Keyboard Shortcuts
Listed below are a full list of the keyboard shortcuts supported by TouchGFX to increase productivity.
TouchGFX Designer Features
File Management
CTRL + N | Show lobby |
CTRL + O | Open project from File Explorer |
CTRL + S | Save current project |
Widget Menu
A | Show widget menu (focus search textbox if already open) |
ENTER | Insert currently highlighted widget and close widget menu |
ESC | Close widget menu |
Canvas
F2 | Change name of widget |
DEL | Delete selected widget(s) |
CTRL + C | Copy |
CTRL + V | Paste |
CTRL + Z | Undo |
CTRL + Y | Redo |
CTRL + F | Bring selected widget(s) forward |
CTRL + B | Send selected widget(s) backward |
CTRL + A | Select all widgets |
← / ↑ / → / ↓ | Move selected widget(s) 1 pixel |
CTRL + ← / ↑ / → / ↓ | Move selected widget(s) 10 pixel |
MOUSE WHEEL | Scroll up / scroll down |
SHIFT + MOUSE WHEEL | Scroll left / scroll right |
CTRL + MOUSE WHEEL UP / '+' | Zoom in |
CTRL + MOUSE WHEEL DOWN / '-' | Zoom out |
CTRL + 1 | Zoom to 25% |
CTRL + 2 | Zoom to 50% |
CTRL + 3 | Zoom to 75% |
CTRL + 4 | Zoom to 100% |
CTRL + 0 | Reset zoom |
MOUSE DRAG | Select widgets |
CTRL + MOUSE DRAG | Pan canvas |
Debugging
F4 | Generate Code |
F5 | Run Simulator |
F6 | Run Target |
ALT + L | Show/hide detailed log |
TouchGFX Simulator Features
Simulator
F1 | Enables/disables display of pointer coordinates as well as RGB color of the pixel at that coordinate (in hexadecimal). |
F2 | Enables/disables highlighting invalidated area |
F3 | Takes a screenshot and places the image under the screenshots folder |
CTRL + F3 | Takes screenshots of the next 50 frames and places the images under the screenshots folder |
SHIFT + F3 | Takes a screenshot and places it in your clipboard |
F4 | If a simulator skin is used - enables/disables the simulator skin If a simulator skin is not used - enables/disables window border |
F5 | Sends the application straight back to the startup screen by calling FrontendApplication::changeToStartScreen(). |
F9 | Pauses the simulator by preventing ticks to be sent to the application. Pressing F9 again will resume normal execution. |
F10 | While the simulator is paused (after pressing F9) it is possible to send a single tick to the application by pressing F10 thereby "single step" the application. |
ESC | Close the simulator |