Advanced usage of your editor
This section lists features that are useful for everyone but have more complex uses. It is recommended that you have at least started to write some code (even if it's just in the intro course). Otherwise, it may be difficult to understand what these techniques do or why to use them.
Shortcuts
First you should know that it is possible to edit the editor shortcuts by opening >Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts. You can also search for shortcuts here. The default shortcuts are primarily designed for users with American keyboard layouts and as such, some of them will be very unwieldy to use. Make your editor yours by changing as many shortcuts as you'd like!
Compose keys
Some shortcuts require multiple keypresses. You can enter compose mode by pressing !kbd[!ctrl+K] and then your desired shortcut. For example, opening the menu to edit shortcuts can be opened by first pressing !kbd[!ctrl+K] followed by !kbd[!ctrl+S].
Next error
If your code has errors you can easily go to the next error by pressing !kbd[!ctrl+'].
Format your code
It is easy to write messy code in the beginning. This makes it difficult for TAs and your friends to help you. It is recommended to enable the Editor: format on save option in the preferences so that your code will automatically be formatted when you save. It is also possible to manually format using !kbd[!ctrl+Shift+I].
Formatting does not work when you have syntax errors so if the command doesn't do anything you might have to fix your code first!