User Guide

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts currently implemented in LAREX.

Keyboard Shortcuts

This list reflects shortcuts currently wired in the app.

Ctrl on Windows/Linux corresponds to on macOS for Ctrl/Cmd combos.

Global Editor

General

ShortcutAction
Ctrl/Cmd + KOpen command center
Shift + ?Toggle keyboard shortcuts dialog
Ctrl/Cmd + SSave active page
Alt + WClose active page tab

Undo/Redo

ShortcutAction
Ctrl/Cmd + ZUndo
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + ZRedo
Ctrl/Cmd + YRedo

Tool Modes

ShortcutAction
VSelect mode
GMove mode
PRegion polygon
RRegion rectangle
TTextline polygon
Shift + TTextline rectangle
BBaseline
CCut line
Shift + CCut polygon
Alt + CCut rectangle
MMerge selected (when valid)

View and UI Modes

ShortcutAction
1Default view
2Textline view
3Baseline view
LLayout mode
Shift + LText mode
KToggle virtual keyboard mode

Selection and Navigation

ShortcutAction
EscCancel drawing / clear selection
Ctrl/Cmd + ASelect all selectable polygons
Delete / BackspaceDelete selected elements
TabNext selectable element
Shift + TabPrevious selectable element
Arrow DownNext selectable element
Arrow UpPrevious selectable element

Panels and Page Navigation

ShortcutAction
Ctrl/Cmd + \Toggle left sidebar
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + \Toggle right sidebar
Ctrl/Cmd + Arrow DownNext image/page
Ctrl/Cmd + Arrow UpPrevious image/page

Text View Specific

These are active in the textline list/text editing view.

ShortcutAction
TabCycle to next text variant field
EscBlur active text field
Alt + EnterJump to next field with same index
Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + GCreate GT from selected textline recognition

Notes

  • Most editor shortcuts are ignored while typing in inputs/textareas.
  • Some actions are context-dependent (for example merge requires a valid multi-selection).

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