Application Shortcuts

There are two types of shortcuts:

• Panel Shortcuts that you create for any custom built panels and
• Application Shortcuts (described here) that are built-in to TouchDesigner's authoring interface.

The most important Application Shortcuts (as in Designer Mode) are:

• Space bar stops and starts the timeline.
• Right-arrow steps forward one frame.
• Left-arrow steps back one frame.

(The keys are different in Panel Shortcuts.)

The Application Shortcuts are defined in a DAT table which can be overridden. The Application Shortcut table has 3 columns:

• Column 1: label
• Column 2: key
• Column 3: optional command

Here are the default shortcuts. (000 means no key is defined.)

general.command	space	space
general.command	left	left
general.command	right	right
general.command	ctrl.space	offon
general.command	F1	F1
general.command	F2	F2
general.command	F3	F3
general.command	F4	F4
general.command	F5	F5
general.command	F6	F6
general.command	F7	F7
general.command	F8	F8
general.command	F9	F9
general.command	F10	F10
general.command	F11	F11
general.command	F12	F12
general.command	alt.F1	AF1
general.command	alt.F2	AF2
general.command	alt.F3	AF3
general.command	alt.F4	AF4
general.command	alt.F5	AF5
general.command	alt.F6	AF6
general.command	alt.F7	AF7
general.command	alt.F8	AF8
general.command	alt.F9	AF9
general.command	alt.F10	AF10
general.command	alt.F11	AF11
general.command	alt.F12	AF12
textport.back.history	up
textport.forward.history	down
textport.search	ctrl.f
network.toggle.render	r
network.toggle.bypass	b
network.toggle.display	d
network.new	alt.n
network.jump.down	enter
network.dive	i
network.jump.up	u
network.cancel	esc
network.color.palette	c
network.edit.expose	e
network.frame	f
network.frame.selected	F
network.home	h
network.home.selected	H
network.home.current	000
network.layout	L
network.layout.all	l
network.add.group	G
network.open.groups	g
network.name	n
network.local.time	000
network.load.component	X
network.overview	o
network.parameters	p
network.connect.style	s
network.show.datalinks	x
network.mode	t
network.hide	D
network.expose.all	E
network.select.all	ctrl.a
network.copy	ctrl.c
network.paste	ctrl.v
network.cut	ctrl.x
network.delete	del
network.find	ctrl.f
network.browser	ctrl.b
network.search	alt.s
network.switchto.net	alt.1
network.switchto.panel	alt.2
network.switchto.geoview	alt.3
network.switchto.topview	alt.4
network.switchto.chopview	alt.5
network.switchto.keyframer	alt.6
network.switchto.parm	alt.7
network.switchto.geoss	alt.8
network.switchto.textport	alt.9
network.pane.clone	alt.shift.c
network.pane.stow	alt.\
network.pane.splitlr	alt.[
network.pane.splittb	alt.]
network.pane.fullscreen	alt.`
network.pane.close	alt.z
network.pane.linkplus	alt.+
network.pane.linkminus	alt.-
network.list.down	j
network.list.up	k
network.list.right	.
network.list.left	,
network.add.operator	tab
network.edit.prefs	000
network.license.manager	alt.k
network.winplacement	alt.w
network.new.project	ctrl.n
network.explorer	alt.e
network.channel.exports	alt.x
network.console	alt.c
network.export.movie	ctrl.m
network.midimapper	alt.d
network.beat	000
network.open.viewer	v
network.show.version	alt.shift.v
network.align.area.keepsize	000
network.align.area.resize	000
network.cascade.area.keepsize	000
network.layout.all.pack	000
network.reset.tile.sizes	000
network.normalize.tile.sizes	000
network.import.file	ctrl.i
network.snap.grid.selection	000
network.snap.grid.all	000
network.activate.viewers	a
network.activatealways.viewers	alt.a
network.palette.browse	alt.l
network.channel.browse	000
group.add.group	G
group.select.all	a
group.plus	+
group.minus	-
group.equals	=
app.operator.browse	alt.o
app.groups	alt.g
app.help	alt.h
app.load	ctrl.o
app.macros	alt.m
app.bookmarks	alt.b
app.quit	ctrl.q
app.save	ctrl.s
app.saveas	ctrl.shift.s
app.textport	alt.t
app.variables	alt.v
app.performance	alt.y
chopviewer.home	h
chopviewer.hadapt	H
chopviewer.vadapt	V
chopviewer.timebar	t
chopviewer.timescroll	c
chopviewer.labels	l
chopviewer.extend	x
chopviewer.dots	d
chopviewer.handles	n
chopviewer.grid	g
chopviewer.units	u
chopviewer.editmenu	e
chopviewer.scopemenu	s
chopviewer.precise	p
timeslice.reset.minmax	r
timeslice.home	h
timeslice.precise	p
keyframer.home	h
keyframer.home.selected	H
keyframer.home.horizontal	F
keyframer.home.vertical	V
keyframer.longnames	n
keyframer.scalehandle	tab
keyframer.toggle.selected.ties	t
keyframer.delete.selected.key	del
keyframer.copy.selected.key	ctrl.c
keyframer.paste.selected.key	ctrl.v
keyframer.timeline.next.key	ctrl.right
keyframer.timeline.prev.key	ctrl.left
keyframer.add.closest	alt.LMB
keyframer.add.selected	alt.MMB
keyframer.add.all	alt.RMB

The table is searched for each keyboard stroke until a match is found. The default shortcuts are listed in a file, read into TouchDesigner when it starts from: $TFS/touch/config/TouchShortcuts.txt

Optional shortcut overrides table can be added to a text file located at: $HOME/touch/TouchShortcuts.txt If the file does not exist, no shortcut overrides are currently defined.