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Keys and mouse

The keys of the Normal window and Standard layout, on the map, in the composer, and the mouse on the map.

These are the keys of the Normal window and Standard layout, where typing types. The Vim window’s keys are in The Vim window. On a Mac, Alt is Option.

The app’s menus and Settings, Keyboard shortcuts, show the key for each command as your copy has it.

Everywhere

Keys Does
Ctrl+K Search or ask
Ctrl+P Find a file or a part of the map
Ctrl+Shift+P Every command
Ctrl+Shift+F Find in files
Ctrl+R Open a recent file or part of the map
Ctrl+Shift+O Go to a symbol in this file
Ctrl+T Go to a symbol anywhere
Ctrl+O Your projects: open, clone or start one
Ctrl+, Settings
F1 Help
F10 The menu bar
Ctrl+Q Quit

Agents

Keys Does
Ctrl+N New agent
Ctrl+; Which agent the new one is: Claude Code, Codex or a plugin’s
Ctrl+. Where the new agent starts
Ctrl+E Switch agent
Ctrl+B Show or hide the agents
Alt+S The agents’ list over the agent, or alone
F8 and Shift+F8 The next and the previous request for you
Ctrl+M Snooze an agent
Alt+P The agent’s model and effort
Alt+T Step the agent’s effort
Alt+F The agent’s fast mode, on or off
Ctrl+L Ask an agent, with what is selected
Ctrl+Shift+L Add what is selected to the prompt
Alt+X Voice typing: hold, speak, let go
Ctrl+` The agent’s terminal, or back to its page
Ctrl+Shift+` A new terminal

In the composer, Enter sends, Alt+Enter sends and opens the next agent that needs you, and Shift+Enter starts a new line. Ctrl+Enter on a finished agent with nothing written archives it and opens the next.

Panes and tabs

Keys Does
Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab The next and the previous tab (also Ctrl+Page Down and Ctrl+Page Up)
F6 and Shift+F6 The next and the previous pane
Ctrl+\ Split the pane, side by side
Ctrl+W Close the pane or tab
Ctrl+Shift+M The map

The Normal window’s own

Keys Does
Ctrl+Shift+N New agent
Ctrl+Shift+J Search or ask
Ctrl+Space Switch agent
Ctrl+Shift+R Review changes
Ctrl+Shift+A The Architecture diagram
Ctrl+Shift+E Files
Ctrl+Shift+G Source control
Ctrl+Alt+B Show or hide the right side
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the tab you closed

In Standard layout, Ctrl+Shift+G opens the changes: the working tree, agents and branches.

In code

With a language server for the file’s language:

Keys Does
F12 Go to the definition
Shift+F12 Find references
F2 Rename
Alt+Enter Code actions
Alt+Shift+F Format

The map

Keys Does
Arrows Move between cards
Enter Go into the card
Backspace Go up
Tab and Shift+Tab The next and the previous card beside this one
Ctrl+F Search the map; F3 and Shift+F3 for the next and previous match
F12 Open its code
Shift+F12 What uses it
Alt+F12 What it depends on
Ctrl+F12 Its implementations
F2 Rename
Shift+F2 Rewrite its description
Insert Add a card after this one
Alt+Insert Add a card inside this one
Delete Hide the card, or take a box apart
Ctrl+G Group the chosen cards
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y Redo
Ctrl+= and Ctrl+- Zoom in and out
Ctrl+0 The whole map

The Architecture diagram

Keys Does
Arrows Move between boxes
Enter Go into the box
Backspace Go up
Space Open the box in place
F12 Its code
Shift+F12 Show it on the graph
Ctrl+F Search

The agents’ list

Keys Does
Up and Down Move
Enter Press the row
Right and Left Open or fold a group
Ctrl+Enter Stop and archive
Ctrl+F Filter
Alt+Up and Alt+Down Move the agent up or down

The mouse on the map

Mouse Does
Wheel, or a pinch Zoom, about the pointer
Left or middle drag Pan
Space and a left drag Pan
Two fingers Pan; with Ctrl, zoom
Click Select a card
Shift+click Add a card to the selection, or take it out
Shift+drag Draw a box that adds cards
Ctrl+click Open the card’s code
Double click Go in or out
Double middle click The whole map

Settings, Controls like, maps the mouse to the habits of Onshape, SOLIDWORKS, Blender, AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion, Figma, KiCad, Miro, Rhino or SketchUp instead.

These docs describe Graphide 0.2.16, the latest release. Something wrong or missing? Tell us onDiscord or at hello@graphide.com.