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Template editor shortcuts

Become an L&L power-user with these shortcuts

A template editor based on CodeMirror is included.

It comes with a set of add-ons, including syntax highlight, lint/hinting, and Emmet abbreviations.

Keyboard shortcuts

Here is a list of common keyboard shortcuts.

  • Enter - Insert a new line and auto-indent the new line.
  • Tab - Indent/expand Emmet abbreviation
    • If something is selected, indent it by one indent unit.
    • If nothing is selected, insert a tab character.
    • If tab is pressed after an Emmet abbreviation, it is expanded.
  • Shift + Tab - Auto-indent the current line or selection.
  • Home - Move to the start of the text on the line, or if we are already there, to the actual start of the line (including whitespace).
  • Ctrl + S (PC), + S (Mac) - Save
  • Ctrl + A (PC), + A (Mac) - Select the whole content of the editor.
  • Ctrl + D (PC), + D (Mac) - Deletes the whole line under the cursor, including newline at the end.
  • Ctrl + Z (PC), + Z (Mac) - Undo the last change.
  • Ctrl + Y (PC), + Y (Mac) - Redo the last undone change.
  • Ctrl + Home (PC), + Up (Mac), + Home (Mac) - Move the cursor to the start of the document.
  • Ctrl + End (PC), + End (Mac), + Down (Mac) - Move the cursor to the end of the document.
  • Alt + Left (PC), Ctrl + A (Mac) - Move the cursor to the start of the line.
  • Alt + Right (PC), Ctrl + E (Mac) - Move the cursor to the end of the line.
  • Ctrl + ] (PC), + ] (Mac) - Indent the current line or selection by one indent unit.
  • Ctrl + [ (PC), + [ (Mac) - Dedent the current line or selection by one indent unit.

See here for the complete list.