Reference: Keyboard and Mouse ActionsΒΆ
On Classic versions of wxPython, the keyboard shortcuts will not work in the Preview window.
Main Window / All
| Key/Mouse | Action |
|---|---|
F2 |
Go to Tree control in main window |
F3 |
Go to Properties control in main window |
F8 or Ctrl-M |
Go to Properties -> Common |
F9 or Ctrl-L |
Go to Properties -> Layout |
F10 or Ctrl-W |
Go to Properties -> Widget |
F11 or Ctrl-E |
Go to Properties -> Events |
F12 or Ctrl-D |
Go to Properties -> CoDe |
F4 |
Go to Palette control in main window |
F5 |
Show/Refresh Preview Window |
F6 |
Show/Hide Design Window |
F7 |
Show Shell Window |
Ctrl+S |
Save file |
Ctrl+G |
Generate Code |
Ctrl-Z |
Un-do last modification |
Ctrl-Y |
Re-do single property modification |
Ctrl-R |
Re-do property modifications |
Tree control in the main window:
| Key/Mouse | Action |
|---|---|
F2 |
Edit control name (and label for some controls) |
| Double Click on toplevel control like Frame | Show Design Window Expand child items |
Enter on toplevel window |
Show design window |
Arrow up/down |
Navigate through tree |
Arrow right/left |
Expand / collapse |
Enter on empty slot |
Add item to slot |
| Right Click on Application right after loading | Expand all items |
| Drag & Drop to empty sizer slot | Move item(s) to another slot |
| Drag & Drop to slot with widget | Insert item(s) before (new slot is inserted) |
| Drag & Drop to sizer | Append item to sizer (new slot is appended) |
| Ctrl Drag & Drop | Copy item(s) to another slot |
Tree view and Design window
| Key/Mouse | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl when adding a sizer/control |
stay in edit mode, to place multiple controls |
| Drag & Drop between Tree and Design Window | support depending on platform (not on gtk) |
Del |
Remove Control from slot Remove empty slot |
Ctrl-I |
Insert sizer slot |
Ctrl-A |
Add sizer slot |
Properties notebook in the main window
For properties with multiple lines (e.g. list of notebook tabs):
| Key/Mouse | Action |
|---|---|
Alt-A |
Apply changes |
Ctrl-I or Alt-I |
Insert entry |
Ctrl-A or Alt-D |
Add entry |
Ctrl-R or Alt-R |
Remove entry |
Ctrl-T or Alt-T |
Reset / discard changes |
Palette in the main window:
| Key/Mouse | Action |
|---|---|
Arrow up/down |
Navigate between rows |
Arrow right/left,
Tab, Pos1, End |
Navigate within row |
W, C, B, I,
N, D, T, M,
R, S |
Navigate to row |
Menu and Toolbar Editors
| Key/Mouse | Action |
|---|---|
Arrow up/down |
go to previous/next menu item |
Alt-A or Alt-Enter
or Ctrl-Enter |
OK / accept changes and close dialog |
Alt-C or Alt-F4 |
Cancel / discard changes and close dialog |
Alt-Arrow up/down/left/right |
move item up/down/left/right |
Some more keyboard shortcuts can be found in the menus.
