SiliconForgeKeyboard and canvas controls
Applies to SiliconForge 0.1.2 · Updated . Check platform limits.
Before this task: Identify the view and selected design scope →
Keyboard commands follow focus. A canvas command is not a source-editing command, and copying an object's details is not copying circuitry.
Check focus and custom bindings
Open a project with a current Design view and click the canvas before using its shortcuts. Defaults below describe supported canvas actions; availability depends on the active view and selection. The action menu/tooltip and your configured binding are authoritative.
Open source files with the keyboard
Ctrl+Shift+E opens the native Project files view and focuses its file tree. The same action is in the application menu. Use arrow keys to choose a file, then Enter to open it. Explicitly opening a source file moves focus to its editor. Ctrl+S saves an editable document; subscription and original-file checks still apply. The shortcut itself does not edit, run or approve anything. Ctrl+B only toggles the project navigator's visibility.
Canvas defaults
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+F | Find objects |
| F3 / Shift+F3 | Next / previous search result |
| F | Fit all for an overview |
| Home | Readable view |
| Shift+F | Fit selection |
| Ctrl+0 | 100% zoom |
| + / = / - | Zoom in / out |
| Alt+Left / Alt+Right | Back / forward |
| Alt+Up | Up a scope |
| Ctrl+E | Properties |
| Shift+F10 | Context menu |
| Ctrl+A | Select visible objects |
In Architecture, Alt+Down enters the selected block. Ctrl-click toggles selection and Shift-click adds to it in supported selection modes. Use the visible action when an OS/window-manager shortcut intercepts a key.
Layout and annotation commands
Architecture provides Copy details (Ctrl+C), Paste annotation (Ctrl+V), Undo layout (Ctrl+Z) and Redo layout (Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y). F2 edits an annotation and Delete deletes annotations only. These do not provide unrestricted hardware copy/paste, delete RTL blocks or undo a Git commit. Text editors retain their normal copy/paste behavior when focused.
Application menu and checks
F10 opens the application menu. Use arrow keys and Enter to choose an action, or Escape to close it. Ctrl+Alt+V opens Configure checks for the current project. Opening this setup dialog does not run tools or approve changes.
Assistant and settings
- Ctrl+L: focus the assistant composer.
- Shift+Tab: Plan control in the composer context.
- Ctrl+Shift+N: new chat; Ctrl+Shift+H: history.
- Ctrl+,: Settings.
- Escape: stop or close the current popup, depending on active state.
- With Enter sends; Shift+Enter creates a new line enabled in Assistant & models, those keys follow that composer preference.
Stopping a request does not roll back an applied change. Check assistant recovery before retrying interrupted work.
Adjust controls and verify them
- Open Settings → Appearance → Architecture interactions and shortcuts….
- Review or adjust the relevant binding without colliding with global application shortcuts.
- Return to the intended view, focus it and test one action on a disposable project.
- For example, select a block, use Fit selection, enter its scope, then use Back. Confirm the same instance and scope return.
Expected result: predictable focus-aware navigation without unintended source changes. If a key does the wrong thing, record the focused widget, modifiers, active view and configured binding. Do not repeatedly press a destructive-looking shortcut to discover its meaning.
Related: navigation workflow, settings reference, reporting problems.
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