Common SystemBuild Keyboard Shortcuts
Primary Software: MATRIXx
Primary Software Version: 6.3
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software:
Problem: Is there a list of common keyboard shortcuts I can use in SystemBuild?
Solution: The tables below can be found by typing 'help shortcuts' in the Xmath command window.
The Catalog Browser defines the following accelerators. Note that for block and SuperBlock actions (AutoCode and DocumentIt are performed on SuperBlocks), the block or SuperBlock must be selected for the accelerator to work.
| Accelerator | Function |
| Ctrl + l | Load file |
| Ctrl + s | Save as |
| Ctrl + q | Quit |
| Ctrl + x | Cut |
| Ctrl + c | Copy |
| Ctrl + v | Paste |
| Ctrl + a | Select all |
| Ctrl + o | AutoCode |
| Ctrl + d | DocumentIt |
| Delete | Delete |
| F1 | Help |
| F5 | Refresh |
The shortcuts in the following table apply to both SuperBlocks and STDs.
| Keystroke | Cursor over Object
(no selection) | Selected Object(s) | Open Space
(no selection) |
| S | Special Icon Cycle | Special Icon Cycle | |
| B | Border Toggle | Border Toggle | |
| F | Flip object | Flip selected | Window to Fit |
| I | Input toggle between scalar, vector, and bundle | |
| O | Output toggle between scalar, vector, and bundle | |
| L | Labels On/Off | Labels On/Off | Edit LAST SB |
| Ctrl-M | Open block dialog | For Connection object, raise connection editor. |
| N | Normal object Size | Normal object Size | Normal Window |
| Q | Narrower object | Narrower object(s) | |
| W | Widen object | Widen object(s) | |
| E | Enlarge object | Enlarge object(s) | Enlarge window 5% |
| R | Reduce object | Reduce object(s) | Reduce window 5% |
| T | Taller object | Taller object(s) | |
| Y | Shorten Object | Shorten object(s) | |
| D | Duplicate block | Duplicate selected block | If SB, raise old palette
IF STD, new bubble |
| Return | Open dialog box. | Open dialog box. | |
| P | Edit Parent SB | Edit Parent SB | Edit Parent SB |
| Delete | Delete object | Delete selected (including connection object) |
| Ctrl-A | Select All | Select All | Select All |
| A | Toggle Arrow display (Inward, Outward, InOut) | | |
| C | | Copy selected | |
| Ctrl-C | | (Windows only) Copy selected to Clipboard. | |
| Shift-Ctrl-C | | | (Windows Only) Copy entire diagram to Clipboard |
| Ctrl-X | | copy and delete selected | copy and delete selected |
| Ctrl-V | | | paste copied objects |
| Ctrl-W | Close the current editor window. | | |
| U | Unselect all | Unselect all | Unselect all |
| V | Show Values for labels in ISIM | | |
| 0-9 | object fill color 0-9 | object fill color 0-9 | |
| Shift 0-9 | object outline color 0-9 | object outline color 0-9 | |
| Ctrl-Q | Exit SystemBuild | Exit SystemBuild | Exit SystemBuild |
The shortcuts in the following table are valid within block dialogs. Note that keystrokes may have different navigation and editing behaviors in UNIX or Windows, but the table widget behavior is the same on both platforms.
| Keystroke | Windows | UNIX | Table Widget |
| Tab | Change focus to next widget. | Change focus to next widget. If the selected item is a tab, goes to the next tab. If selection is a widget on a tab, visits all widgets then raises next tab. | Exit table and go to next widget |
| Ctrl-b, Shift Tab | Change focus to previous widget. | Change focus to previous widget. After all widgets have been visited, raises previous tab. | Exit table and go to previous widget |
| Up Arrow | Cycle through selections in pull-down items, or increase value in spin boxes. | n/a | Accept new value, then move focus to cell above. |
| Down Arrow | Cycle through selections in pull-down items, or decrease value in spin boxes. | n/a | Accept new value, then move focus to cell below. |
| Right Arrow | In text fields, advance cursor one character to the right. | Cancel new value, then move focus to next cell to the right. |
| Left Arrow | In text fields, move cursor backward one character. | Cancel new value, then move focus to next cell to the left. |
| Escape | Cancel all changes and close dialog | n/a | Cancel changes to cell, remain in cell. |
| Ctrl-h | Delete one character back. | n/a | Delete one character back (Windows only). |
| Ctrl-x | Cut selected text to clipboard. | n/a | Cut selected text to clipboard (Windows only). |
| Ctrl-c | Copy selected text to clipboard. | n/a | Cut selected text to clipboard (Windows only). |
| Ctrl-v | Paste clipboard contents to cursor location. | n/a | Paste clipboard contents to cursor location (Windows only). |
| Ctrl-m | n/a | n/a | Accept new value, then change focus to cell below. |
| Ctrl-p | n/a | n/a | If within an active cell in the %Variable column, transfer the value into a variable of the same name on the Xmath stack. |
| Ctrl-z | Revert text or table fields to last value. | n/a | Revert cell to last value (Windows only). |
| Backspace | Delete one character backward. |
| Del | Delete one character forward. |
Return,
Ctrl-M | n/a | n/a | Accept new value, then change focus to cell below. |
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Report Date: 04/04/2004
Last Updated: 04/12/2004
Document ID: 383G3DJ4
