Macs are renowned (or bemoaned) for having an extensive number of shortcuts. However, OS X itself pales in comparison to the shortcut lists in TextMate and its bundles.
What are some useful keyboard shortcuts you use?
Macs are renowned (or bemoaned) for having an extensive number of shortcuts. However, OS X itself pales in comparison to the shortcut lists in TextMate and its bundles.
What are some useful keyboard shortcuts you use?
Look word up in dictionary, in any Cocoa app (not just Textmate): ctrl + cmd + D
Copy and Paste Clipboard: ⌘ + SHIFT + V
Titleize selected text: CONTROL + OPTION + U
Will turn:
Into:
Personally two of my favourite shortcuts are:
The are both super useful for writing text and blogging, (and stackoverflow).
Codewise, I think that I prefer snippets to key shortcuts. Being able to type
if⇥
etc., in almost any language is ridiculously useful, and the consistent interface is what keeps me using TextMate.I also found this quite amusing. But I prefer to learn my shortcuts in small steps, and often find that just looking in the gear menu (⌃⎋) works.
Esc auto completes common words in the document you are working in.
For example if you are using a function alot called
LongFuntionNameThatChecksStuff
, you can typeLon
and pressEsc and it should auto complete.Upcase selected text: CONTROL + SHIFT + U
Will turn:
Into: