<![CDATA[List of free keyboard shortcuts]]>When I create a command using the Run menu, the ideal is to save it by assigning a shortcut key. The problem is that you no longer know what the available Free shorcuts combinations are.

Ideally, in the Settings >Shorcuts Mapper… option, the lists will present all the assigned and unassigned keys, and that like the windows explorer these lists would be sorted by the column whose header is clicked.

As this is not a requirement!, only is another idea…, "Such a list in one of the entries of the User manual, organized by function and by shortcut combination, including free combinations!..

Do the Notepad++ have any .xml file where you can find out something about that availability?.

For what?
Suppose I need 5 contiguous key combinations to assign each one a Web browser.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23749/list-of-free-keyboard-shortcutsRSS for NodeFri, 12 Jun 2026 05:20:41 GMTTue, 15 Nov 2022 20:07:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:19:52 GMT]]>@Alan-Kilborn said in List of free keyboard shortcuts:

Interesting; I’ve never noticed that “key” before.
And I still don’t know what it is. :-P

VK_OEM_102. It’s a key on some international keyboards, not on standard US keyboards.

The third post of the shortcuts FAQ has the <> listed, and you’ll see it has a description in the French column but not US column. And @dinkumoil’s German description and @notdodgeball’s Portuguese description show what the key maps to on those keyboards

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93583https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93583Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:19:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:08:59 GMT]]>@notdodgeball

Interesting; I’ve never noticed that “key” before.
And I still don’t know what it is. :-P

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93582https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93582Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:11:37 GMT]]>@Alan-Kilborn, this one:

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It’s not really a key per se, unless you are using the German layout, not sure how it’s handled in the US layout though.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93581https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93581Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:11:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:54:20 GMT]]>@notdodgeball said in List of free keyboard shortcuts:

and also added the <> “key”, which was missing

What’s the “<> key” ?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93579https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93579Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:54:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:51:33 GMT]]>I can’t thank @Alan-Kilborn enough for his script, it really helped me. It’s anxiety inducing setting a custom shortcut not knowing if there is a better and more ergonomic one out there going to waste, for me at least.

With the new mutli-select shortcuts the script may fail because of the colon char in some of it’s descriptions. So I fixed that and also added the <> “key”, which was missing.

I also joined them as one, hope that’s ok:

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Authors: Ekopalypse and Alan Kilborn
# https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23749/list-of-free-keyboard-shortcuts

from threading import Thread
import re
import ctypes
import ctypes.wintypes as wintypes
import time

def ek():
    user32 = ctypes.WinDLL('user32', use_last_error=True)

    def start_sk_dialog():
        notepad.menuCommand(MENUCOMMAND.SETTING_SHORTCUT_MAPPER)

    sk_mapper = Thread(target=start_sk_dialog)
    sk_mapper.start()
    time.sleep(0.5)

    WM_USER = 1024
    WM_CLOSE = 16

    TCM_FIRST = 4864
    TCM_GETITEMCOUNT = (TCM_FIRST + 4)
    TCM_SETCURSEL = (TCM_FIRST + 12)

    BABYGRID_USER = (WM_USER + 7000)
    BGM_GETCELLDATA = BABYGRID_USER + 4
    BGM_GETROWS = BABYGRID_USER + 23

    class BGCELL(ctypes.Structure):
        _fields_ = [('row', wintypes.INT),
                    ('col', wintypes.INT)]

    cell_buffer = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(1000)
    bgcell = BGCELL()

    sk_mapper_hwnd = user32.FindWindowW(None, u'Shortcut mapper')
    if not sk_mapper_hwnd:
        print('Shortcut mapper was not found')
        return

    sys_tab_hwnd = user32.FindWindowExW(sk_mapper_hwnd, None, u'SysTabControl32', None)
    if not sys_tab_hwnd:
        print('SysTabControl32 was not found')
        return

    item_count = user32.SendMessageW(sys_tab_hwnd, TCM_GETITEMCOUNT, 0, 0)
    if not item_count:
        print('TCM_GETITEMCOUNT returned 0')
        return

    babygrid = user32.FindWindowExW(sk_mapper_hwnd, None, u'BABYGRID', None)
    if not babygrid:
        print('BABYGRID was not found')
        return


