Characters are entered into the document as typed, at the current cursor location. The keys with special bindings are listed below.
Unix/Linux Bindings | |
Ctrl-A | Move cursor to beginning of line |
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Ctrl-B | Move cursor backward one character |
Ctrl-C | Copy selected text to clipboard |
Ctrl-D | Delete next character |
Ctrl-E | Move cursor to end of line |
Ctrl-F | Move cursor forward one character |
Ctrl-H | Delete previous character |
Ctrl-N | Move cursor down one line |
Ctrl-P | Move cursor up one line |
Ctrl-U | Delete current line |
Ctrl-V | Paste clipboard at cursor |
Ctrl-W | Delete backward one word |
Ctrl-X | Cut selection to clipboard |
Alt-B | Move cursor backward one word |
Alt-D | Delete word |
Alt-F | Move cursor forward one word |
Alt-P | Paste primary selection at cursor |
Home | Move cursor to beginning of line |
Ctrl-Home | Move cursor to top of document |
End | Move cursor to end of line |
Ctrl-End | Move cursor to end of document |
PageUp | Move up one page |
PageDown | Move down one page |
Up | Move cursor up one line |
Down | Move cursor down one line |
Left | Move cursor left one character |
Ctrl-Left | Move cursor left one word |
Right | Move cursor right one character |
Ctrl-Right | Move cursor right one word |
Backspace | Delete previous character |
Ctrl-Backspace | Delete previous word |
Clear | Delete current line |
Shift-Insert | Paste clipboard at cursor |
Ctrl-Insert | Copy selected text to clipboard |
Delete | Delete next character |
Shift-Delete | Cut selected text to clipboard |
Ctrl-Delete | Delete next word |
Clicking with button 1 will move the cursor to that location. Double clicking will select the clicked-on word. Triple clicking will select the clicked-on line. Button 1 is also used to select text by dragging the pointer over the text to select.
Clicking with button 2 will paste the contents of the clipboard (or any selected text) into the document at the click location.
In GTK-1 releases, button 3 will also select text, but the selected text is not copied to the clipboard. Text selected in this manner can be saved to the clipboard just as a normal selection. In GTK-2 releases, button 3 will not select, but will instead bring up a context menu.
Microsoft Windows Bindings | |
Ctrl-A | Select all text |
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Ctrl-C | Copy selected text to the clipboard |
Ctrl-V | Paste the clipboard contents at the cursor |
Ctrl-X | Cut selected text to clipboard |
Backspace | Delete selected text, or the character to the left of the cursor if no text is selected |
Ctrl-Backspace | Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
Delete | Delete selected text, or the character to the right of the cursor if no text is selected |
Shift-Delete | Performs a ``cut'', i.e., copies to the clipboard before deleting |
Ctrl-Delete | Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
Insert | Toggle insert/overwrite mode for typed characters |
Shift-Insert | Performs a ``paste'' from the clipboard |
Home | Move cursor to start of line |
Ctrl-Home | Move cursor to the top of the document |
End | Move to end of line |
Ctrl-End | Move cursor to the end of the document |
Page Up | Scroll up one page |
Ctrl-Page Up | Move cursor to start of first visible line |
Page Down | Scroll down one page |
Ctrl-Page Down | Move cursor to end of last visible line |
The arrow keys move the cursor, and with Ctrl pressed the left and right arrow keys move the cursor word-by-word. Holding the Shift key while moving the cursor with the mouse or with other keys will select the intervening text. The left mouse button is used to move the cursor by clicking, and to select text by dragging.