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Operating Systems
All operating systems use the following keys. If you are running a Mac, you will want to go into your osci.ini and change "mackeys" to "yes" in order to avoid interference with Expose and Spaces, and to properly detect the ALT key presses. This enables the alternate "Mac" options. Both CTRL and ALT arrow keys work for navigating text boxes.
Note: Mac keyboard support will be added in next release. It is expected to be in the SVN around 1/25/08.
General Hotkeys
Most dialogs allow the following hotkeys:
- ESC: Close dialog
- TAB: Cycle through text boxes
The following hotkeys are system wide:
- F9: Update game state / request new messages (F5 on Mac)
- F12: Exit game (Apple-Q on Mac)
Starmap Hotkeys
Due to a gui bug, to use the starmap hotkeys, click on the starmap with the mouse first. Please note that all hotkeys are lowercase unless specified by "SHIFT."
The following hotkeys are used to control starmap position and size:
- + or =: Zoom in
- -: Zoom out
- SPACE: Center at mouse
The following hotkeys control starmap displays in version 0.5.66 and above:
- CTRL-F: Open find dialog
- CTRL-G: Toggle grid
- CTRL-L: Toggle fleet lines
- CTRL-M: Open overlay dialog
- CTRL-R: Toggle redirect arrows
- CTRL-S: Toggle scanner circles
- CTRL-0 through CTRL-9: Set object reference hotkey.
- SHIFT-0 through SHIFT-9: Focus on (locate) object.
- 0 through 9: Goto (activate) object.
The following hotkeys will be introduced in version 0.5.67 and are currently available in the SVN client. 0.5.67 will not require you to click on the starmap except when embedded in other dialogs:
- CTRL-H: Toggle civilian ships
- CTRL-N: Toggle gate networks (gate networks show only near-gate connections)
- CTRL-P: Toggle player control areas
Dialog Access Keys
The following hotkeys will be introduced in version 0.6.67 and are currently available in the SVN client. These are accessible from the main game dialog only and activate items on the top menubar.
- ALT-B: Open problems dialog
- ALT-C: Open construction dialog
- ALT-D: Open diplomacy dialog
- ALT-F + A: Open fleet analysis dialog
- ALT-F + F: Open fleet overview dialog
- ALT-F + S: Open system overview dialog
- ALT-M: Open messages dialog
- ALT-N + F: Open find dialog¹
- ALT-N + O: Open options dialog¹
- ALT-N + Q: Quit game¹
- ALT-N + S: Open statistics webpage¹
- ALT-N + V: Save starmap¹
- ALT-O: Open overview dialog
- ALT-P + A: Open planet analysis dialog
- ALT-P + P: Open planet overview dialog
- ALT-R: Open research dialog
For ALT-F, ALT-N, and ALT-P use ESC to cancel the menu access.²
- Note 1: ALT-N does not work on a Mac.
- Note 2: You must also release the ALT key before pressing the second key in a menu access.
