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Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in OBEATR's player, stories, Domina, simulator and editors.
Letter shortcuts are ignored while you type in a text field, and most are ignored when a modifier such as Ctrl, Cmd or Alt is held. On Mac, use Cmd where the table says Ctrl.
Everywhere
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
/ | Focus the search field in the header |
Video player
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space | Play or pause (not when a button or link has focus) |
M | Metronome on or off |
F | Full screen (where the browser allows it) |
Left / Right | On the progress slider: back or forward 5 seconds |
Home / End | On the progress slider: jump to start or end |
Up / Down | On the beat bar: move it |
Esc | Close the sound mixer |
Story games
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
M | Metronome on or off |
Space or Enter | Continue a dialog line |
Enter | Check your line (typing) or your guess (Wordle) |
Arrow keys, Enter | Move over jigsaw tiles and pick one to swap |
Virtual Domina
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space | Pause or resume |
E | Signal "almost there" |
M | Signal "mercy" |
C | The finish signal |
Esc | Stop (asks to confirm) |
1, 2, 3 | Flip a card when you have to choose (not in one-handed mode) |
Enter / Backspace | Mark a task as done / not managed |
Arrow keys, Enter or Space | Move over cards and flip the focused one |
3D simulator
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space | Play or pause |
1, 2, 3 | Camera: side, top, close |
X | Cycle X-ray: off, body, opening |
Up / Down | Tempo plus or minus 5 BPM (manual mode) |
Video editor
These apply while the editor is open and focus is not in a field or dialog.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space | Play or pause the preview |
I / O | Set loop start / end |
L | Loop on or off |
+ / - / 0 | Zoom in / out / reset |
Home / End | Jump to start / end |
Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo, redo |
Ctrl+S | Save now |
Ctrl+A | On the timeline: select all beats |
T | Tap a beat at the current time |
B | Add a beat at the playhead |
S | Add a stop at the playhead |
1 to 5 | Set depth at the playhead (from -1 to 1) |
P / N | Select the previous / next item (with Shift: depth points) |
M | Switch the curve between low and depth |
D | Draw mode on or off |
Delete, Backspace or R | Delete the selection |
Hold R (or Alt) and click | Remove the item under the pointer |
| Arrow keys on the timeline | Nudge the selected item by 10 ms (Shift: 100 ms); Up/Down change a depth point by 0.1 |
Esc | Cancel a drag, or clear the selection |
On a text or image overlay in the preview, arrow keys move it by 1 percent (Shift: 5 percent).
Story editor
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo, redo |
Ctrl+D | Duplicate the selected section |
F2 | Rename a section in the list |
Hold Space over the graph | Drag to pan the canvas |
| Arrow keys on a section title | Move it by 10 px (Shift: 50 px) |
| Arrow keys on a divider | Resize the list or inspector panel |
Esc | Cancel a drag |
See the editor guides: video editor and story editor.