    shortcuts = []
    for tab in range(item_count):
        rows = user32.SendMessageW(babygrid, BGM_GETROWS, 0, 0)

        for i in range(1, rows + 1):
            shortcut = []

            for j in range(1, 3):
                bgcell.row = i
                bgcell.col = j
                user32.SendMessageW(babygrid,
                                    BGM_GETCELLDATA,
                                    ctypes.byref(bgcell),
                                    cell_buffer)
                shortcut.append(cell_buffer.value)

            if shortcut[1]:
                shortcuts.append(shortcut)

        user32.SetForegroundWindow(sk_mapper_hwnd)
        user32.SendMessageW(sys_tab_hwnd, TCM_SETCURSEL, tab, 0)
        user32.keybd_event(0x27, 0, 0, 0)
        user32.keybd_event(0x27, 0, 2, 0)
        time.sleep(.1)

    user32.SendMessageW(sk_mapper_hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0)

    _max_length = len(max([x[0] for x in shortcuts], key=len))

    editor.appendText('\r\n'.join(['{0:<{2}} : {1}'.format(x[0],
                                                        x[1],
                                                        _max_length) for x in shortcuts]))

def ak():
        basekey_list = [
            'Num *',
            'Num +',
            'Num -',
            'Num .',
            'Num /',
            'Backspace',
            'Tab',
            'Enter',
            'Esc',
            'Spacebar',
            'Page up',
            'Page down',
            'End',
            'Home',
            'Left',
            'Up',
            'Right',
            'Down',
            'INS',
            'DEL',
            '~',
            '-',
            '=',
            '[',
            ']',
            ';',
            "'",
            '\\',
            ',',
            '.',
            '/',
            '<>',
        ]
        basekeys_that_require_modifier_list = [
            'Spacebar',
            '~',
            '-',
            '=',
            '[',
            ']',
            ';',
            "'",
            '\\',
            ',',
            '.',
            '/',
            '<>',
        ]
        for ch in 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789':
            basekey_list.append(ch)
            basekeys_that_require_modifier_list.append(ch)
        for f in range(12): basekey_list.append('F{}'.format(f + 1))  # function keys
        if 1:  # numeric keypad keys
            for np_numbers in range(10): basekey_list.append('Numpad {}'.format(np_numbers))
            for np_other in '*+-./': basekey_list.append('Num {}'.format(np_other))
        modifier_list_by_basekey_dict = {}
        ctrl_bitweight = 0b0100; alt_bitweight = 0b0010; shift_bitweight = 0b0001; no_modifier_bitweight = 0b1000
        for bk in basekey_list:
            modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[bk] = []
            if bk in basekeys_that_require_modifier_list:
                modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[bk].extend([ no_modifier_bitweight, shift_bitweight ])
        input_text = editor.getText()
        for input_line in input_text.splitlines():
            (command, shortcut_s) = input_line.rsplit(':',1)
            shortcut_s = shortcut_s.strip()
            for sc in shortcut_s.split(' or '):
                m = re.match(r'^(?:(?P<ctrl>Ctrl)\+)?(?:(?P<alt>Alt)\+)?(?:(?P<shift>Shift)\+)?(?P<basekey>.+)', sc)
                assert(m)
                ncas_bitweights = 0b0000
                if m.group(1): ncas_bitweights |= ctrl_bitweight
                if m.group(2): ncas_bitweights |= alt_bitweight
                if m.group(3): ncas_bitweights |= shift_bitweight
                if not m.group(1) and not m.group(2) and not m.group(3): ncas_bitweights |= no_modifier_bitweight
                basekey = m.group(4)
                if not basekey in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict:
                    print('encountered basekey not in the list in the code:', basekey)
                    assert 0
                modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[basekey].append(ncas_bitweights)
        basekey_max_length = len(max([x for x in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict], key=len))
        possible_modifiers_list = [ 'Unmodified', 'Shift', 'Alt', 'Alt+Shift', 'Ctrl', 'Ctrl+Shift', 'Ctrl+Alt', 'Ctrl+Alt+Shift' ]
        output_line_list = []
        for bk in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict:
            unassigned_modifiers_set_str = ''
            for mod_index in range(len(possible_modifiers_list)):
                hacked_mod_index = no_modifier_bitweight if mod_index == 0 else mod_index  # really bad hack :-(
                if hacked_mod_index not in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[bk]:
                    unassigned_modifiers_set_str += possible_modifiers_list[mod_index] + ', '
            unassigned_modifiers_set_str = unassigned_modifiers_set_str[:-2]  # remove trailing , and space
            if len(unassigned_modifiers_set_str) == 0: unassigned_modifiers_set_str = 'All-combos-are-assigned!'
            out_line = '{bk:<{bkml}} {ums}'.format(bk=bk, bkml=basekey_max_length, ums=unassigned_modifiers_set_str)
            output_line_list.append(out_line)
        output_line_list.sort()
        output_line_list.insert(0, '\n\nBASE KEY AND UNASSIGNED MODIFIER SHORTCUTS:\n')
        editor.appendText('\n'.join(output_line_list))

