Rework Shortcut Keys to Industry standards

[philippedcote]

There are some things in Godot that don’t stick to industry standards (but it should). Here is a very short list:

• Command + A is used to add an object rather than "Select All"
• Command + N doesn’t do anything, which is puzzling.
• Command + Z very often doesn’t do anything (looks like a bug though)
• Many Commands don’t have a proper menu above

I could go on and on but you see the point.

[Calinou]

Command + A is used to add an object rather than "Select All"

Selecting all nodes in the scene tree dock isn't needed often, but adding new nodes quickly is done much more often. Changing Ctrl + A to something else would break existing users' muscle memory – is it worth it?

Command + N doesn’t do anything, which is puzzling.

A shortcut was added for New Scene in 4.0 and 3.5beta, see godotengine/godot#48574 and its 3.x backport godotengine/godot#57011.

Command + Z very often doesn’t do anything (looks like a bug though)

This is a known bug: godotengine/godot#53424

[philippedcote]

For adding Nodes, why not use Shift + A like Blender instead?

[Calinou]

Shortcuts that only use Shift as a modifier always felt uncanny to me. It's uncommon for software to use those in general, especially as they conflict with text fields (since Shift + A inserts an uppercase A character there).

[philippedcote]

Ha, you are right! :) Blender is one of those softwares that was, for a long time, far away from industry standards. I guess this shortcut is a reminder of that.

Here’s a tentative proposal:

• Command + N = New Node
• Command + Shift + N = New Scene

The reflexion behind is that you need Nodes more often than Scenes. Also, both are related, hierarchy-speaking.

[AaronRecord]

Here’s a tentative proposal:

• Command + N = New Node
• Command + Shift + N = New Scene

The reflexion behind is that you need Nodes more often than Scenes. Also, both are related, hierarchy-speaking.

Command + A is still easier to reach though, as it can be pressed with just the left hand with the right hand still on the mouse.

[setanarut]

These are the standard shortcuts that everyone is used to. Godot macOs default key suggestions;

Key	Action
Command+w	Close window, tab, or panel
Return	Rename file or Node (no double click! no F2!)
Command+o or Double Click	Open Node (show in editor viewport)

Also

This is better than Command+Backspace and Shift+Delete because Macbooks don't have the delete key. Fn+Shift+Backspace is impossible to press with one hand.;

edit:

Rename with return was applied in Godot 4.