keyboard-shortcuts.md

Keyboard Shortcuts

Quad Menu

Description	Action	Help
New Document	CtrlN
New C# File	AltCtrlShiftC
New Shader	AltCtrlShiftS
Open Document	CtrlO
Load previous documents and windows	CtrlShiftO
Save All Documents	AltCtrlS
Export	F10

Runtime

Description	Action
Run	F5
Step	F6
Pause	F7
Stop	F8
Restart	F9
Restart editor extensions	ShiftF9

Windows

Description	Action
About	ShiftF1
Application Exporter	F10
Channel Browser	CtrlF4
Console	CtrlF5
Debug Views	CtrlF2
Help Browser	F1
Inspector	CtrlI
Key & Mouse Display	ShiftF2
Log	CtrlShiftF2
NuGet Commandline	CtrlF3
Patch Documentation	CtrlM
Settings	CtrlF1
Show & Tell	Ctrl3
Solution Explorer	CtrlJ
Solution Explorer .NET Dependencies	CtrlU
Make window topmost	CtrlT

Document Menu

Description	Action
Open Application Patch	AltA
Open Definitions Patch	AltShiftA
New Patch (=Process Node at Cursor)	CtrlP
New Process Definition in Definitions	CtrlShiftP
Save Active Document	CtrlS
Save Active Document As...	CtrlShiftS
Reload Active Document discarding unsaved changes	CtrlR
Close Active Document	CtrlW
Show Active Document in Explorer	AltE
View Active Document as Text	AltShiftE
Add Existing Dependency	CtrlShiftE
Add New Dependency	CtrlShiftN
Add .NET Framework Assembly	CtrlAltE

Basics

Description	Action
General middleclick alternative	ALT + leftclick
Navigate back in Tab history	Ctrl< or AltLeft
Navigate forward in Tab history	Ctrl> or AltRight
Navigate one level Up in application	Ctrl^ (where ^ is the Key below ESC)
Navigate one level Up in definition	CtrlShift^ (where ^ is the Key below ESC)
Copy screenshot of active patch to clipboard and save it as PNG next to its .vl document	Ctrl2
Take screenshot of active patch and save it as SVG next to its .vl document	CtrlShift2
Duplicate selected nodes/pads	CtrlD
Duplicate selected nodes/pads keeping incoming links	CtrlShiftD

Pan & Zoom

Description	Action
Pan the patch	Rightdrag in an empty area
Zoom the patch	Mousewheel or Ctrl+ & Ctrl-
Reset pan and zoom of the patch	Ctrl0
Zoom the tooltip	Ctrl while using the Mousewheel

Alternative Pan & Zoom

If you prefer to use the mousewheel for panning vertically instead of zooming change the "Mouse wheel zooms" setting to false to get the following behavior:

Description	Action
Pan the patch vertically	Mousewheel
Pan the patch horizontally	Shift + Mousewheel
Zoom the patch	Ctrl + Mousewheel

Selecting elements in a patch

Description	Action
Select an Element	left click
Add an element to the selection	Ctrl + leftclick
Force to include links in a marquee selection despite nodes or pads are already part of it	Space
Force to only select links when making a marquee selection	L

Nodes

Description	Action	Help
Bring up the NodeBrowser to choose node to create	Double leftclick in an empty area of a patch or on a link
Replace a node	Double leftclick it to bring up the NodeBrowser and choose a different node. You may need to press ESC to remove existing choices
Move a node (or selection of nodes) into or out of a region	Press Space while draging a node
Assign an operation-node to an operation	Rightclick -> Assign -> (operation)
Remove the operation-assignment of a node	Rightclick -> Assign -> Clear assignment
Align selected nodes	CtrlL
Line up selected nodes	AltL
Evenly distribute selected nodes between left/top-most and right/bottom-most node in selection	CtrlShiftL
Evenly distribute selected nodes taking the gap between the left/top-most two nodes as a measure for the rest	CtrlALTL
Increase count of input pins for nodes like +, Cons, ...	Ctrl+
Decrease count of input pins for nodes like +, Cons, ...	Ctrl-
Expose Pins	CtrlK
Move selected nodes	Arrows
Move selected nodes faster	ShiftArrows
Assign a Help Flag	CtrlH	Help
Group nodes to a process node	CtrlG
Group nodes to a process node (current canvas)	CtrlShiftG
Group nodes to an operation node	CtrlAltG
Group nodes to an operation node (current canvas)	CtrlAltShiftG
Rename a nodes definition	F2
Cut a nodes definition	CtrlShiftX

Pin Groups

If the node has more than two pin groups, the additional ones can be found in the context menu of the node.

