hotkeys.md

Hot Keys

General

Command	Key Combination
Show/hide Help Menu	?
Show/hide Markdown Help Menu	Meta + m
Show/hide About Menu	Meta + ?
Copy information from About Menu to clipboard	c
Copy traceback from Exception Popup to clipboard	c
Redraw screen	Ctrl + l
Quit	Ctrl + c
New footer hotkey hint	Tab

Navigation

Command	Key Combination
Close popup	Esc
Go up / Previous message	Up / k
Go down / Next message	Down / j
Go left	Left / h
Go right	Right / l
Scroll up	PgUp / K
Scroll down	PgDn / J
Go to bottom / Last message	End / G
Trigger the selected entry	Enter / Space
Open recent conversations	^
Search recent conversations	Ctrl+f

Switching Messages View

Command	Key Combination
View the stream of the current message	s
View the topic of the current message	S
Zoom in/out the message's conversation context	z
Switch message view to the compose box target	Meta + .
View all messages	a / Esc
View all direct messages	P
View all starred messages	f
View all messages in which you're mentioned	#
Next unread topic	n
Next unread direct message	p

Searching

Command	Key Combination
Search users	w
Search messages	/
Search streams	q
Search topics in a stream	q
Search emojis from emoji picker	p
Submit search and browse results	Enter
Clear search in current panel	Esc

Message actions

Command	Key Combination
Edit message's content or topic	e
Show/hide emoji picker for current message	:
Toggle first emoji reaction on selected message	=
Toggle thumbs-up reaction to the current message	+
Toggle star status of the current message	Ctrl + s / *
Show/hide message information	i
Show/hide message sender information	u

Stream list actions

Command	Key Combination
Toggle topics in a stream	t
Mute/unmute streams	m
Show/hide stream information & modify settings	i

User list actions

Command	Key Combination
Show/hide user information	i
Narrow to direct messages with user	Enter

Begin composing a message

Command	Key Combination
Open draft message saved in this session	d
Reply to the current message	r / Enter
Reply mentioning the sender of the current message	@
Reply quoting the current message text	>
Reply directly to the sender of the current message	R
New message to a stream	c
New message to a person or group of people	x

Writing a message

Command	Key Combination
Cycle through recipient and content boxes	Tab
Send a message	Ctrl + d / Meta + Enter
Save current message as a draft	Meta + s
Autocomplete @mentions, #stream_names, :emoji: and topics	Ctrl + f
Cycle through autocomplete suggestions in reverse	Ctrl + r
Exit message compose box	Esc
Insert new line	Enter
Open an external editor to edit the message content	Ctrl + o

Editor: Navigation

Command	Key Combination
Start of line	Ctrl + a / Home
End of line	Ctrl + e / End
Start of current or previous word	Meta + b / Shift + Left
Start of next word	Meta + f / Shift + Right
Previous line	Up / Ctrl + p
Next line	Down / Ctrl + n

Editor: Text Manipulation

Command	Key Combination
Undo last action	Ctrl + _
Clear text box	Ctrl + l
Cut forwards to the end of the line	Ctrl + k
Cut backwards to the start of the line	Ctrl + u
Cut forwards to the end of the current word	Meta + d
Cut backwards to the start of the current word	Ctrl + w / Meta + Backspace
Cut the current line	Meta + x
Paste last cut section	Ctrl + y
Delete previous character	Ctrl + h
Swap with previous character	Ctrl + t

Stream information (press i to view info of a stream)

Command	Key Combination
Show/hide stream members	m
Copy stream email to clipboard	c

Message information (press i to view info of a message)

Command	Key Combination
Show/hide edit history	e
View current message in browser	v
Show/hide full rendered message	f
Show/hide full raw message	r