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9Jun
2006
Favorite FlexBuilder Shortcuts

I've been spending quite a bit of time in FlexBuilder lately, and have started to rely extensively on some shortcuts. Some of these are actually Eclipse shortcuts, but regardless, these are some of my favorite:

  • Ctrl-F11: Run
  • F11: Debug
  • Ctrl-Alt-Down: Repeat current line
  • Alt-Up: Move line (or selection) up
  • Alt-Down: Move line (or selection) down
  • Ctrl-Click: Go to definition (also F3)
  • Ctrl-D: Delete line
  • Alt-/: Word completion (cycles through possible matches)
  • Ctrl-Up: Scroll up
  • Ctrl-Down: Scroll Down

What shortcuts do you rely on? Please share!

Comments (6)



  • Richard Leggett

    Quite a few linked to on here:

    http://www.flashgroup.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5...

  • Tom Cornilliac

    F7 - Maximize Active View or Editor

    #2Posted by Tom Cornilliac | Jun 9, 2006, 11:08 AM
  • Kevin Hoyt

    Probably my most common that you haven't already listed are:

    Ctrl+Space: Show code-insight drop-down whenever it goes away or whenever you want to force it. Can be used in the middle of words as well (i.e. myCanvas.get then Ctrl+Space)

    Ctrl+PageUp: Move ahead one tab to the next editor
    Ctrl+PageDown: Move back one tab to the previous editor

  • J.Mihai

    Ctrl+PageUp: Move ahead one tab to the next editor Does not longer work, so please revize that.

    Thanks,
    J.Mihai
    http://www.jmihai.ro

    #4Posted by J.Mihai | Dec 16, 2007, 03:38 PM
  • JOC

    Yes but that was posted in 2006.:)

    http://www.jamoncam.com/

    #5Posted by JOC | Jan 14, 2008, 04:27 PM
  • chary1112004

    Thanks!
    I have
    Ctrl + / --> Comment
    When debug:

    F6 --> next line
    F7 --> back line
    F8 --> run
    F5 --> go to detail function

    #6Posted by chary1112004 | Sep 1, 2009, 01:07 AM