Description	Action
Generally means the second group	Including Shift
Generally means the output group, but optional if the node has no input pin groups	Including Alt
(Input Group 1) Add Pin	Ctrl+
(Input Group 1) Remove Pin	Ctrl-
(Input Group 2) Add Pin	CtrlShift+
(Input Group 2) Remove Pin	CtrlShift-
(Output Group 1) Add Pin	CtrlAlt+
(Output Group 1) Remove Pin	CtrlAlt-
(Output Group 2) Add Pin	CtrlAltShift+
(Output Group 2) Remove Pin	CtrlAltShift-

Pads

Description	Action
Create via Nodebrowser	double leftclick in patch, type name of pad, choose Pad
Create while linking	Finish with Shift + leftclick in the patch
Bake current type annotation	CtrlT
Clear type annotation	CtrlShiftT
Create Create/Split operations	CtrlK
Create property accessors operations (Get/Set)	CtrlShiftK

IOBoxes

Description	Action
Create via Nodebrowser	right doubleclick in the patch
Create while linking	Middleclick (or ALT + leftclick) in the patch
Reset to default	ALT + rightclick
Change size	ALT+123456
Edit the value	Double leftclick
IOBox (Float Value): Change precision	Ctrl+/-
IOBox (Value): Change value	Rightdrag up/down
IOBox (Value): Change value finer	Ctrl + Rightdrag up/down to change value with stepsize divided by 10
IOBox (Value): Change value finer	Shift + Rightdrag up/down to change value with stepsize divided by 10
IOBox (Value): Change value coarser	Alt + Rightdrag up/down and combine with Ctrl and/or Shift to multiply stepsize by 10 or 100
IOBox (String): Bring up FileOpenDialog	Ctrl + Rightclick
IOBox (String): Bring up DirectoryOpenDialog	Shift + Rightclick
IOBox (Path): Bring up FileOpenDialog	Rightclick
IOBox (Path): Bring up DirectoryOpenDialog	Shift + Rightclick
IOBox (Color): Change brightness	Rightdrag up/down
IOBox (Color): Change hue	Rightdrag left/right
IOBox (Color): Change saturation	Ctrl + Rightdrag up/down
IOBox (Color): Change the alpha channel	Shift + Rightdrag up/down

Links

Description	Action
Create an IOBox while linking	Finish with middleclick (or Alt + leftclick) in the patch
Create an input or output pin while linking	Finish with Ctrl + leftclick in the patch
Create a pad while linking	Finish with Shift + leftclick in the patch
Create a node while linking	Finish with a double leftclick
Insert a link point while linking	Click in an empty area in a patch
Insert a link point into an existing link	Press down on the link and drag a new point away
Remove a link point from an existing link	Click to select the point and then press Delete
Create an accumulator input or output proxy in IF or LOOP while linking	Finish with Ctrl + leftclick in the region
Create a splicer input or output proxy in LOOP while linking	Finish with CtrlShift + leftclick in the region
Insert a IOBox into an existing link	Double rightclick the link
Delete a link	Middleclick it or select it and press Delete
Start a new link from the same source after finishing a connection	Finish with middleclick
Assign a link to an operation	Rightclick -> Assign -> (operation)
Remove the operation-assignment of a link	Rightclick -> Assign -> Clear assignment
Insert a pad into an existing link	Shift + double leftclick or double rightclick the link
Insert a node into an existing link	Double leftclick the link
Show a links tooltip to see its current value and the operation it is assigned to	Press Ctrl while hovering the link
Force a connection to a datahub that would otherwise not accept it	Space
Force to include links in a marquee selection despite nodes or pads are already part of it	Space

Finders

Description	Action	Help
Look for strings in the active patch	CtrlF	Help
Globally search for symbols (documents, patches, operations, pads)	CtrlShiftF or Ctrl,	Help

Frames

Description	Action
Create a Frame from Marquee selection	Hold Alt while making a marquee selection
Create a Frame in viewspace from Marquee selection	Hold AltShift while making a marquee selection
Force to include frames in a marquee selection despite nodes or pads are already part of it	SPACE
Surround selected nodes with a frame	AltF
Surround selected nodes with a frame in viewspace	AltShiftF
Toggle visibility of all frames in a patch	CtrlAltF
Take a screenshot of the selected frame	Ctrl2
Take a screenshot of all frames in a document at once	Ctrl5
Start/stop a screenshot recording of the selected frame	Ctrl4
Screenshot of marquee selection to clipboard	Hold S while making a marquee selection

Tooltips

Description	Action
Copy content when showing an error	CtrlShiftC
Toggle showing more infos for infos, warnings or errors	Space
Detach from currently inspected instance	Tab

VL.Stride

The following shortcuts are working with either a VL.Stride SceneWindow or RenderWindow active:

Description	Action
Copy screenshot of render window to clipboard	Ctrl2
Toggle Performance Meter	F2
Toggle Profiler	F3
Toggle Helper View	F4
Toggle Fullscreen	F11 or AltReturn

If the profiler is enabled and the window is active:

Description	Action
Cycle Page (FPS, CPU, GPU)	F5
Togle Sort Mode (Name, Timinig)	F6
Decrease Result Page	F7
Increase Result Page	F8
Jump to Result Page (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Slow down Refresh Time	-
Speed up Refresh Time	+

VL.Skia

The following shortcuts are working with a VL.Skia Renderer active:

Description	Action
Copy screenshot of render window to clipboard	Ctrl2
Toggle Performance Meter	F2