Action gestures - Factor Documentation (original) (raw)
Action gestures exist to keep keyboard shortcuts for common application operations consistent.
undo-action redo-action cut-action copy-action paste-action delete-action select-all-action new-action open-action save-action save-as-action revert-action close-action
The following keyboard gestures, if not handled directly by any gadget in the hierarchy until reaching the world, are re-sent as action gestures to the first gadget:
| Keyboard gesture | Action gesture |
|---|---|
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "z" } | undo-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "y" } | redo-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "x" } | cut-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "c" } | copy-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "v" } | paste-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "a" } | select-all-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "n" } | new-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "o" } | open-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "s" } | save-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "S" } | save-as-action |
| T{ key-down f { C+ } "w" } | close-action |
Action gestures should be used in place of the above keyboard gestures if possible. For example, on macOS, the standard Edit menu items send action gestures.