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There a few reserved keys that are shared among all views.
| Key | Logical Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| \ or / | slash, backSlash | Show / hide quickhelp |
| esc | esc | Dismiss quickhelp, hide navigation, cancel selections * |
| T | T | Toggle theme |
* You can still bind a function to the 'esc' key. Your function will be called after the quickhelp and navigation (the global functions) have been hidden. Your function should return true if it consumes the event, and false otherwise. In this way, successive <esc> key presses will cancel a chain of features.
List of Logical Keystroke Names
The remaining logical names recognized by the KeyService are as follows:
| Logical Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
A, B, C, ... Z | alpha keys | |
0, 1, 2, ... 9 | numeric keys | |
F1, F2, F3, ... F12 | function keys | |
entersemicolon,shift comma,ctrl equals,alt, esc, space dash, dot | ||
leftArrowquote,upArrow backQuote,rightArrow openBracket,downArrow closeBracket | cmdLeft | |
, cmdRightdelete, tab, enter, ctrl, space | ||
equalsleftArrow,comma upArrow,dash rightArrow,dot downArrow | slash, backQuote, backSlash | |
cmdLeft, cmdRight, alt, shift | Typically reserved to allow mouse-gesture augmentation |