Shortcuts and recovery

Global navigation

Action	Shortcut
Search project	Cmd/Ctrl+K
Move in results	Up / Down
Open result	Enter
Close search	Esc

Layout canvas

Action	Shortcut or gesture
Select tool	V
Hand tool	H
Temporary pan	Hold Space
Toggle grid	G
Add to selection	Shift + click or marquee
Nudge selected nodes	Arrow keys
Nudge farther	Shift + arrow
Undo	Cmd/Ctrl+Z
Redo	Shift+Cmd/Ctrl+Z or Ctrl+Y
Delete selection	Delete or Backspace

On a relational canvas, deleting selected nodes removes only their placements; deleting a selected relationship deletes the graph edge.

Spatial geometry

Action	Shortcut or gesture
Point / Line / Polygon	P / L / O
Rectangle / Image	R / I
Measure distance	M, then drag
Measure a path	Right-click each path point
Finish line or polygon	Enter or double-click
Cancel a draft	Esc
Open linked manifestation	Double-click

Time and calendars

Action	Shortcut
Minor time step	Arrow key
Major time step	Page Up / Page Down
Supported time limit	Home / End
Open date jump	Enter on the time wheel
Apply typed viewed date	Enter
Cancel typed viewed date	Esc
Save calendar draft	Cmd/Ctrl+S

The jump grid also uses arrows, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, and Enter. In an open date picker, Cmd/Ctrl+Enter applies its date; submit the surrounding form separately. Date selection waits for text composition to finish. While a date is being resolved, its controls and Esc are locked. A failed attempt keeps the draft and focuses its error so you can correct it and retry.

The typed viewed-date field also preserves a failed draft and focuses its error. Enter on that error retries the same date; Esc cancels the edit, including a pending attempt. Text composition and modified Enter or Escape do not apply or cancel the typed date.

Editors and dialogs

Node, connection, type, and calendar creation open in centered modals. Adding nodes to a Scope or Canvas, linking spatial features, and choosing manifestation types also open in the center. On a Canvas, the position you clicked still controls where the node is placed. Menus and field dropdowns stay beside their controls.

Use Tab and Shift+Tab to move within a modal. Scroll inside a tall form to reach its remaining fields and actions. Choose Cancel, click the backdrop, or press Esc to close; focus returns to the opening control when it is still available. When a form’s type or action menu is open, Esc closes that menu first. Node, connection, calendar, and layout creation lock their fields and dismissal controls while saving. This also applies when creating a layout owner node.

• Esc closes most dialogs and compact navigation, or cancels inline editing.
• Arrow keys, Home, and End move through listboxes and menus.
• For setting dropdowns, focus the field and press Up or Down to open the options. Use arrow keys, Home, or End to move, Enter or Space to choose, and Esc to close and return focus to the field. Tab closes the options and continues through the form.
• In searchable pickers, focus stays in the search field while arrow keys move the highlighted option. Home and End highlight the first and last option while the list is open; Enter chooses it. Esc closes the choices and returns to the opening field or button. Tab closes a searchable dropdown and continues through the form. Closed lists and modified keys retain normal text editing behavior.
• Type / in rich content for block commands and @ for graph mentions. Press Enter to continue writing. Right-click or press Shift+F10 for editor block dates and history.
• Tab in a node mention picker toggles relationship-creation mode.
• In node creation, Alt+Enter changes the creation button’s action without leaving the current field. Focus its attached arrow and press Up or Down to open the menu. Arrow keys, Home, and End move between choices; Enter or Space selects one without creating. Esc closes the menu and returns focus to the arrow. Tab closes it and continues through the form. The main button creates with the selected action.
• Cmd/Ctrl+Enter submits node and connection creation, and feedback where shown. In a type or node picker, plain Enter chooses the highlighted option first.
• In feedback, plain Enter adds a new line. Cmd/Ctrl+Enter does not send during text composition or with Alt or Shift. While Sending…, the message and actions are locked. A failed send keeps the message and focuses its error.
• In a structured property editor, Cmd/Ctrl+Enter saves that property’s draft and returns to the form. Submit the form separately.
• In connection creation, Tab to Swap connection direction and press Enter or Space to reverse the endpoints.
• While creating a missing connection endpoint, Back to connection or Esc returns to the connection draft. An open picker closes first.

Notifications

After standalone Create node saves a node and closes its dialog, Cmd/Ctrl+Enter runs the notification’s current action. Alt+Enter opens its choices and selects the next action. The action starts on Create another node; the other choices are Add connection and Create spatial layout. Use arrow keys and Enter to select a choice, then run it with the action button or Cmd/Ctrl+Enter. Esc closes the choices and returns focus to the attached arrow. Tab closes them and continues past the notification’s control.

These shortcuts leave open forms and text editors in control. The node notification expires after 12 idle seconds; hover, focus, and an open action menu pause expiry. Switching project or viewed time clears notifications. Failed actions show an error notification that stays until dismissed. A failed creation keeps the form available for correction; use the form to retry.

Recover safely

• Cancelled creation: reopen the same node or connection form in the same project and viewed time to resume its draft. Drafts last until the app reloads. Nodes already created during a connection flow remain saved if you cancel the relationship.
• Layout save failure: keep the page open, correct the reported upload or network problem, and wait for autosave to retry before navigating.
• Unsaved calendar: choose Keep editing when prompted, fix validation errors, then save. Converter output only uses the saved definition.
• Missing time-aware item: switch to All time or a moment inside its validity interval.
• Unavailable spatial layout: check the owner node’s validity and the layout’s Follow project mode.
• Accidental canvas deletion: use Undo immediately. Remember that node placement removal and relationship deletion have different scope.
• Query results disappeared: run the query again after changing project or time.