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from Stefan Schnell


The UI of VCF Automation bases on Google's Angular, a TypeScript-based web application framework. The code editor for the actions respectively for the scriptable tasks is Microsoft's Monaco web editor. The Monaco editor is the code editor that powers Visual Studio Code. With F1 the command palette is opened. The command palette provides access to many commands, like editor commands, search for symbols and see a quick outline. This post lists all commands from this palette.


Command Palette of Orchestrator Editor


Aria Automation 8.16.2 and 8.18.0 uses the Monaco editor 0.29.2.
Here the JavaScript command palette of Aria Automation 8.18.0 for the German keyboard layout, indicating whether the command is also available for the Python runtime environment.

Command Shortcut
Windows/Linux
Explanation PY
Add Cursor Above Ctrl+Alt+UpArrow Vertical selection one line above  
Add Cursor Below Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow Vertical selection one line below  
Add Cursors To Bottom   Vertical selection until bottom  
Add Cursors To Line Ends Shift+Alt+I    
Add Cursors To Top   Vertical selection until top  
Add Line Comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+C Comment out lines  
Add Selection to Next Find Match Ctrl+D    
Add Selection To Previous Find Match      
Change All Occurrences Ctrl+F2    
Command Palette F1    
Convert Indentation to Spaces      
Convert Indentation to Tab      
Copy Line Down Shift+Alt+DownArrow    
Copy Line Up Shift+Alt+UpArrow    
Copy With Syntax Highlighting      
Cursor Redo      
Cursor Undo Ctrl+U    
Delete All Left      
Delete All Right      
Delete Line Ctrl+Shift+K    
Delete Word      
Detect Information from Content      
Developer: Force Retokenize      
Developer: Inspect Tokens      
Duplicate Selection      
Editor Font Zoom In   Increase editor font size  
Editor Font Zoom Out   Decrease editor font size  
Editor Font Zoom Reset   Reset editor font size  
Expand Selection Shift+Alt+RightArrow    
Find Ctrl+F    
Find Next Enter    
Find Next Selection Ctrl+F3    
Find Previous Shift+Enter    
Find Previous Selection Ctrl+Shift+F3    
Find With Selection      
Fold      
Fold All Ctrl+K Ctrl+0    
Fold All Block Comments      
Fold All Regions Ctrl+K Ctrl+8    
Fold All Regions Except Selected      
Fold Level 1 Ctrl+K Ctrl+1    
Fold Level 2 Ctrl+K Ctrl+2    
Fold Level 3 Ctrl+K Ctrl+3    
Fold Level 4 Ctrl+K Ctrl+4    
Fold Level 5 Ctrl+K Ctrl+5    
Fold Level 6 Ctrl+K Ctrl+6    
Fold Level 7 Ctrl+K Ctrl+7    
Fold Recursively      
Format Document Shift+Alt+F  
Format Selection Ctrl+K Ctrl+F  
Go to Bracket      
Go to Definition Ctrl+F12  
Go to Line/Column... Ctrl+G    
Go to Next Folding Range      
Go to Next Problem
(Error, Warning, Info)
Alt+F8    
Go to Next Problem in Files
(Error, Warning, Info)
F8    
Go to Parent Fold      
Go to Previous Folding Range      
Go to Previous Problem
(Error, Warning, Info)
Shift+Alt+F8    
Go to Previous Problem in Files
(Error, Warning, Info)
Shift+F8    
Go to References Shift+F12  
Go to Symbol... Ctrl+Shift+O  
Indent Line      
Indent Using Spaces      
Indent Using Tabs      
Insert Line Above Ctrl+Shift+Enter    
Insert Line Below Ctrl+Enter    
Join Lines      
Move Last Selection To Next Find Match Ctrl+K Ctrl+D    
Move Last Selection To Previous Find Match      
Move Line Down Alt+DownArrow    
Move Line Up Alt+UpArrow    
Move Selected Text Left      
Move Selected Text Right      
Open Definition to the Side Ctrl+K Ctrl+F12  
Open Link      
Outdent Line      
Peek Definition Alt+F12  
Peek References Shift+F12  
Quick Fix... Ctrl+.  
Refactor Ctrl+Shift+R  
Refresh Automation Orchestrator Actions      
Reindent Lines      
Reindent Selected Lines      
Remove Line Comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+U    
Rename Symbol F2  
Replace Ctrl+H    
Replace with Next Value Ctrl+Shift+.    
Replace with Previous Value Ctrl+Shift+,    
Reset Suggest Widget Size      
Select All Occurrences of Find match Ctrl+Shift+L    
Select to Bracket      
Set Selection Anchor Ctrl+K Ctrl+B    
Show Accessibility help Alt+F1    
Show Definition Preview Hover      
Show Editor Context Menu Shift+F10    
Show Hover Ctrl+K Ctrl+I    
Shrink Selection Shift+Alt+LeftArrow    
Sort Lines Ascending      
Sort Lines Descending      
Source Action...    
Start Linked Editing Ctrl+Shift+F2  
Toggle Block Comment Shift+Alt+A    
Toggle Fold Ctrl+K Ctrl+L    
Toggle High Contrast Theme      
Toggle Line Comment      
Toggle Tab Key Moves Focus Ctrl+M    
Transform to Lowercase      
Transform to Snake Case      
Transform to Title Case      
Transform to Uppercase      
Transpose characters around the cursor      
Transpose Letters      
Trigger Inline Suggestions      
Trigger Parameter Hints Ctrl+Shift+Space    
Trigger Suggest Ctrl+Space    
Trigger Symbol Highlight    
Trim Trailing Whitespace Ctrl+K Ctrl+X    
Unfold      
Unfold All Ctrl+K Ctrl+J    
Unfold All Regions Ctrl+K Ctrl+9    
Unfold All Regions Except Selected      
Unfold Recursively      

Also it is possible to use the keyboard shortcuts of the browser.

Command Shortcut
Windows/Linux
Browser Zoom In Ctrl+Plus
Browser Zoom Out Ctrl+Minus
Copy Ctrl+Ins
Cut Shift+Del
Paste Shift+Ins
Redo Ctrl+Y
Undo Ctrl+Z