Keyboard shortcuts

Types of shortcuts

• Mnemonics: Alt + the mnemonic letter visible in the menu. Also accessible by pressing F10 first. (Windows)
• Shortcuts like Control + C

Method of choosing shortcuts

• Stick to existing conventions, like IBM Common User Access, meaning use Control + C for copying and the like.
• Modifier key:
  • Use Control + letter where available.
  • Avoid Alt.
    • It is used for mnemonics.
  • Use Control + Alt.
    • Accessible using one modifier key: AltGr.
    • Used in Eclipse.

More shortcuts for one function

Currently, each function has at most one key assigned. But, it should be the other way around; the keys should have functions assigned, rather than functions key. For instance, it would be valuable to have both insert and tab assigned to new node function. (Actually on MS Windows it is right now not possible at all to bind anything to tab.)

Current keyboard shortcuts

File commands:

New map - Ctrl+N

Open map - Ctrl+O

Save map - Ctrl+S

Save as - Ctrl+A

Print - Ctrl+P

Close - Ctrl+W

Quit - Ctrl+Q

Previous map - Ctrl+LEFT

Next Map - Ctrl+RIGHT

Export file to HTML - Ctrl+E

Export branch to HTML - Ctrl+H

Export branch to new MM file - Alt+A

Open first file in history - Ctrl+Shift+W

Edit commands:

Find - Ctrl+F

Find next - Ctrl+G

Cut - Ctrl+X

Copy - Ctrl+C

Copy single - Ctrl+Y

Paste - Ctrl+V

Mode commands:

MindMap mode - Alt+1

Browse mode - Alt+2

File mode - Alt+3

Node formatting commands:

Italicize - Ctrl+I

Bold - Ctrl+B

Cloud - Ctrl+Shift+B

Change node color - Alt+C

Blend node color - Alt+B

Change node edge color - Alt+E

Increase node font size - Ctrl+L

decrease node font size - Ctrl+M

Increase branch font size - Ctrl+Shift+L

Decrease branch font size - Ctrl+Shift+M

Node navigation commands:

Go to root - ESCAPE

Move up - UP

Move down - DOWN

Move left - LEFT

Move right - RIGHT

Follow link - Ctrl+ENTER

Zoom out - Alt+UP

Zoom in - Alt+DOWN

New node commands:

Add sibling node - ENTER

Add child node - INSERT

Add sibling before - Shift+ENTER

Node editing commands:

Edit selected node - F2

Edit long node - Alt+ENTER

Join nodes - Ctrl+J

Toggle folded - SPACE

Toggle children folded - Ctrl+SPACE

Set link by filechooser - Ctrl+Shift+K

Set link by text entry - Ctrl+K

Set image by filechooser - Alt+K

Move node up - Ctrl+UP

Move node down - Ctrl+DOWN

Copied Directly from Freemind Mapping download 11/09/08

Links

• IBM Common User Access
• A guideline used by a major project like Gnome or KDE. (TODO)