HyperList :: Command list

The list below gives all the commands that can be used in HyperList 1.0. This list of commmands is accessible in-program by typing Control+H for the help page, then clicking on the "Commands" list in the side pane.

Note: the HTML for this list was generated automatically by this console program: makelist.cpp.

• Command keys
  • Note: ^Q means control + Q. On the Mac, the command key can be used instead.
  • ^Q: Quit
    • Note: the list is automatically saved when you quit.
      • To quit without saving changes, revert (^R) before quitting
  • ^S: Save
  • ^R: Revert to last saved version
    • + shift: Restore all deleted categories.
  • ^X: Cut selected task(s)
    • When editing text, cut selected text
  • ^C: Copy selected task(s)
    • When editing text, copy selected text
    • + shift: Copy selected tasks without copying flags (check marks, etc)
      • This makes a copy of the task suitable for pasting into a different program.
  • ^V: Paste tasks from the clipboard
    • When editing text, paste over the selected text
  • ^A: Select all tasks in the current category
    • When editing text, select the entire text field
  • ^H: Toggle between help view and main view
  • ^P: Toggle between preferences view and main view
  • ^D: Sort all siblings of the current task by date.
    • +shift: Reverse the sort order.
  • ^T: Sort all siblings of the current task by text.
    • +shift: Reverse the sort order.
• Mouse control
  • Click on a category name to select it.
    • Click again to edit its name.
  • Click on the +/- box to expand or collapse a tree.
    • + shift: Expand or collapse all sub-trees, as well
  • Click on the circle before a line to check or uncheck.
    • + shift: Check or uncheck all tasks in the tree, not just the root
  • Click on a line in the task list to select it.
    • + shift: Select a range of tasks
  • Click on the text of a selected task to edit the text.
  • Click on the date (or to the right of the text) of a selected task to edit it.
  • Click and drag the scroll bar to scroll the view.
  • Use the mouse wheel to scroll the view.
    • The distance the view scrolls with each wheel click can be changed in preferences.
• Navigating
  • Page up: Scroll up one page
  • Page down: Scroll down one page
  • Home: Scroll to top
  • End: Scroll to bottom
  • Up arrow: Select previous row
    • + shift: Expand row selection to include previous row
    • + control: Move selected task(s) up
    • + alt: Select previous category
    • + alt + control: Move selected category up
  • Down arrow: Select next row
    • + shift: Expand row selection to include next row
    • + control: Move selected task(s) down
    • + alt: Select next category
    • + alt + control: Move selected category down
  • Left arrow: Collapse the selected task(s)
    • + shift: Collapse all sub-trees, as well
    • + control: Outdent the selected tasks
    • When editing text, move the cursor to the left
      • + shift: expand selection to the left
  • Right arrow: Expand the selected task(s)
    • +shift: Expand all sub-trees, as well
    • +control: Indent the selected task(s)
    • When editing text, move the cursor to the right
      • + shift: expand selection to the right
  • [ (left bracket): Select previous sibling of current task
    • + shift: Select parent of current task
  • ] (right bracket): Select next sibling of current task
    • + shift: Select next row
• Editing
  • Return: Create a new task as the next sibling of the currently selected task
    • + shift: Create a new task as the first child of the currently selected task
  • . (period): Toggle the check marks on the selected task(s)
    • + shift: Toggle the check marks on all children of the selected task(s), too
  • = (equals sign): Toggle the emphasis of the selected task(s)
    • + shift: Toggle the emphasis of all children of the selected task(s), too
  • Delete or Backspace: Toggle crossing out of the selected task(s)
    • + shift: Toggle crossing out of all children of the selected task(s), too
    • + control: Remove the selected task(s) permanently from the list
    • + alt: Delete the current category and all tasks in it
      • Note: If you delete a category by mistake, shift + ^R will restore it.
      • Alternatively, you can revert to the last saved version with ^R.
    • When editing text: Delete the selected text
      • If no text is selected, deletes one character before the cursor.
  • Tab: Edit the text of the selected task
    • + shift: Edit the date of the selected task
    • If currently editing a field, Tab selects the next field in the selected tasks
• Searching
  • / (forward slash): Search for lines beginning with entered text
    • + shift: Search for lines containing entered text
  • When searching, type in text to view the first match to that text.
  • Tab: view the next match to the currently entered text
  • Return: exit search mode