Tuesday, May 19, 2009

FlexBuilder / Eclipse keyboard shortcuts that will change your life

FlexBuilder / Eclipse keyboard shortcuts that will change your life

by Mims H Wright

  • Control + O = Open an outline of functions within the current class to jump to.
  • Command + Shift + T = Jump to a type (class or interface). Only works when an .as or .mxml file is open.
  • Command + Shift + R = Jump to a resource. Includes classes and any other files (such as XML files)
  • Command + L = Jump to a line number
  • Command + Shift + C = Wrap / Unwrap selected text in a block comment (/* */)
  • Command + Shift + / = Comment / uncomment the selected line using an inline comment (//)
  • Command + Shift + D = Add ASDoc style comment
  • Command + D = Delete the selected text
  • Command + UP = Move the selected up
  • Command + DOWN = Move the selected text down
  • Command + Option + UP or DOWN = Duplicate the selected text above or below the selected line
  • Command + X = Make selected text ALL CAPS
  • Command + Y = Make selected text all lowercase
  • Command + Shift + R = Rename selected element (using refactor)
  • Command + M = Maximize / Minimize current view
  • Control + Tab = Jump to an open file editor
  • Command + Shift + L = Keyboard command list. Press it again to edit commands.
  • Command + F = Find / Replace dialog.
  • Command + Shift + G = Find any references to the selected element within your project
  • Command + Click or F3 = Jump to the definition of the selected element
  • Command + J = Find within document. Type the word you want to find then use up and down to skip between instances. Press ESC to cancel.
  • Command + Shift + P = Jump to matching bracket. e.g. jump from } to {
  • Control + H = Search (rather than find) allows you to search within the entire workspace.
  • Tab / Shift + Tab = Indent / Un-indent selected text.
  • Command + Option + Left / Right = Jumps to the location of the previous / next edit without undoing your change.


source: http://dispatchevent.org/mims/flexbuilder-keyboard-shortcuts/

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