labelbuddy key bindings

This document describes labelbuddy version 0.0.11.

The table below summarizes key bindings available in the “Annotate” tab.

Searching and navigation
`Ctrl` and scroll the mouse	zoom or dezoom the text (for persistent settings, use Preferences Choose font )
`Ctrl`+`F`, `/`	search
`Enter`	next search match
`Shift`+`Enter`	previous search match
`Ctrl`+`J`, `Ctrl`+`N`, `Down`	scroll down one line
`Ctrl`+`K`, `Ctrl`+`P`, `Up`	scroll up one line
`Ctrl`+`D`, `PageDown`	scroll down one page
`Ctrl`+`U`, `PageUp`	scroll up one page
`Ctrl`+`L`	cycle between placing the cursor at the center, top and bottom of the window
`Home`	go to start of document
`End`	go to end of document

Searching and navigation

Ctrl and scroll the mouse

zoom or dezoom the text (for persistent settings, use Preferences Choose font )

Ctrl+F, /

Enter

next search match

Shift+Enter

previous search match

Ctrl+J, Ctrl+N, Down

scroll down one line

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P, Up

scroll up one line

Ctrl+D, PageDown

scroll down one page

Ctrl+U, PageUp

scroll up one page

Ctrl+L

cycle between placing the cursor at the center, top and bottom of the window

Home

go to start of document

End

go to end of document

Manipulating annotations

Manipulating annotations
`A-Z` (label’s `shortcut_key`)	set corresponding label for the currently selected region or annotation
`Backspace`	remove selected annotation
`Alt`+`E`	edit the extra annotation data (then press `Enter` to return focus to the text)
`Space`	jump to next annotation and select it
`Shift`+`Space`	jump to previous annotation and select it
`Esc`	un-select selected annotation

A-Z (label’s shortcut_key)

set corresponding label for the currently selected region or annotation

Backspace

remove selected annotation

Alt+E

edit the extra annotation data (then press Enter to return focus to the text)

Space

jump to next annotation and select it

Shift+Space

jump to previous annotation and select it

Esc

un-select selected annotation

Manipulating the text selection
`]`	move the end of the selection by one word to the right
`[`	move the end of the selection by one word to the left
`}`	move the beginning of the selection by one word to the right
`{`	move the beginning of the selection by one word to the left
`Ctrl`+`]`	move the end of the selection by one character to the right
`Ctrl`+`[`	move the end of the selection by one character to the left
`Ctrl`+`}`	move the beginning of the selection by one character to the right
`Ctrl`+`{`	move the beginning of the selection by one character to the left
`Shift`+`Right`	select next character
`Shift`+`Left`	select previous character
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Right`	select next word
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left`	select previous word
`Shift`+`Down`	select next line
`Shift`+`Up`	select previous line

Manipulating the text selection

]

move the end of the selection by one word to the right

[

move the end of the selection by one word to the left

}

move the beginning of the selection by one word to the right

{

move the beginning of the selection by one word to the left

Ctrl+]

move the end of the selection by one character to the right

Ctrl+[

move the end of the selection by one character to the left

Ctrl+}

move the beginning of the selection by one character to the right

Ctrl+{

move the beginning of the selection by one character to the left

Shift+Right

select next character

Shift+Left

select previous character

Ctrl+Shift+Right

select next word

Ctrl+Shift+Left

select previous word

Shift+Down

select next line

Shift+Up

select previous line

Navigating documents
`>`	go to next document
`<`	go to previous document

Navigating documents

>

go to next document

<

go to previous document

Underlined letters in the GUI indicate Alt-key shortcuts: for example in the “Labels & Documents” tab “New label” indicates you can jump to creating a new label by pressing Alt+N. (These shortcuts are not available on MacOS.)