dx.factory provides many keyboard shortcuts for navigation and performing editing operations.
In general, navigating between components uses these keys:
The shortcuts are divided into the following categories:
| Action |
Keystroke |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New File | Ctrl-N | |
| Open File | Ctrl-O | |
| Save File | Ctrl-S | |
| Save File As | Ctrl-A | |
| Save All Files | Ctrl-L | |
| Open Workspace | Ctrl-ALT-O | |
| Save Workspace | Ctrl-ALT-S | |
| Tile Horizontally | Ctrl-H | |
| Tile Vertically | Ctrl-V | |
| Maximise Windows | Ctrl-M | |
| Restore Windows | Ctrl-R | |
| Minimise Windows | Ctrl-I | |
| Closes Child Window | Ctrl-F4 | |
| Moves Child Window | Ctrl-F7 | |
| Resizes Child Window | Ctrl-F8 | |
| Minimizes Child Window | Ctrl-F9 | |
| Switch to next Child Window on the Desktop | Ctrl-F6 |
| Action |
Keystroke |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Expands current Object | Right arrow | |
| Collapses current Object, or moves focus to Parent Object | Left arrow | |
| Moves focus up one Object | Up arrow | |
| Moves focus down one Object | Down arrow | |
| Moves focus to first Object in Tree View | Home | |
| Moves focus to last Object in Tree View | End | |
| Moves up one view | Page Up | |
| Moves down one view | Page Down | |
| Selects all Object in Tree View | Ctrl-A, Ctrl-/ | |
| Deselects all Object in Tree View | Ctrl-\ | |
| Extends selection down | Shift-down arrow | |
| Extends selection up | Shift-up arrow | |
| Extends selection to beginning of Tree View | Shift-Home | |
| Extends selection to end of Tree View | Shift-End | |
| Extends selection up one view | Shift-PgUp | |
| Extends selection down one view | Shift-PgDn |
| Action |
Keystroke |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Moves up one row | Up arrow Shift-Return |
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| Moves down one row | Down arrow Return |
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| Scrolls up one view | Page Up | |
| Scrolls down one view | Page Down | |
| Moves focus and view to first cell in the current row | Home | |
| Moves focus and view to last cell in the current row | End | |
| Moves focus and view to first cell in the current column | Ctrl-Home | |
| Moves focus and view to last cell in the current column | Ctrl-End | |
| Allows editing in a Category cell | F2, Down Arrow | |
| Allows editing in a Name cell. | F2 | |
| Resets cell to the state it was in before it was edited | Escape | |
| Selects entire table | Ctrl-A | |
| Extends selection up one row | Shift-up arrow | |
| Extends selection down one row | Shift-down arrow | |
| Extends selection to beginning of table | Ctrl-Shift-Home | |
| Extends selection to end of table | Ctrl-Shift-End | |
| Extends selection up one view | Shift-PgUp | |
| Extends selection down one view | Shift-PgDn |
| Action |
Keystroke |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl-Z | |
| Redo | Ctrl-Y | |
| Cut | Ctrl-X | |
| Copy | Ctrl-C | |
| Paste | Ctrl-V | |
| Find | Ctrl-F | |
| Find Next | F3 | |
| Goto | Ctrl-G | |
| Insert Object | INS | Not allowed on Collections |
| Delete Object | DEL | Not allowed on Collections |
| Rename Object | F4 | Single Named Object Only |
| Initialise Object | F5 | |
| List References | F6 | Single Named Object Only |
| Export to MIDI Edit Buffer | F8 | Single Voice or Performance Only |
| Export to MIDI Memory | Shift-F8 | Voices or Performances Only |
| Import from MIDI Edit Buffer | F9 | Single Voice or Performance Only |
| Import from MIDI Memory | Shift-F9 | Voices or Performances Only |
| Action |
Keystroke |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Navigates through tabs | Arrow keys | |
| Moves from tab to its associated content pane | Ctrl-down arrow | |
| Moves from content pane to its associated tab | Ctrl-up arrow |
| Action |
Keystroke |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Moves insertion point one character to the right | Right arrow | |
| Moves insertion point one character to the left | Left arrow | |
| Moves insertion point to beginning of next word | Ctrl-right arrow | |
| Moves insertion point to beginning of previous word | Ctrl-left arrow | |
| Moves insertion point to beginning of field | Home | |
| Moves insertion point to end of field | End | |
| Submits text entry | Enter, Return | |
| Extends selection to beginning of line | Shift-Home | |
| Extends selection to end of line | Shift-End | |
| Extends selection one character to the left | Shift-left arrow | |
| Extends selection one character to the right | Shift-right arrow | |
| Extends selection to next word | Shift-Ctrl-right arrow | |
| Extends selection to previous word | Shift-Ctrl-left arrow |