Visual Tagging Tool

VTT Key Control Map

I. VTT Key Control Map

The table below shows the short cut for key control on VTT:

Markups related
KeyAction
[Move selected markup to the first markup
]Move selected markup to the last markup
,Move selected markup backward
.Move selected markup forward
{Move selected markup to the first displayed markup
}Move selected markup to the last displayed markup
<Move selected displayed markup backward
>Move selected displayed markup forward
jJoin the selected markup to the next markup
mToggle markup dialog of the selected markup
rRedo markup operation
uUndo markup operation
0Delete the selected markup
1 ~ 9Set the selected markup/highlight text to the associated tag
VTT System related
KeyAction
aSave a file as
cClose a file
oOpen a file
pPrint a file
sSave a file
xExit VTT
 
fFind option (to find a term)
hVTT document help
qQuick loading tags from a default file
tCompare current open VTT file to another VTT file
zShow zoom in/out dialog

II. Java Reserved Keys

The following keys are reserved by Java class TextPane( ) and are not used in VTT.

  • Function Keys (12): F1 ~ F12
  • Tab key (1)
  • Shift key (1)
  • Ctrl key (1)
  • Alt key (1)
  • Cap Lock key (1)

  • Arrow Keys (4)
  • Insert key (1)
  • Home key (1)
  • End key (1)
  • Page Up key (1)
  • Page Down key (1)

  • Print Screen key (1)
  • Scroll Lock key (1)
  • Pause Break key (1)

III. Mapping Value for Special Keys

Regular keys return its char. The following special keys only return Int value.

KeyValueDefault Beep( )
Backspace8Yes
Enter10Yes
Esc27No
Space32No
Delete127Yes