def main():
    notepad.new()
    ek()
    ak()
    editor.addText('ASSIGNED SHORTCUTS\n\n')
    # editor.setSavePoint()

main()
]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93578https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/93578Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:51:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:45:02 GMT]]>@Alan-Kilborn
Hello:
I am speechless, there are still quite a few unassigned keyboard shortcuts.
I’m going to make a copy and save it in the same Notepad++ folder to keep it handy. Also the script.
I thank you for your kind contribution, which I hope everyone can take advantage of and benefit from.
I think I have a way to attach it to the offline “user manual” :)

Success in your work!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81830https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81830Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:45:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:12:47 GMT]]>I took the output from that script, and attempted a script to produce the list of unassigned (or “free”) keycombos.

I don’t know that I feel good that this script gets it 100% right (trying to “eyeball validate” it is painful), but here is its listing and output:

ShortcutMapperUnassignedKeyCombos.py :

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import print_function

# THIS SCRIPT TAKES AS INPUT THE OUTPUT OF ANOTHER SCRIPT, FOR THAT SCRIPT, SEE:
#  https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23749/list-of-free-keyboard-shortcuts
#  and look for the "Nov 16, 2022, 5:30 AM" posting

# HAVE THE OUTPUT OF THAT IN THE ACTIVE TAB WHEN RUNNING THIS SCRIPT

from Npp import *
import re

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class SMUKC(object):

    def __init__(self):
        basekey_list = [
            'Num *',
            'Num +',
            'Num -',
            'Num .',
            'Num /',
            'Backspace',
            'Tab',
            'Enter',
            'Esc',
            'Spacebar',
            'Page up',
            'Page down',
            'End',
            'Home',
            'Left',
            'Up',
            'Right',
            'Down',
            'INS',
            'DEL',
            '~',
            '-',
            '=',
            '[',
            ']',
            ';',
            "'",
            '\\',
            ',',
            '.',
            '/',
        ]
        basekeys_that_require_modifier_list = [
            'Spacebar',
            '~',
            '-',
            '=',
            '[',
            ']',
            ';',
            "'",
            '\\',
            ',',
            '.',
            '/',
        ]
        for ch in 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789':
            basekey_list.append(ch)
            basekeys_that_require_modifier_list.append(ch)
        for f in range(12): basekey_list.append('F{}'.format(f + 1))  # function keys
        if 1:  # numeric keypad keys
            for np_numbers in range(10): basekey_list.append('Numpad {}'.format(np_numbers))
            for np_other in '*+-./': basekey_list.append('Num {}'.format(np_other))
        modifier_list_by_basekey_dict = {}
        ctrl_bitweight = 0b0100; alt_bitweight = 0b0010; shift_bitweight = 0b0001; no_modifier_bitweight = 0b1000
        for bk in basekey_list:
            modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[bk] = []
            if bk in basekeys_that_require_modifier_list:
                modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[bk].extend([ no_modifier_bitweight, shift_bitweight ])
        input_text = editor.getText()
        for input_line in input_text.splitlines():
            (command, shortcut_s) = input_line.split(':')
            shortcut_s = shortcut_s.strip()
            for sc in shortcut_s.split(' or '):
                m = re.match(r'^(?:(?P<ctrl>Ctrl)\+)?(?:(?P<alt>Alt)\+)?(?:(?P<shift>Shift)\+)?(?P<basekey>.+)', sc)
                assert(m)
                ncas_bitweights = 0b0000
                if m.group(1): ncas_bitweights |= ctrl_bitweight
                if m.group(2): ncas_bitweights |= alt_bitweight
                if m.group(3): ncas_bitweights |= shift_bitweight
                if not m.group(1) and not m.group(2) and not m.group(3): ncas_bitweights |= no_modifier_bitweight
                basekey = m.group(4)
                if not basekey in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict:
                    print('encountered basekey not in the list in the code:', basekey)
                    assert 0
                modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[basekey].append(ncas_bitweights)
        basekey_max_length = len(max([x for x in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict], key=len))
        possible_modifiers_list = [ 'Unmodified', 'Shift', 'Alt', 'Alt+Shift', 'Ctrl', 'Ctrl+Shift', 'Ctrl+Alt', 'Ctrl+Alt+Shift' ]
        output_line_list = []
        for bk in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict:
            unassigned_modifiers_set_str = ''
            for mod_index in range(len(possible_modifiers_list)):
                hacked_mod_index = no_modifier_bitweight if mod_index == 0 else mod_index  # really bad hack :-(
                if hacked_mod_index not in modifier_list_by_basekey_dict[bk]:
                    unassigned_modifiers_set_str += possible_modifiers_list[mod_index] + ', '
            unassigned_modifiers_set_str = unassigned_modifiers_set_str[:-2]  # remove trailing , and space
            if len(unassigned_modifiers_set_str) == 0: unassigned_modifiers_set_str = 'All-combos-are-assigned!'
            out_line = '{bk:<{bkml}} {ums}'.format(bk=bk, bkml=basekey_max_length, ums=unassigned_modifiers_set_str)
            output_line_list.append(out_line)
        output_line_list.sort()
        output_line_list.insert(0, 'BASE KEY AND UNASSIGNED MODIFIER COMBOS:')
        notepad.new()
        editor.setText('\r\n'.join(output_line_list))
        editor.setSavePoint()

