Keyboard mapping

Value

By enabling users to perform commonly used actions using the keyboard, they can be more productive.

Goal

Provide an editing experience which is predictable and follows expectations built up through the use of other text editors.

Proposed Solution

Default

These are the default actions when no specific context applies. Any contexts defined further below can overwrite the bindings. If a context does not redefine a binding, the default applies.

Key combination	outcome
Left	move one position to the left
Control+Left	Move a whole word to the left
Right	move one position to the right
Control+Right	move a whole word to the right
Up	move one position up
Down	move one position down
Shift+<Arrow key>	Move-and-select in the provided direction
Tab	move one section forwards
Shift+Tab	move one section backwards
Backspace	delete directionally backwards
Control+Backspace	Delete a whole word backwards
Delete	delete directionally forwards
Control+Delete	Delete a whole word forwards
Control+b	make selection bold
Control+i	make selection italic
Control+u	underline selection
Control+z	Undo

Rdfa Mode

Key combination	Outcome
Tab	move one knowledge node forwards
Shift+Tab	move one knowledge node backwards

Lists

In a list item

Key combination	Outcome
Tab	indent the list item
Shift+Tab	Unindent the list item

Tables

In a table cell

Key combination	Outcome
Tab	Navigate to the next cell
Shift+Tab	Navigate to the previous cell

In front of / behind a table

Key combination	Outcome
Tab	(in front) Navigate to the first cell
Shift+Tab	(behind) Navigate to the last cell

In the last / first table cell

Key combination	Outcome
Tab	Navigate to the first position after the table (essentially "move to next section" as default)
Shift+Tab	Navigate to the first position before the table (essentially "move to previous section" as default)

Current status

As proposed, with the following exceptions:

Default

Control+Delete and Control+Backspace are not yet implemented.

Lists

Instead of (un)indenting, the default action (jumping to the next/previous section) is applied:

Key combination	Outcome
Tab	move one section forwards
Shift+Tab	move one section backwards