Keyboard shortcuts
My list of what I keep looking up. Where possible, I like to configure shortcuts to behave the same across applications. The list here is a mix of default and custom shortcuts, still to be annotated as such.
Across applications
| Keyboard |
Application |
Action |
Alt-[,] |
Obsidian, VS Code |
Open/close left, right panel |
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Gnome/desktop
| Keyboard |
Context |
Action |
| Fn-Win-Left |
|
Switch between windows of an application |
| Fn-Win-Right |
|
Switch between all windows on the workspace |
| Win-Alt-Left/Right |
|
Switch to the next/previous workspace |
| Win-Z |
|
Toggle zoom (accessibility) |
| Win-Alt-=/- |
Zoom (accessibility) |
Zoom in/out (quirky with dual monitors) |
| Win-H |
|
Hide current window |
| Win-T |
|
Track mouse pointer (via Gnome extension) |
Firefox
| Keyboard |
Context |
Action |
| Ctrl-Shift-PgUp/PgDn |
|
Move tab left or right |
| Ctrl-M |
|
Mute/unmute tab |
| Alt-D, Ctrl-L |
|
Focus address bar |
| Ctrl-Up/Down |
in address bar |
Switch search engine |
| Shift-Enter |
in address bar |
Open in new window |
| Shift-Del |
|
Delete autocomplete entry |
| Ctrl-Shift-I |
|
Toggle developer tools |
| Ctrl-Shift-S |
|
Take screenshot (page, viewport) |
| Ctrl-Alt-Z |
|
Add to Zotero |
Also: in the bookmark overview, you can add a Keyword to a bookmark. This is shorthand for opening that bookmark from the address bar. Examples I use:
YouTube
| Keyboard |
Action |
| 0,1, 2, ..., 9 |
Jump to 0%, 10%, 20%, ..., 90% |
| c |
Toggle captions |
| f |
Toggle fullscreen |
| <, > |
Slow down, speed up |
| , . |
Previous, next frame |
| j, k, l |
10 sec terug, start/stop, 10 sec vooruit |