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == '__main__': SMUKC()

The output:

BASE KEY AND UNASSIGNED MODIFIER COMBOS:
'         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
,         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
-         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
.         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
/         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
0         Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
1         Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
2         Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
3         Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
4         Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
5         Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
6         Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
7         Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
8         Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
9         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
;         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
=         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
A         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
B         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Backspace Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
C         Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
D         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
DEL       Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Down      Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
E         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
End       Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Enter     Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift
Esc       Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F         Alt, Alt+Shift
F1        Shift, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F10       Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F11       Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F12       Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F2        Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F3        Alt+Shift
F4        Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F5        Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F6        Unmodified, Shift, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F7        Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F8        Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
F9        Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
G         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
H         Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Home      Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
I         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
INS       Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
J         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
K         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
L         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Left      Alt, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
M         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
N         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Num *     Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Num +     Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Num -     Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Num .     Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Num /     Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 0  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 1  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 2  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 3  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 4  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 5  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 6  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 7  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 8  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Numpad 9  Unmodified, Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
O         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
P         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Page down Alt, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Page up   Alt, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Q         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
R         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Right     Alt, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
S         Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Spacebar  Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
T         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Tab       Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
U         All-combos-are-assigned!
Up        Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
V         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
W         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
X         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Y         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Z         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
[         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
\         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
]         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift
~         Alt, Alt+Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Alt, Ctrl+Alt+Shift

Something that I didn’t know that came out of this: All possible combos involving U are assigned by default!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81827https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81827Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:31:33 GMT]]>@Ekopalypse said in List of free keyboard shortcuts:

apparently I have not brought them up to date

So the script you posted is an updated version of the script that lists the assigned keycombos for shortcuts.

And (for those that don’t have the ability to run it), the assigned list for Notepad++ 8.4.7 with only shipped-with plugins, is:

