Keyboard navigation in text boxes

[Thomas Ebert]

First off, I love the multi-cursor support – brilliant move :-) 

Icing on the cake would be, if we had operating-system-like keyboard navigation in text boxes or at least an option to enable it.

I work a lot with these shortcuts in the list below within the operating systems, but there might me more. It's awesome for quickly editing texts:

Mac: 

• `Ctrl` + `a` -> Jump to beginning of line
• `Ctrl` + `e` -> Jump to end of line
• `Option` + ⬅️/➡️ -> Navigate word by word
• `Option` + `Backspace` -> Delete one word
• `Cmd` + `Backspace` -> Delete line

Windows:

• `Pos1` -> Jump to beginning of line
• `End` -> Jump to end of line
• `Ctrl` + ⬅️/➡️ -> Navigate word by word

 

[walt.farrell]

59 minutes ago, Thomas Ebert said:

Windows:

• `Pos1` -> Jump to beginning of line
• `End` -> Jump to end of line
• `Ctrl` + ⬅️/➡️ -> Navigate word by word

Home,  End, and Ctrl + the arrow keys work like that for me, on Windows, in Publisher Text Frames.

[Thomas Ebert]

Thanks for clarifying – I didn't know, this already works on Windows.

I haven't been using Publisher on Windows yet, the list was just about the generic shortcuts I'd like to be able to use :-)

[walt.farrell]

Some of the standard keys probably work on Mac, too, but someone else would have to comment on that

[Thomas Ebert]

I just tried in the latest release of Publisher on Mac and, indeed, these two already work:

• `Option` + `Backspace` -> Delete one word
• `Cmd` + `Backspace` -> Delete line

However, `Option` + Arrow keys seems to mirror InDesigns behaviour of adjusting kerning. Which is configurable in InDesign.

So, these below would still be great to have, maybe through configuration?

Mac: 

• `Ctrl` + `a` -> Jump to beginning of line
• `Ctrl` + `e` -> Jump to end of line
• `Option` + ⬅️/➡️ -> Navigate word by word

Edit: I just found out that you can use `Cmd` and arrow keys to navigate words  While this is going to be confusing, it's still better than not having it!

[walt.farrell]

22 minutes ago, Thomas Ebert said:

• `Ctrl` + `a` -> Jump to beginning of line
• `Ctrl` + `e` -> Jump to end of line

Home and End (if you have them) may work for that. But some if these, I think, are available via the Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences.

[Thomas Ebert]

Unfortunately no Home and End keys on my keyboard 

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But some if these, I think, are available via the Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences.

Indeed, I can disable the spacing adjustment with arrow keys and option in keyboard shortcuts preferences. However, I cannot find shortcut descriptions like the 3 ones I'm looking for. Would be awesome if these could be added (Linestart, lineend, word by word)