DocKit Shortcuts Introduction

As a Desktop Application, DocKit provides a set of shortcuts to help users use DocKit more efficiently. This document outlines the available shortcuts and corresponding actions. These shortcuts are designed to streamline your workflow and enhance your productivity when working with DocKit to manage your Elasticsearch/OpenSearch server.

Shortcuts

Feature	Shortcut	Description	State
General editing	Ctrl/Cmd + I	Auto indent current request.	✅
General editing	Ctrl/Cmd + /	Comment/Uncomment line or block.	✅
General editing	Ctrl + Space	Open Autocomplete (even if not typing).	✅
General editing	Ctrl/Cmd + Enter	Submit request.	✅
General editing	Ctrl/Cmd + Up/Down	Jump to the previous/next request start or end.	✅
General editing	macOS: Cmd + Alt + L Win/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + L	Collapse/expand current scope.	✅
General editing	Ctrl/Cmd + K, Ctrl/Cmd + -	Collapse all scopes but the current one.	✅
General editing	Ctrl/Cmd + K, Ctrl/Cmd + J	Expand all scopes.	✅
Autocomplete	Down arrow	Switch focus to autocomplete menu. Use arrows to further select a term.	✅
Autocomplete	Enter/Tab	Select the currently selected or the top most term in autocomplete menu.	✅
Autocomplete	Esc	Close autocomplete menu.	✅
Elasticsearch	Ctrl/Cmd + D	Open documentation for current request.	✅

Platform note: Fold All Except Current and Expand All use VS Code's chorded key sequences (Ctrl/Cmd+K, Ctrl/Cmd+-/J) which work universally across all platforms and keyboard layouts, including Windows with Chinese IMEs (Sogou, Microsoft Pinyin) that intercept single Ctrl+Shift+letter combos.