New                                     : Ctrl+N
Open...                                 : Ctrl+O
Reload from Disk                        : Ctrl+R
Save                                    : Ctrl+S
Save As...                              : Ctrl+Alt+S
Save All                                : Ctrl+Shift+S
Close                                   : Ctrl+W
Close All                               : Ctrl+Shift+W
Print...                                : Ctrl+P
Exit                                    : Alt+F4
Restore Recent Closed File              : Ctrl+Shift+T
UPPERCASE                               : Ctrl+Shift+U
lowercase                               : Ctrl+U
Proper Case                             : Alt+U
Proper Case (blend)                     : Alt+Shift+U
Sentence case                           : Ctrl+Alt+U
Sentence case (blend)                   : Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U
Split Lines                             : Ctrl+I
Join Lines                              : Ctrl+J
Move Up Current Line                    : Ctrl+Shift+Up
Move Down Current Line                  : Ctrl+Shift+Down
Insert Blank Line Above Current         : Ctrl+Alt+Enter
Insert Blank Line Below Current         : Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Enter
Toggle Single Line Comment              : Ctrl+Q
Single Line Comment                     : Ctrl+K
Single Line Uncomment                   : Ctrl+Shift+K
Block Comment                           : Ctrl+Shift+Q
Function Completion                     : Ctrl+Spacebar
Path Completion                         : Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar
Word Completion                         : Ctrl+Enter
Function Parameters Hint                : Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Function Parameters Previous Hint       : Alt+Up
Function Parameters Next Hint           : Alt+Down
Column Editor...                        : Alt+C
Find...                                 : Ctrl+F
Find in Files...                        : Ctrl+Shift+F
Find Next                               : F3
Find Previous                           : Shift+F3
Select and Find Next                    : Ctrl+F3
Select and Find Previous                : Ctrl+Shift+F3
Find (Volatile) Next                    : Ctrl+Alt+F3
Find (Volatile) Previous                : Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F3
Replace...                              : Ctrl+H
Incremental Search                      : Ctrl+Alt+I
Search Results Window                   : F7
Previous Search Result                  : Shift+F4
Next Search Result                      : F4
Go to...                                : Ctrl+G
Go to Matching Brace                    : Ctrl+B
Select All Between Matching Braces      : Ctrl+Alt+B
Mark...                                 : Ctrl+M
Previous style of 1st style             : Ctrl+Shift+1
Previous style of 2nd style             : Ctrl+Shift+2
Previous style of 3rd style             : Ctrl+Shift+3
Previous style of 4th style             : Ctrl+Shift+4
Previous style of 5th style             : Ctrl+Shift+5
Previous style of Find Mark style       : Ctrl+Shift+0
Next style of 1st style                 : Ctrl+1
Next style of 2nd style                 : Ctrl+2
Next style of 3rd style                 : Ctrl+3
Next style of 4th style                 : Ctrl+4
Next style of 5th style                 : Ctrl+5
Next style of Find Mark style           : Ctrl+0
Toggle Bookmark                         : Ctrl+F2
Next Bookmark                           : F2
Previous Bookmark                       : Shift+F2
Toggle Full Screen Mode                 : F11
Post-It                                 : F12
1st Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 1
2nd Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 2
3rd Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 3
4th Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 4
5th Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 5
6th Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 6
7th Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 7
8th Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 8
9th Tab                                 : Ctrl+Numpad 9
Next Tab                                : Ctrl+Page down
Previous Tab                            : Ctrl+Page up
Move Tab Forward                        : Ctrl+Shift+Page down
Move Tab Backward                       : Ctrl+Shift+Page up
Switch to previous document             : Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Switch to next document                 : Ctrl+Tab
Hide Lines                              : Alt+H
Focus on Another View                   : F8
Fold All                                : Alt+0
Unfold All                              : Alt+Shift+0
Fold Current Level                      : Ctrl+Alt+F
Unfold Current Level                    : Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F
Fold Level 1                            : Alt+1
Fold Level 2                            : Alt+2
Fold Level 3                            : Alt+3
Fold Level 4                            : Alt+4
Fold Level 5                            : Alt+5
