guidebook/docs/hotkeys.md

Shortcut Keys

Here are all the hotkeys/shortcuts used within Sketchy Maze.

• Global Shortcuts
• Level Editor
• Gameplay

Global Shortcuts

Key	Action
Escape	Exit the application (after confirmation modal).
F1	Open the Guidebook (this site).
`	Open the developer console

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Editor Only

Only while editing a level or doodad:

Key	Action
Arrows	Scroll the view of the level you're editing.
p	Playtest the current level (press e to edit again)
d	Open the Doodads window to drop them in your level
v	Open a new Viewport window into your level
f	Pencil Tool (freehand)
l	Line Tool
r	Rectangle Tool
c	Ellipse Tool (circles)
x	Eraser Tool
+=	Zoom in
-_	Zoom out
1	Reset zoom
0	Scroll level back to origin (0,0)
Backspace	Close the top-most popup window.
Shift+Backspace	Close all popup windows.
Ctrl-N	Create a new level
Ctrl-S	Save the current drawing
Ctrl-O	Open a drawing
Ctrl-Z	Undo
Ctrl-Y	Redo

 

Mouse gestures

• Middle-click + drag: pan scroll the level viewport.

Multi-touch gestures

• Two-finger drag: pan scroll the level viewport.

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Gameplay Only

Keyboard controls

Key	Action
Left or a	Move the player character towards the left.
Right or d	Move the player character towards the right.
Up or w	Jump
Down or s	Move the player downward (antigravity only)
e	Return to the level editor

 

Touch controls

• Touch the "middle" of the screen to open Warp Doors or use other objects that the player character is nearby.
• Touch anywhere left of that "middle" to move left, and touch right of that "middle" to move right.
• Touch anywhere above that middle to jump. The left and right regions of the screen will jump and move in that direction.
• For antigravity, touch anywhere below to move downward.