Configuring the KeyMap

There are three default KeyMaps containing keyboard shortcut settings for the main menu options. These KeyMaps reflect commonly known keyboard shortcuts as they appear in Visual Studio, Mac and Emacs. Selecting one of these options applies these keyboard shortcut configurations to the IDE.

New KeyMaps can be created based on one of the three default KeyMap options and subsequently new KeyMaps can be created based on user defined KeyMaps.

Customizing KeyMaps

You can use shortcut keys to activate commands from the keyboard rather than the menus and toolbars. You can also change which shortcut keys executes these commands.

To customize KeyMaps:

Open the Preferences Window from the Main Menu, select Tools | Preferences.
Select the KeyMap tab.
In the upper part of the KeyMap tab, select a keymap configuration. By default, Zend Studio contains three popular sets: Visual_Studio, Emacs and Mac. You can customize any of them or create a set of your own.

	To customize one of the default sets, select a set and Activate.
	To create a personalized set, duplicate one of the default sets and enter a new configuration name.

Note:

At any point default configurations can be restored by selecting "Restore Defaults".

To change a shortcut for a key, or add another shortcut, select the key's category from the Category dropdown list.
The Actions list relevant to the selected Category is displayed.

Note:

Each action can be assigned multiple shortcuts.

In the Actions window, select the action you wish to modify. The current shortcut keystroke appears on the right.

	To add a shortcut, type it in the Add Keystroke box and click Add Value.
	To delete a shortcut, select and click Remove.
	To restore the default value, click Default.

Click Apply and OK.

Note:

Each shortcut can only be used for one action.

Download and print Zend Studio's Official Keymap from: http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-studio/