Fold Level 6                            : Alt+6
Fold Level 7                            : Alt+7
Fold Level 8                            : Alt+8
Unfold Level 1                          : Alt+Shift+1
Unfold Level 2                          : Alt+Shift+2
Unfold Level 3                          : Alt+Shift+3
Unfold Level 4                          : Alt+Shift+4
Unfold Level 5                          : Alt+Shift+5
Unfold Level 6                          : Alt+Shift+6
Unfold Level 7                          : Alt+Shift+7
Unfold Level 8                          : Alt+Shift+8
Text Direction RTL                      : Ctrl+Alt+R
Text Direction LTR                      : Ctrl+Alt+L
Toggle macro recording                  : Ctrl+Shift+R
Playback                                : Ctrl+Shift+P
Run...                                  : F5
About Notepad++                         : F1
Trim Trailing Space and Save            : Alt+Shift+S
Get PHP help                            : Alt+F1
Wikipedia Search                        : Alt+F3
Open selected file path in new instance : Alt+F6
SCI_CUT                                 : Ctrl+X or Shift+DEL
SCI_COPY                                : Ctrl+C or Ctrl+INS
SCI_PASTE                               : Ctrl+V or Shift+INS
SCI_SELECTALL                           : Ctrl+A
SCI_CLEAR                               : DEL
SCI_UNDO                                : Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace
SCI_REDO                                : Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z
SCI_NEWLINE                             : Enter or Shift+Enter
SCI_TAB                                 : Tab
SCI_BACKTAB                             : Shift+Tab
SCI_ZOOMIN                              : Ctrl+Num +
SCI_ZOOMOUT                             : Ctrl+Num -
SCI_SETZOOM                             : Ctrl+Num /
SCI_SELECTIONDUPLICATE                  : Ctrl+D
SCI_EDITTOGGLEOVERTYPE                  : INS
SCI_LINEDOWN                            : Down
SCI_LINEDOWNEXTEND                      : Shift+Down
SCI_LINEDOWNRECTEXTEND                  : Alt+Shift+Down
SCI_LINESCROLLDOWN                      : Ctrl+Down
SCI_LINEUP                              : Up
SCI_LINEUPEXTEND                        : Shift+Up
SCI_LINEUPRECTEXTEND                    : Alt+Shift+Up
SCI_LINESCROLLUP                        : Ctrl+Up
SCI_PARADOWN                            : Ctrl+]
SCI_PARADOWNEXTEND                      : Ctrl+Shift+]
SCI_PARAUP                              : Ctrl+[
SCI_PARAUPEXTEND                        : Ctrl+Shift+[
SCI_CHARLEFT                            : Left
SCI_CHARLEFTEXTEND                      : Shift+Left
SCI_CHARLEFTRECTEXTEND                  : Alt+Shift+Left
SCI_CHARRIGHT                           : Right
SCI_CHARRIGHTEXTEND                     : Shift+Right
SCI_CHARRIGHTRECTEXTEND                 : Alt+Shift+Right
SCI_WORDLEFT                            : Ctrl+Left
SCI_WORDLEFTEXTEND                      : Ctrl+Shift+Left
SCI_WORDRIGHT                           : Ctrl+Right
SCI_WORDRIGHTENDEXTEND                  : Ctrl+Shift+Right
SCI_WORDPARTLEFT                        : Ctrl+/
SCI_WORDPARTLEFTEXTEND                  : Ctrl+Shift+/
SCI_WORDPARTRIGHT                       : Ctrl+\
SCI_WORDPARTRIGHTEXTEND                 : Ctrl+Shift+\
SCI_HOMEDISPLAY                         : Alt+Home
SCI_VCHOMERECTEXTEND                    : Alt+Shift+Home
SCI_VCHOMEWRAP                          : Home
SCI_VCHOMEWRAPEXTEND                    : Shift+Home
SCI_LINEENDWRAPEXTEND                   : Shift+End
SCI_LINEENDRECTEXTEND                   : Alt+Shift+End
SCI_LINEENDDISPLAY                      : Alt+End
SCI_LINEENDWRAP                         : End
SCI_DOCUMENTSTART                       : Ctrl+Home
SCI_DOCUMENTSTARTEXTEND                 : Ctrl+Shift+Home
SCI_DOCUMENTEND                         : Ctrl+End
SCI_DOCUMENTENDEXTEND                   : Ctrl+Shift+End
SCI_PAGEUP                              : Page up
SCI_PAGEUPEXTEND                        : Shift+Page up
SCI_PAGEUPRECTEXTEND                    : Alt+Shift+Page up
SCI_PAGEDOWN                            : Page down
SCI_PAGEDOWNEXTEND                      : Shift+Page down
SCI_PAGEDOWNRECTEXTEND                  : Alt+Shift+Page down
SCI_DELETEBACK                          : Backspace or Shift+Backspace
SCI_DELWORDLEFT                         : Ctrl+Backspace
SCI_DELWORDRIGHT                        : Ctrl+DEL
SCI_DELLINELEFT                         : Ctrl+Shift+Backspace
SCI_DELLINERIGHT                        : Ctrl+Shift+DEL
SCI_LINEDELETE                          : Ctrl+Shift+L
SCI_LINECUT                             : Ctrl+L
SCI_LINECOPY                            : Ctrl+Shift+X
SCI_LINETRANSPOSE                       : Ctrl+T
SCI_CANCEL                              : Esc```
]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81826https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81826Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:31:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:30:44 GMT]]>apparently I have not brought them up to date

