chat_grid/docs/controls.md

Controls Reference

This document is the authoritative keymap for the client.

Normal Mode

Movement

• Arrow Keys: Move
• ?: Open help viewer
• C: Speak coordinates
• Escape: Press once for disconnect prompt, press again to disconnect

Users, Nickname, Chat

• L: Locate nearest user
• Shift+L: List users and teleport to selected user with Enter
• U: Speak connected users
• N: Edit nickname
• /: Start chat
• , / .: Previous/next message
• < / >: First/last message

Items

• I: Locate nearest item
• Shift+I: List items and teleport to selected item with Enter
• A: Add item
• O: Edit item properties
• Shift+O: Inspect all item properties
• D: Pick up/drop item
• Shift+D: Delete item
• Enter: Use item

Audio

• P: Ping server
• V: Set microphone gain
• Shift+V: Microphone calibration
• M: Mute/unmute local microphone
• Shift+M: Toggle stereo/mono output
• Shift+1 (!): Toggle loopback monitor
• 1: Toggle voice layer
• 2: Toggle item layer (emit sounds)
• 3: Toggle media layer (radio)
• 4: Toggle world layer (other-user world sounds)
• E: Effect select menu
• - / =: Lower/raise master volume
• _ / + (Shift+- / Shift+=): Lower/raise active effect value

Text Entry Modes (nickname, chat, itemPropertyEdit)

• Enter: Confirm
• Escape: Cancel
• ArrowLeft / ArrowRight: Move cursor by character
• Ctrl+ArrowLeft / Ctrl+ArrowRight: Move cursor by word (notepad-style)
• Home / End: Move to start/end
• Backspace: Delete previous character
• Delete: Delete current character
• Ctrl+A: Select all (replace-on-next-type)
• Ctrl+C: Copy current text
• Ctrl+X: Cut current text
• Ctrl+V: Paste

Numeric Edit Fields

• ArrowUp / ArrowDown: Step value
• PageUp / PageDown: Step by 10 increments

Menu/List Navigation Modes

Applies to effect select, user/item list modes, item selection, item property list, and property option select.

• ArrowUp / ArrowDown: Move selection
• Enter: Confirm selection
• Escape: Exit/cancel
• Space: Read tooltip/help for current option (where metadata is available)
• First-letter navigation: jump to next matching entry

Help Viewer Mode

• ArrowUp / ArrowDown: Previous/next help line
• Home / End: First/last help line
• Escape: Exit help viewer
• No first-letter navigation in this mode