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Custom Shortcuts

You can give any Vaste command another keyboard shortcut, remove a shortcut, or add one to a command that has none. The default shortcuts are listed in Keyboard shortcuts.

Change a shortcut

Section titled “Change a shortcut”

  1. Open Settings with Ctrl + , and select Keyboard. To find a command, type its name, or a key such as F8, in Search settings….

  2. Select the shortcut button next to the command. It shows Press shortcut….

  3. Press the new key combination. Vaste saves it at once.

Each command shows its name, a description, its default shortcut, and its current shortcut. Commands without a shortcut show Unassigned.

A shortcut must use Ctrl or Alt with a key, or be a function key from F1 to F12 on its own. Shift with a key is not enough. For the keys on macOS, see Keys on macOS. While you record a shortcut:

  • Esc stops recording and keeps the current shortcut.
  • Backspace or Delete removes the shortcut.
  • Tab cannot be used: Vaste shows Tab is reserved for keyboard navigation.
  • Vaste refuses a key without Ctrl or Alt, other than a function key, with Add Ctrl, Cmd, Meta, or Alt, or use F1–F12.

If another command already uses the combination, Vaste shows Already assigned to followed by that command’s name, and keeps the current shortcut. Clear or change the other command’s shortcut first. The check covers Windows, Linux, and macOS together, so Vaste refuses a combination that would clash on any of them.

Keys that are already in use

Section titled “Keys that are already in use”

The conflict check covers only the commands in the Keyboard list. Some keys are fixed in Vaste and cannot be changed, such as Ctrl + C for copy, F3 for the next match, and m and ' for bookmarks. See Fixed keys. Avoid assigning these keys to a command:

  • A command assigned to Ctrl + C runs only while a text box has focus, because elsewhere copying takes the key first.
  • A command assigned to F3 or Shift + F3 runs instead of moving between search matches.

Clear and reset shortcuts

Section titled “Clear and reset shortcuts”
  • Clear removes a command’s shortcut. The command shows Unassigned and runs only from the command palette or its menus.
  • Reset returns one command to its default shortcut.
  • Reset all returns every changed or cleared shortcut to its default, after you confirm Reset all shortcuts?.

Where shortcuts are saved

Section titled “Where shortcuts are saved”

Custom shortcuts are saved with your settings and apply to every open window. Menus, tooltips, and the command palette show your shortcuts instead of the defaults.

Next steps

Section titled “Next steps”