or option-b backward one word
command-right-arrow or option-f forward one word
control-left-arrow or control-a beginning of line
control-right-arrow or control-e end of line
control-up-arrow or 'home' beginning of window
control-down-arrow or 'end' end of window
'pgup' move one page backward
'pgdn' move one page forward
Selecting Text
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shift-left-arrow extend selection one char left
shift-right-arrow extend selection one char right
shift-up-arrow extend selection one line up
shift-down-arrow extend selection one line down
shift-command-left-arrow extend selection one word left
shift-command-right-arrow extend selection one word right
control-h select next word
shift-control-left-arrow select to beginning of line
shift-control-right-arrow select to end of line
Deleting Text
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'del' or control-d delete forward char
'delete' delete backward char
option-d delete forward word
option-h delete backward word
control-k delete to end of line
Windows
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F5 previous window
F6 next window
F7 tile windows
F8 exchange previous window w/ current