We have many functions in our VSCode Spin2 Extension that can be activated from the keyboard. This senction lays them all out so we can plan/mark-up our current values to determine better ones that don't have collisions with system defined sequences.
| Desired Key | Purpose | Linux | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --------- Doumentation Commands --------- | ||||
| c | Generate PUB/PRI Doc. Comment | Ctrl+Alt+c | Ctrl+Alt+c | Ctrl+Alt+c |
| d | Generate Object Public Interface Doc. | Ctrl+Alt+d | Ctrl+Alt+d | Ctrl+Alt+d |
| h | Generate Project Object Hierarchy Doc. | Ctrl+Alt+h | Ctrl+Alt+h | Ctrl+Alt+h |
| u | Generate USB Doc. | Ctrl+Alt+u | Ctrl+Alt+u | Ctrl+Alt+u |
| --------- Compile/Download Support Commands --------- | ||||
| C | Compile Current Spin2 File | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C | Ctrl+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C |
| T | Compile TopLevel Spin2 File | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T | Ctrl+Shift+T | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T |
| D | Download Binary File | Ctrl+Shift+D Ctrl+F11 |
Ctrl+Shift+D F11 |
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D F11 |
| f | TOGGLE download to FLASH / RAM | Ctrl+Alt+f | Ctrl+Alt+f | Ctrl+Alt+f |
| g | TOGGLE debug() compile | Ctrl+Alt+g | Ctrl+Alt+g | Ctrl+Alt+g |
| n | Select USB port (when more than one) | Ctrl+Alt+n | Ctrl+Alt+n | Ctrl+Alt+n |
| --------- Elastic TabStop Support --------- | ||||
| tab | indent (move code right) | tab | tab | tab |
| TAB | outdent (move code left) | Shift+TAB | Shift+TAB | Shift+TAB |
| tab | Generate tab-stops comment | Ctrl+Alt+tab | Ctrl+Alt+tab | Ctrl+Alt+tab |
| --- | Rotate Insert Mode [ ->Align->Overtype->Insert-> ] | Insert | F9 | Insert |
| backspace | Delete char to left of cursor | backspace | backspace | backspace |
| delete | Delete char to right of cursor | delete | delete | delete |
| --- | TOGGLE Insert Mode [ Insert<->Align ] | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I | Cmd+Shift+I | Ctrl+Alt+I |
| Key Name | Key | Linux | MacOS | Windows | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl | Control Key | x | x | x | |
| Shift | Shift Key | x | x | x | |
| Alt | Alt Key | x | x | x | |
| cmd | Command Key | x | |||
| win | Windows Key | x | VSCode has problems recognizing this!?? |
When we assign keys to commands in the package.json file we use the following Assignment values to denote on which platform(s) they key sequence should be used.
| Assignment | Linux | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|
| "key" | x | x | x |
| "linux" | x | ||
| "mac" | x | ||
| "windows" | x |
In general To open the Settings editor, navigate to [Code] > Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts.
The keyboard mappings are different on Windows than they are on Mac, RPi or Linux. This was our mapping before we added build/download support. You can see the NEW mappings at Our Spin/Spin2 VSCode Key Mapping
FIGURE 4: Keyboard Shortcuts screen on Windows.
FIGURE 5: Keyboard Shortcuts screen on Mac (same on RPi and Linux).
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