Questions tagged [keyboard]
{keyboard} is about creating or modifying keyboard shortcuts for an editor or other GUI. Usually questions with this tag will also have one for the editor in question.
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Lyx keyboard shortcut for \underline in math-mode?
In math-mode, Alt + M + Underscore (where underscore is Shift minus in US keyboard layout), produces the LaTex \underbar{}, which is textual. I want instead \underline. Is there a keyboard shortcut ...
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Quotation Marks: " vs. ''
The quotes in the title are different: the first is one character, and the second is composed of two characters.
On a Windows machine, depending on the program I'm using, pressing 'shift + quotation ...
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key binding in LyX for c=entering matm mode and copying previous equation
Is there any specific way in LyX of binding a key to the following operation:
a) go into math mode
b) copy the immediately preceding piece of math, eg the last equation
at the current point of the ...
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Select entire section in Texstudio
I am using Texstudio 2.11.0 on Arch-Linux machine. I want to know if there are any keyboard shortcut keys to
1) select entire sections/subsections?
2) jump to next section/subsection?
I could not ...
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How to "jump" brackets in TeXstudio?
In Texmaker when you type the shortcut for \frac, you get something like \frac{*}{*}, but instead of asterisks, you have bullets. When you type something in the first pair of brackets, you can then ...
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TeXstudio: Is there a way to keep my custom macros and shortcuts in a separate file?
I've created some macros and corresponding shortcuts; found them in my texstudio.ini file (Macros and keysetting keys), buried deep among lots of predefined stuff. Is there a way to 'modularize' it a ...
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Reusing custom Lyx .bind file on Linux
I have been using a custom .bind file for keyboard shortcuts with Lyx 2.1 on Windows. I recently installed Lyx 2.1.4 on Ubuntu and I would like to reuse this .bind file. I placed this file at /usr/...
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Is there a TeXShop Macro to make selected typeset text a certain color?
Suppose I have the following code snippet in my *.tex document (src ;-) ):
Dolorem ipsum color sit amet.
I'd love to be able to select part of that text (e.g. color), do something quick and ...
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TexStudio doesn't recognize " [ " key
I started using TeXstudio and it seems it doesn't recognize the "[" key on my keyboard.
I have a Croatian keybard layout, so "[" sign is AltGr+F.
Strange thing is that it recognizes all the other ...
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lyx keyboard shortcut for writing a certain word or sentence
Is there a way to define a shortcut for writing a word. I am tired of writing Ti-6Al-4V all the time in my thesis so I want to define a keyboard shortcut like Shift+t+i and Ti-6Al-4V will be written (...
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Lyx subsection shortcuts disabled
I am using Lyx 2.1.4 on a Windows System. When i need to create a subsection/pragrah i used the standard shortcuts Alt+A 1-5.
For some reason the shortcuts are now disabled (which lyx tells me down ...
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How to make use of selected text using LyX commands and command sequences?
I tried assigning two different shortcuts to inserting powers of ten:
command-sequence math-insert 10^{ }; up;
math-insert 10^{ }
However, if I select some text and then use one of the shortcuts, ...
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Texmaker: Shortcuts for new auto-complete commands
so I've added new autocomplete options for commands like \frac{@}{@}@ so that there is a placeholder after the function, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to now get a short-cut like Ctrl+...
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GNU Readline- like history, for the latex terminal shell?
I find myself more than often willing to use the (pdf)latex shell, and \typeout commands there directly - unfortunately, there is one deal breaker: there is no command line history. I think that in ...
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Beamer class and U3D Views
I want to switch 3D views in my presentation. I have read in the movie15 package that it is possible with the command: (dice example from movie15.pdf page 16)
\movieref[3Dviewindex=N]{dice}{Click ...
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lyx shortcut for superscript and subscript
Instead of using the menu for Insert->Formatting->Superscript or Subscript, I would like to use a keyboard shortcut.
I tried Tools->Preferences->Shortcuts, there are already shortcuts for math-...
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Redefine smart key mappings in vim's Latex-suite plugin
When using the Latex-suite plugin in vim, typing ... expands to either \ldots or \cdots (see section 3.9 Smart Key Mappings of the latex-suite manual).
I am using a lot the amsmath package that ...
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Make TeX output look as input wrt script/language?
I have several languages/keyboard layouts on my Mac-pro (Yosemite). I want to write in Armenian/Bengali/Hebrew and so on. These keyboards/languages are formally part of Mac's Yosemite so I have no ...
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Shortcuts made using translation tables interfere with active strings
[WinEdt 8.2 in a 64-bit Windows 8.1 computer]
I don't know if "shortcut" is the proper English word to describe what I'm trying to get, and maybe that's why I wasn't able to find any info about it in ...
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What is the keyboard shortcut for inserting URLs in LyX?
I've looked through the keyboard shortcut documentation, and none of it shows an easy way to create a URL inset in LyX. I know that one can theoretically add a function in preferences, but every time ...
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Pressing ALT key in LyX causes command Bar
I'm working in LyX (in Ubuntu 14.10) and I'm trying to use simple math macros using the Alt + M + XX combination, where XX could be anything, such as F for a fraction or ( for parentheses.
However, ...
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Entering unicode math symbols into LaTeX, direct from keyboard, on a Mac
I would like my LaTeX files to contain Unicode characters. For instance, I want to see
∃x.x ⟶ β
in my text editor, rather than
\exists x\ldotp x\longrightarrow\beta
Also, I would like to ...
