A question about printing the shortcut list.

[WimSnor]

Hi Stefan,

This may not be the most important question or topic, but I’m an avid user of Shortcuts.

At the moment, I use a screen capture tool to print the keyboard shortcut lists. This is rather inconvenient, and because of the colours used in the lists, the results aren’t always as sharp as they could be. And at my age, the sharper the text, the easier it is to read!

Would it be possible to add a button to the shortcut lists in both the Editor and Sketch that allows you to export them as a PDF (for example), in black and white, so they can be printed clearly?

Thanks for considering this suggestion!

[henmedia]

@WimSnor thank you, that is a good idea, and not a small one for people who read the list a lot. I added a printer button to the shortcuts window, in the editor and in sketch mode alike. It opens the print dialog of your browser, where you can also choose "Save as PDF", and the printed page shows only the list, in black on white and in large type. It will come with the next release. Until then you can print the page "Keyboard shortcuts" of the guide with Ctrl+P: it is already black on white.

If you'd like to support the project, a small donation is very welcome.

[henmedia]

@WimSnor, it is out in 1.87.0: the window with the keyboard shortcuts has a printer button next to the question mark. It prints only the list, black on white in large type; Ctrl+P does the same while the window is open. Reload the page to get it; the installed app needs a restart.

[WimSnor]

Thanks for the quick response! You spend a day visiting family, and everything has already been taken care of....

Unfortunately, it’s not quite what I had in mind. My mistake — I wasn’t entirely clear.

What I meant was the ability to print the shortcuts in black and white on a single side of an A4 sheet (or Letter size in the USA), so you can easily keep it handy as a quick reference.

For example, something like this one for Tinkercad:
https://images.tinkercad.com/jl5ii4oqrdmc/6TNFVIF89KMN9CPLLH97U0/a847b794b1b579f1529d87863783df8d/Tinkercad_keyboard_shortcuts_2_up.pdf

Sorry I wasn’t clearer about what I meant!

[henmedia]

@WimSnor, no need to apologise, I did not read it the way you meant it. What you describe is a quick reference on one side of a sheet, and the printer button did not do that: the list ran over three pages. It now fits one A4 or Letter sheet, in the editor and in sketch mode alike: black on white, three columns, smaller but sharp type, and without a heading to save room. I checked it by printing to PDF, which gives one page each on A4 and on Letter; I have not seen it on paper, and I did not look at other languages than German. It comes with the next release.

[henmedia]

@WimSnor, the shortcut list now prints on one sheet, in three columns and without a heading, in the editor and in the sketch: 1.92.1

[WimSnor]

Exactly what I had in mind, and so quickly too!
I’ve added your Layerling logo to the PDF before laminating it. After all, I need to be able to see which program the reference sheet belongs to!

Thanks a lot, and thanks for the quick response as well!

[henmedia]

@WimSnor thank you, that is nice to hear, and a laminated sheet with the logo on it is a good idea.