Keyboard shortcuts

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Keys

Every key in n0te, on one page. The palette (ctrl k) lists the commands too, each with its key.

Anywhere

KeyWhat it does
ctrl kpalette: notes, headings, commands (also : while reading)
ctrl pswitcher: notes only
ctrl o ctrl iback / forward (also alt ← alt → and the mouse’s back and forward buttons)
ctrl + ctrl - ctrl 0text size up / down / back to 100%, in every window
ctrl ,settings
ctrl ssave now, even when autosave is paused for a hold

Reading

KeyWhat it does
j k, ↓ ↑next / previous block (in code: scroll)
space b, Page Down Page Uppage down / up
gg G, Home Endtop / bottom
Enterthe block’s main action: edit it; follow it if it’s only a link; open or close a foldable callout
gdfollow the first link in the block
clickfollow a link, tick a box, fold a callout, or go to the block
taboutline: jump to a heading
/find in the note
n Nnext / previous match
ffocus mode
hhide or show done tasks
ycopy the block as markdown (in code: the whole file)
wwrap long lines (code)
rreload from disk
escleave focus mode, or clear find matches
qclose the window (everything is already saved)

Changing the note

KeyWhat it does
e, double-clickedit the block (in code: the file)
ctrl eedit the whole note as source
onew block below; in a list, a new item at the same depth
x, click the boxtick or untick the task
alt ↑ alt ↓, alt k alt jmove the list item (with its sub-items) up / down
uundo the last edit
ctrl rredo

Selecting blocks

V or v starts a selection (or drag the mouse across blocks).

KeyWhat it does
j k gg Gextend the selection
d, Delete, Backspacedelete the selected blocks
ycopy them as markdown
e, Enteredit them together
xtick or untick every task in them
esccancel

Editing

KeyWhat it does
escfinish editing
Enternew line; continues a list or quote, and ends it on an empty item
↑ ↓past the first or last line: move the edit to the block above or below
tab shift tabon a list item: nest it / move it back out
alt ↑ alt ↓on a list item: move it among its siblings
[[link to a note ([[# for a heading in this note)
ctrl zundo typing
ctrl efrom a block: edit the whole note as source; from the source: finish
ctrl o ctrl i, ctrl k, ctrl p, ctrl ,finish the edit, then do what they do
click another blockmove the edit there

All of GTK’s usual text keys work too: ctrl a, ctrl c, ctrl x, ctrl v, word movement with ctrl ← ctrl →, and so on.

The [[ list

KeyWhat it does
↓ ↑, ctrl n ctrl pchoose
Enter, tabinsert the link
escdismiss the list

The palette

KeyWhat it does
typefilter (fuzzy)
↓ ↑, tab shift tab, ctrl n ctrl pmove
Enteropen or run
escclose

Find

KeyWhat it does
typefind as you type
Enterclose the bar, keep the matches
escclose the bar and clear the matches

Settings page

KeyWhat it does
j k, ↓ ↑, tab shift tabmove
space, Enterswitch or change the setting
← →, h lpick the vault or the text size
esc, q, ctrl ,close