Keybindings

Keybindings

Most menu items also have a hotkey for triggering them. This hotkey is noted down next to the menu label. However, some functions of the program do not have corresponding menu entries. The following tables document these functionalities and their respective hotkeys.

Opening files and moving from page to page

Binding	Function
Open file	CTRL+O
Open library	CTRL+L
Close file	CTRL+W
Next page	PageDown, LeftMouse
Next page (manga mode off)	ALT+Right, MouseWheelRight
Next page (manga mode on)	ALT+Left, MouseWheelLeft
Previous page	PageUp, Backspace
Previous page (manga mode off)	ALT+Left, MouseWheelLeft
Previous page (manga mode on)	ALT+Right, MouseWheelRight
Forward only one page (in double page mode)	CTRL plus one of the scrolling keys
Go back only one page (in double page mode)	CTRL+SHIFT plus one of the scrolling keys
First page	Pos1
Last page	End
Next archive	SHIFT+CTRL+N
Previous archive	SHIFT+CTRL+P
Next directory	CTRL+N
Previous directory	CTRL+P
Go to page	G

Reading and scrolling

Binding	Function
Scroll down	Down, KeyPadDown
Scroll up	Up, KeyPadUp
Scroll left	Left, KeyPadLeft
Scroll right	Right, KeyPadRight
Smart scroll down	Space, MouseWheelDown
Smart scroll up	SHIFT+Space, MouseWheelUp
Inverse direction of smart scrolling	X
Scroll to left, right, bottom, top	KeyPad1 to KeyPad9
Toggle fullscreen mode	F, F11
Toggle double page mode	D
Toggle manga mode	M
Toggle slideshow mode	CTRL+S
Best fit mode	B
Fit to width mode	W
Fit to height mode	H
Fixed size mode	S
Manual zoom mode	A
Stretch small images	Y
Zoom in	Plus, Equal
Zoom out	Minus
Reset zoom	CTRL+0, KeyPad0
Show OSD panel	TAB, Mouse4
Show magnifying lens	L, MiddleMouse
Add bookmark	CTRL+D
Edit bookmarks	CTRL+B

Other functions

Binding	Function
Quit program	CTRL+Q
Preferences	F12
Save currently opened image	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Reload currently opened directory or archive	CTRL+SHIFT+R
Minimize window	N
Hide/show all UI elements	I
Execute first, second, ... external command (see [External_Commands])	1 to 9

Customizing hotkeys

At this time, MComix unfortunately does not have an unified keybinding editor. Due to implementation issues, the configuration is split over two files - keybindings-gtk.rc for menu shortcuts, and keybindings.conf for all other hotkeys. Do not edit these files while MComix is still running, as your changes will be overwritten when the program is closed.

For hotkeys that can be reached with a menu entry, such as "File -> Open", changing the associated keybinding is easy: Hover the mouse over the menu and press the desired key or key combination. The text should instantly update to reflect the changes to the binding.