quicksilver/command_key_reference.txt · Last modified: 2007/03/25 11:24 by 24.22.183.42


Command Key Reference list

. (Period)Shift to text mode entry
Command-AWill bring up Combined Objects or select all
Command-BBold
Command-CCopy selection to clipboard
Command-Control-DSet current item as default result for last search
Command-GGrab file - puts current selection from Finder/Path Finder as active item in QS
Command-Option-GGrab 'n' drop - puts current selection from Finder/Path Finder as selection in QS, with the selected item as the target for an action. e.g., if Application X is selected in QS and File Y is selected in Finder, and you hit Cmd-opt-G, then QS will display File Y/Open With/Application X; if Directory Z is selected in QS and File Y in Finder, and you hit cmd-opt-G, then QS will display File Y/Move To/ Directory Z
Command-HHide Quicksilver
Command-Option-HHide others
Command-IItalic
Command-KShow activity viewer
Command-LShow clipboard history
Command-NNew file (don't know exactly what this does - seems to put the path of the entered filename as the current item)
Command-OOpen file - gives a file selection window for the current location, puts selected file as current selection in QS
Command-QQuit Quicksilver
Command-Control-QRelaunch Quicksilver - if QS is active, relaunches it
Command-RRescan catalog
Command-Option-SShow shelf
Command-TShow Fonts (Obsolete in B32?)
Command-option-TAdd a trigger for current action (alpha only) (Obsolete in B32?)
Command-VPaste into current item
Command-Option-VPaste 'n' drop - see command-option-G for description
Command-WClose Quicksilver window
Command-XCut selection to clipboard - same as copy, only Quicksilver window becomes empty (this is the only way I know of the clear the QS window other than restarting)
Command-[Open history of recently selected items; if list is already open, move down one item
Command-]If history list is open, move up one item
Command-,Preferences
Command-;Catalog (Obsolete in B32?) (Works in B48)
Command-'Triggers
Command-~Plug-Ins
Command-? Go to online documentation (if QS is frontmost app w/o window open); perform current action (If QS window is open)
Command-Shift-(letter key)Perform action associated with the letter key pressed (i.e., Command-shift-D deletes current item)
Command-EscapeFrom outside of Quicksilver - send selection to Quicksilver. Works for files/folders in Finder and selected text in lots of applications
Command-ReturnReveal selection in Finder. If you select some file/folder in the first pane and the action is Open, then Command-Return will perform the Reveal action. Very useful for opening QS catalog selections in Finder. (QUG p. 43)