Keyboard Shortcuts and Gestures
Every keyboard shortcut and mouse gesture in Routling, in one table.
new user
The app has its own copy of this list - the Shortcuts button, bottom-right of the canvas.
Connections#
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Connect | Drag from an output port, or click port → port |
| Cancel a connection in progress | Esc |
| Re-route | Grab a wire's endpoint and drop it elsewhere |
| Open the wire inspector | Click the wire |
| Adjust gain | In the inspector: drag the slider, or type a value |
| Reset gain to 0 dB | Alt + click the wire, or double-click the inspector slider |
| Delete a wire | Click it, then Del - or use the inspector's remove control |
| Port mixer | Right-click a port - every connection on it in one panel |
Nodes#
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Add a node | Right-click the canvas |
| Move | Drag the node |
| Rename | Double-click the node name |
| Select | Click |
| Add to selection | Shift + click |
| Box select | Shift + drag on empty canvas |
| Group selection | Select nodes, then right-click |
| Rename a group | Double-click the group header |
| Move a group | Drag the group header |
| Deselect all | Esc |
Canvas#
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Pan | Drag empty canvas, or middle-drag |
| Pan vertically | Mouse wheel |
| Pan horizontally | Shift + wheel |
| Zoom | Ctrl + wheel, or the controls bottom-right |
| Reset zoom to 100% | The 100% button, bottom-right |
| Fit view | Fit View, bottom-right or the canvas menu |
| Snap to grid | The magnet toggle, bottom-right |
Zoom range is 25% to 300%.
Editing#
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Undo history is 20 steps. It covers graph edits - nodes, connections, gain, grouping - but not opening or closing a device.
Escape#
Esc is the universal cancel:
- Cancels a connection you are drawing
- Closes open panels and menus
- Deselects everything
Note#
Undo and redo are ignored while you are typing in a text field, so Ctrl+Z while renaming a node edits the text rather than the graph.
Related#
- Nodes and Connections - what these gestures act on
- Toolbar Reference - the toolbar controls