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How to use the autocompletion of enumerate in latexing (sublime text)
When I write
\begin{enumerate}
sublime text does not auto complete it to
\begin{enumerate} \item \end{enumerate}
like I would expect. Is there a way to achieve this?
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Customizing LyX Shortcuts
I am using LyX 2.0.6 on my macbook and would like to define a few custom shortcuts to make my life easier. In particular, I'd like to add the following command:
controlfa should insert an algorithm ...
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Shortcut of selecting the find scope in TeXShop
Preferring the Ogrekit Find Panel, I often use the option "Replace All" with the scope "Selection", or with the scope "Entire File". Is there a keyboard shortcut to exchange between these two scopes? ...
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Change "user-shortcut" in Texmaker [closed]
If I create a personal shortcut in Texmaker it has the shortcut Shift+F1..F10.
I want to create a shortcut with Ctrl+w for example. How can I do that?
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Does TeXShop for Mac have key bindings?
There's a Macro's and Key Binding option in the Preferences Menu, but the only way to utilize these macros is to click through the menus.
How do I get the good ol' classic Ctrl+B -> \textbf{} ...
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"Show Console" keyboard shortcut in TeXShop
I am switching over from TeXworks to TeXShop on the Mac and I am finding myself missing the good ol' cmd+\ to open the Console. While I can use cmd+` to cycle around windows to get to the Console, ...
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How can I tell LyX to differentiate between left Alt and right Alt (AltGr / 3rd Level)
To increase my productivity, I would like so simplify some of the existing keyboard shortcuts (in particular Greek letters), by using either Left Alt or Right Alt in a non-interchangeable manner, i.e. ...
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How to make keyboard shortcuts for Beamer that cycle through frames [closed]
I'm making a presentation in Beamer, and I'm using the \uncover command to reveal certain parts of my frames in a certain order. I plan to show the resulting PDF with Adobe Acrobat during my ...
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Ctrl+I produces Tab character instead of italizing text
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Xfce 4.8. Only in some applications, namely TexStudio (v2.6.6) and TexMaker (v4.1), Ctrl+I inserts one Tab character instead of making text italic.
How do I troubleshoot ...
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Transferring Lyx Keyboard Shortcuts
I recently updated my version of Lyx from 1.6.7 to 2.0.6. I would like to transfer my old keyboard shortcuts to this new version, but I am having difficulty because I was inconsistent with the way ...
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How to avoid repetitive strain injuries when using LaTeX daily? [duplicate]
LaTeX makes use of some characters that are not easy to type using a normal keyboard (like \, {, }, [ and ]). When typesetting math, you also have to constantly switch between the previous characters ...
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Texmaker: Specifying keyboard shortcuts [closed]
I like to use the shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+= for ^{} and Ctrl + Shift + - for _{}.
For some reason, when I enter in the key combos for ^{}, Texmaker reads it as Ctrl++, which works fine. However, for _{}...
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Strategies to deal with \ being in an awkward place on the keyboard?
So, I'm typing on a standard EN-US Qwerty keyboard, where the \ key is in the top right below the backspace key. I find that LaTeX requires me to repeatedly type this key for macros and such, and that ...
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Disabling command+scrolling in TeXstudio (OS X)
Is there any way to disable cmd+scroll zooming in TeXStudio for OS X?
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Is there anyway to put Existing Text in Math Mode with Texmaker
There is provision to make existing text bold by simply selecting the text and pressing CTRL+B.
There is a keyboard shortcut of CTRL+ALT+M, but instead of putting existing content in Math mode, it ...
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How can I visualize key press combinations? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Keyboard Font for LaTeX
One of my favorite Wiki-Sites (ubuntuusers.de) allows the editors to add key combinations.
[[Template(Keys, Strg+T)]]
[[Template(Keys, Strg+Shift+Tab)]...
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Can you force the "move-by-word" keyboard shortcut to count \, $ and braces as part of the word? [closed]
I'm using OS 10.6, and I like to use the option-arrow command to move forwards and backward one word at a time. But one thing is annoying to me:
If the cursor is here:
\command
^
option-...
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how to enclose selection in {} using vim-latex keyboard shortcuts
Is there an easy way of wrapping a selected text in {} with a shortcut in the same way you can turn a text into italics by typing `it while selecting a piece of text.
I tried `{ but and that works ...
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How can I optimize the keyboard for frequent LaTeX input?
I have started the practice of live-texing my math/physics notes. Although I am not practicising it in a live-lecture, I am doing it for the online lectures I am viewing to get fast and accustomed to ...
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lyx change environment level with keyboard [closed]
Much in the way that the tab key iterates over section levels:
Part -> Chapter -> Section -> Subsection -> Subsubsection -> Paragraph -> Subparagraph
I would like to do the same ...
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TexShop - Command Down
The quick-key "Command-down" (⌘+↓) in TexShop works like an "end" (End) key on my Mac, and brings me to the end of the document whenever I accidentally hit it. This is driving me nuts. Is there any ...
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TeXnicCenter keyboard shortcut to move outside math environment? [closed]
Suppose in TeXnicCenter I use keyboard shortcut to get some environment like this (or any other):
\begin{equation}
\end{equation}
After finishing with equation cursor stays inside and one need to ...
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Creating keyboard layout diagrams
I want to create cheat sheets similar to this one for vim:
http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html
For example, I want to create one for Eclipse key bindings. But instead ...