from Npp import editor, notepad, MENUCOMMAND
import ctypes
import ctypes.wintypes as wintypes
from threading import Thread
import time

user32 = ctypes.WinDLL('user32', use_last_error=True)


def start_sk_dialog():
    notepad.menuCommand(MENUCOMMAND.SETTING_SHORTCUT_MAPPER)


sk_mapper = Thread(target=start_sk_dialog)
sk_mapper.start()
time.sleep(0.5)

WM_USER = 1024
WM_CLOSE = 16

TCM_FIRST = 4864
TCM_GETITEMCOUNT = (TCM_FIRST + 4)
TCM_SETCURSEL = (TCM_FIRST + 12)

BABYGRID_USER = (WM_USER + 7000)
BGM_GETCELLDATA = BABYGRID_USER + 4
BGM_GETROWS = BABYGRID_USER + 23


class BGCELL(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [('row', wintypes.INT),
                ('col', wintypes.INT)]


def main():
    cell_buffer = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(1000)
    bgcell = BGCELL()

    sk_mapper_hwnd = user32.FindWindowW(None, u'Shortcut mapper')
    if not sk_mapper_hwnd:
        print('Shortcut mapper was not found')
        return

    sys_tab_hwnd = user32.FindWindowExW(sk_mapper_hwnd, None, u'SysTabControl32', None)
    if not sys_tab_hwnd:
        print('SysTabControl32 was not found')
        return

    item_count = user32.SendMessageW(sys_tab_hwnd, TCM_GETITEMCOUNT, 0, 0)
    if not item_count:
        print('TCM_GETITEMCOUNT returned 0')
        return

    babygrid = user32.FindWindowExW(sk_mapper_hwnd, None, u'BABYGRID', None)
    if not babygrid:
        print('BABYGRID was not found')
        return


    shortcuts = []
    for tab in range(item_count):
        rows = user32.SendMessageW(babygrid, BGM_GETROWS, 0, 0)

        for i in range(1, rows + 1):
            shortcut = []

            for j in range(1, 3):
                bgcell.row = i
                bgcell.col = j
                user32.SendMessageW(babygrid,
                                    BGM_GETCELLDATA,
                                    ctypes.byref(bgcell),
                                    cell_buffer)
                shortcut.append(cell_buffer.value)

            if shortcut[1]:
                shortcuts.append(shortcut)

        user32.SetForegroundWindow(sk_mapper_hwnd)
        user32.SendMessageW(sys_tab_hwnd, TCM_SETCURSEL, tab, 0)
        user32.keybd_event(0x27, 0, 0, 0)
        user32.keybd_event(0x27, 0, 2, 0)
        time.sleep(.1)

    user32.SendMessageW(sk_mapper_hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0)

    _max_length = len(max([x[0] for x in shortcuts], key=len))
    notepad.new()
    editor.setText('\r\n'.join(['{0:<{2}} : {1}'.format(x[0],
                                                        x[1],
                                                        _max_length) for x in shortcuts]))


main()
]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81520https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81520Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:30:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to List of free keyboard shortcuts on Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:23:25 GMT]]>@José-Luis-Montero-Castellanos

Do the Notepad++ have any .xml file where you can find out something about that availability?.

No. Default shortcuts are compiled into the executable, so aren’t in any config file; modified shortcuts end up in shortcuts.xml.

A few years back, someone published a script for the PythonScript plugin that shows all the active shortcuts. Unfortunately, I haven’t found it yet (I found this, which deletes all existing shortcuts… but I know there was one one that listed them all; I will search more as I have time.)

But not even that lists all the possible shortcuts that haven’t been assigned.

edit: Found it = https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/12576/list-of-all-assigned-keyboard-shortcuts => specifically, @Ekopalypse 's post here and the discussion below that.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81503https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81503Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:23:25 GMT