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Keyboard Shortcuts

Simply Fortran uses the platform’s standard keyboard shortcuts for most items. When a cursor is active in any text box, including editor tabs, the usual text hotkeys exist:

Key Combo Function
Control + A Select All
Control + C Copy
Control + V Paste
Control + X Cut

File Operations

The following hotkeys are generally used for file management:

Key Combo Function
F4 Open New Scratchpad
Control + N New File
Control + O Open a File
Control + P Print Current File
Control + S Save Current File
Control + W Close Current File
Control + Shift + O Open a Project
Control + Shift + S Save Current Project
Control + Shift + W Close Current Project
Shift + F4 Open Existing Scratchpad

Editing Operations

The key combinations below are generally available when editing a file in Simply Fortran in addition to the usual text operations listed earlier:

Key Combo Function
F3 Find Again
Tab Indent Selected Lines
Alt + Up Change Selection to Upper Case
Alt + Down Change Selection to Lower Case
Control + B Set/Clear Breakpoint on Current Line
Control + D Search Project for Selected Element
Control + F Open the Find Bar
Control + H Replace and Find Again
Control + I Insert a Language-Specific Entity
Control + L Open the Goto Line Bar
Control + R Comment Line
Control + T Uncomment Line
Control + Y Redo
Control + Z Undo
Control + Enter Continue Line
Control + Space (Optional) Display Autocomplete Suggestions
Control + ~ (Optional) Display Autocomplete Suggestions
Control + ; Bookmark Current Line
Control + < Goto Previous Bookmark
Control + > Goto Next Bookmark
Control + F10 Force Editor Color Refresh
Control + Down Scroll Down One Line
Control + Left Cursor to Previous Word
Control + Right Cursor to Next Word
Control + Up Scroll Up One Line
Control + Shift + F Search Project for Selected Text
Control + Shift + M Select Matching Text
Control + Shift + N Select Matching Words
Shift + Any Arrow Select Text
Shift + Tab Dedent Selected Lines

Building and Launching

These key combinations control building projects:

Key Combo Function
F5 Launch Project
F6 Build Project
F7 Launch Project in Debugger
Shift + F5 Compile and Run Current File

Debugging

When the debugger is active (via the corresponding menu item, toolbar button, or the F7 hotkey), the following keys can be used to control the debugging session:

Key Combo Function
Insert Add Selection as Watch Expression
F8 Step Over
F9 Step In
Control + “+” Change Debug Panel to Next View
Control + “-” Change Debug Panel to Previous View
Control + Shift + F7 Stop Debugger
Control + Shift + B Continue Execution to Cursor Position in Current Editor Tab

General User Interface

These key combinations can be used to navigate the Simply Fortran interface and control general features of Simply Fortran:

Key Combo Function
F10 Enable/Disable Syntax Checking
Control + 1 Open Project Outline
Control + 2 Open File Outline
Control + 3 Open Element Search
Control + 4 Open Module Browser
Control + 5 Open Project-wide Text Search
Control + 6 Open Problems Panel
Control + 7 Open Debugging Panel
Control + Q Jump to the Goto Box
Control + Tab Next Editor Tab
Control + Shift + Tab Previous Editor Tab

See Also

The Simply Fortran Interface
Editing Overview