Hotkey Editor
Rebind any rebindable command to your own keyboard shortcut. Conflict detection included.
The Hotkey Editor dialog lists every command in Beam Bench (those that are rebindable) and lets you assign a new keyboard shortcut to each.
For the full list of defaults, see Hotkeys reference.
When it opens
Menu: Edit → Preferences → Edit Hotkeys. (Or wherever Settings exposes hotkey editing.)
What you see
- Search bar at the top, filter the command list by label, group, or id.
- Command list: one row per command. Each row shows:
- Command label and group.
- Current hotkey (if any), bold if customized away from the default.
- Assign button, start capturing a new hotkey.
- Clear button, remove the current hotkey.
- Bottom action buttons.
Buttons
- Reset All: restore every rebound hotkey to its default. Only enabled when you have edits.
- Cancel: dismiss without saving.
- Save: persist your changes.
Capture mode
Click Assign on a command. The button becomes Press Keys. The dialog now listens for a key combination:
- Press your desired key combination (e.g.
Ctrl+Shift+Y). - The capture stops on the first non-modifier key.
- If the combination conflicts with a reserved hotkey or another command or macro, an error appears.
- If valid, the new binding is recorded as a draft.
Reserved combinations cannot be captured.
Notes
- Commands marked read-only (Open, Save, Cut/Copy/Paste, Quit) are grayed out and not editable.
- Conflicts against existing macros (from the Macros panel) are detected too, you cannot give a command a key already used by a macro.
- Edits are draft until you click Save. Cancel discards them.
- Use Reset All if you change your mind and want to start over.
Related
- Hotkeys reference
- Macros panel: macros define their own hotkeys
- Settings, General