Global key bindings
These bindings work everywhere.
| Key |
Action |
<tab> |
change modes, live to edit to pattern and back |
<esc> |
preset read mode, or return to last mode |
alt-<esc> |
preset write mode |
win-<esc> |
clear delays, stack and slews |
<print screen> |
help text, or return to last mode |
<F1> to <F8> |
run corresponding script |
<F9> |
run metro script |
<F10> |
run init script |
alt-<F1> to alt-<F8> |
edit corresponding script |
alt-<F9> |
edit metro script |
alt-<F10> |
edit init script |
<numpad-1> to <numpad-8> |
run corresponding script |
Text editing
These bindings work when entering text or code.
In most cases, the clipboard is shared between live, edit and the 2 preset modes.
| Key |
Action |
<left> / ctrl-b |
move cursor left |
<right> / ctrl-f |
move cursor right |
<home> / ctrl-a |
move to beginning of line |
<end> / ctrl-e |
move to end of line |
<backspace> / ctrl-h |
backwards delete one character |
<delete> / ctrl-d |
forwards delete one character |
shift-<backspace> / ctrl-u |
delete from cursor to beginning |
shift-<delete> / ctrl-e |
delete from cursor to end |
alt-<backspace> / ctrl-w |
delete from cursor to beginning of word |
ctrl-x / alt-x |
cut to clipboard |
ctrl-c / alt-c |
copy to clipboard |
ctrl-v / alt-v |
paste to clipboard |
Live mode
| Key |
Action |
<down> / C-n |
history next |
<up> / C-p |
history previous |
<enter> |
execute command |
[ / ] |
switch to edit mode |
Edit mode
| Key |
Action |
<down> / C-n |
line down |
<up> / C-p |
line up |
[ |
previous script |
] |
next script |
<enter> |
enter command |
shift-<enter> |
insert command |
Pattern mode
The pattern mode clipboard is independent of text and code clipboard.
| Key |
Action |
<down> |
move down |
alt-<down> |
move a page down |
<up> |
move up |
alt-<up> |
move a page up |
<left> |
move left |
alt-<left> |
move to the very left |
<right> |
move right |
alt-<right> |
move to the very right |
[ |
decrement by 1 |
] |
increment by 1 |
<backspace> |
delete a digit |
shift-<backspace> |
delete an entry, shift numbers up |
<enter> |
move down (increase length only if on the entry immediately after the current length) |
shift-<enter> |
duplicate entry and shift downwards (increase length as <enter>) |
alt-x |
cut value (n.b. ctrl-x not supported) |
alt-c |
copy value (n.b. ctrl-c not supported) |
alt-v |
paste value (n.b. ctrl-v not supported) |
shift-alt-v |
insert value |
shift-l |
set length to current position |
alt-l |
go to current length entry |
shift-s |
set start to current position |
alt-s |
go to start entry |
shift-e |
set end to current position |
alt-e |
go to end entry |
- |
negate value |
<space> |
toggle non-zero to zero, and zero to 1 |
0 to 9 |
numeric entry |
Preset read mode
| Key |
Action |
<down> / C-n |
line down |
<up> / C-p |
line up |
<left> / [ |
preset down |
<right> / ] |
preset up |
<enter> |
load preset |
Preset write mode
| Key |
Action |
<down> / C-n |
line down |
<up> / C-p |
line up |
[ |
preset down |
] |
preset up |
<enter> |
enter text |
alt-<enter> |
save preset |
Help mode
| Key |
Action |
<down> / C-n |
line down |
<up> / C-p |
line up |
<left> / [ |
previous page |
<right> / ] |
next page |