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a3r: Keyboard Shortcuts

NOTE: LCtrl and RCtrl mean the Left and Right Control keys. Similary, LAlt, RAlt; LShift, RShift. If a shortcut says LCtrl+X, it works only when you use the Left Ctrl key and X, and doesn't work if you use the Right Ctrl key and X. If a shortcut just says Ctrl+X, you can use the Left Ctrl key or the Right Ctrl key, whichever you like (as long as your current Keyboard Layout has both Left Ctrl and Right Ctrl, which is usually true).

A–Z

A
Play 0.5sec to Here
Ctrl+A
Select All
Alt+A
Audio Menu
Shift+A
Play 0.5sec to Start Time
Alt+Shift+A
Copy the path of the temporary .avs file (v0.1.1.4+)
A (French Mode)
Emulate Left Click
NOTE: French Mode = Options | Key Settings | Use Q Instead of A in Timing (For French Keyboard Users)
B
Minimize (Boss Key)
Alt+B
Step Back
C
Calculator
Ctrl+C
Copy the screen image (left pane) to Clipboard. Copy also the text to Clipboard if a selection is made in an editbox.
v0.1.1.11+: If there is no selection and if an SSA/ASS is loaded, the current Dialogue text is sent to Clipboard.
Alt+C
Month Calendar (v0.1.0.2+)
Alt+Shift+C
Change CRC32 of AVI
D
Play 0.5sec to End Time
Ctrl+D
Clear Selection
Alt+D
Play 0.5sec to Sel End
Shift+D
Play 0.5sec From End Time
Ctrl+Alt+D
Double Text (v0.1.1.4+)
Ctrl+Shift+D
Detect Sub-Overruns
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D
Detect Sub-Overruns (All) (v0.1.1.8+): {*a3r::SubOverrun=} directives are ignored, while {*a3r::EOF} is not ignored if in the Load ASS Quickly mode. If you don't use any {*a3r::SubOverrun=} directives, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D and Ctrl+Shift+D work identically.
Alt+Shift+D
Play Around End Time
E
Epsilon (0.8+) sec From Here
Ctrl+E
Open Explorer to the folder where the currently-loaded script (SSA/ASS) exists, or, if a script is not loaded, to the folder where the currently-loaded video (AVI) file exists. (v0.1.1.4+)
Ctrl+Alt+E
Reserved (v0.1.1.4+)
Alt+E
Edit Menu
Shift+E
Epsilon sec to Here
F
Play 0.5 sec
Ctrl+F
Font Viewer
Alt+F
File Menu
Shift+F
Reserved
Ctrl+Shift+F
Open .ttf/.otf/.ttc
G
Get the current SSA timestamp
LAlt+G
Make a Dialogue from the Selection (with the previous style)
RAlt+G
Make a Dialogue from the Selection (with the current style)
Alt+Shift+G
Grab the selection as a NullStyle Dialogue; if no valid selection exists, make a one-frame Dialogue (v0.1.3.0+)
Ctrl+G
Go to
Ctrl+Shift+G
Keyboard Speed
H
Play 1 sec around here
Ctrl+Alt+H
Verify Hash (0.1.1.13+)
Alt+H
Help Menu
Shift+H
Play 2 sec around here
LCtrl+H
Play 1 sec to here
LCtrl+Shift+H
Play 2 sec to here
RCtrl+H
Play 1 sec from here
RCtrl+Shift+H
Play 2 sec from here
I
File Info
Ctrl+I
Save as ASCII Text File
Ctrl+Alt+I (Not Supported Yet)
Unicode File to ASCII (Not Supported Yet)
Alt+I
Video Menu
Alt+Shift+I
Open .info file (v0.1.1.4+)
Shift+I
Interpolate (v0.1.3.0+)
J
Split
Alt+J
Split2 (v0.1.2.0)
LCtrl+J
Join the previous Dialogue and the next Dialogue (v0.1.1.6+)
The two shortcuts, LCtrl+J and RCtrl+J, were swapped in v0.1.1.6. In v0.1.1.5 and before, the meaning was reversed.
RCtrl+J
Join the current Dialogue and the next Dialogue (v0.1.1.6+)
Ctrl+Alt+J
JUNK Viewer
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J
Divide a Dialogue into 1-Framers (v0.1.2.3+)
Shift+J
Justification Helper (v0.1.1.11+)
Ctrl+Shift+J in v0.1.1.x and v0.1.2.x.
K
Open Karaoke
Alt+K
Go to Sel Start
Same as [
For compatibility with Sub Station Alpha "See&k". (May not be supported in future releases.)
0.1.1.13: This short cut was re-assigned to "Copy Marked Comment". For example, if the current Dialogue is commented as {**This is a comment.}, the text "**This is a comment." will be sent to Clipboard.
Shift+K
XKara
Ctrl+K
Next marked (v0.1.1.6+). This is like Sub Station Alpha's "Next marked event". a3r considers a Dialogue "marked" if the Text contains {**—for example {**} or {**This is a comment.}.
Ctrl+Shift+K
Prev marked (v0.1.1.6+).
Ctrl+Alt+K
Keyboard Layout Viewer. The shortcut was Ctrl+Shift+K in v0.1.1.5 and before.
Alt+Shift+K
Kerning
0.1.1.13: This menu item was removed. Use Kerning (Ctrl+K) in the Font Viewer (Ctrl+F) instead.
L
Load AVI/Image
Ctrl+L
Load Sub
Shift+L
KaraList
Ctrl+Shift+L
Close AVI/Image
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Copy File Line Number
Ctrl+M
Mute
Ctrl+Alt+M
Map AVI
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M
Open clean.me (v0.1.1.2+)
Alt+M
Timing Menu
Alt+Shift+M
Open fix.me (v0.1.1.2+)
Shift+M
Multistate Karaoke
Ctrl+Alt+N
Unused (EmEditor: Menu)
Alt+N
Navigate Menu
Shift+N
Fancy Note
O
Load Sub
Ctrl+O
Load Sub, Auto-Reload on Change
Alt+O
Options Menu
Shift+O
Color Gradients
Ctrl+Shift+O
Close Sub
Alt+P
Play
For compatibility with: Sub Station Alpha '&Play'. May not be supported in future releases.
0.1.1.13: This short cut is no more supported.
Shift+P
Striped Colors
Ctrl+Shift+P
Pick Fonts
Alt+Shift+P
Pad AVI
Q
Emulate Left Click
Q (French Mode)
Play 0.5sec To Here
NOTE: French Mode = Options | Key Settings | Use Q Instead of A in Timing (For French Keyboard Users)
Shift+Q (French Mode)
Play 0.5sec To Start Time
R
Review Current Dialogue
Ctrl+R
Reload
Alt+R
Play Current Dialogue
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R
List Collisions (0.1.1.13+)
Ctrl+Shift+R
List Overlapped Dialogues
Available in v0.1.1.0+
S
Start/Stop
Ctrl+S
Shift Time
Alt+S
Play Selection
Ctrl+Alt+S
Play/Loop Selection
Available in v0.1.1.3+
Shift+S
Play 0.5sec From Start Time
Ctrl+Shift+S
Detect Space Problems
Alt+Shift+S
Around Start Time
T
Timer
Ctrl+T
Reserved
Ctrl+Alt+T
Touch
Alt+T
Tools Menu
Shift+T
Token to Line
Ctrl+Shift+T
Check Ligatures
Ctrl+U
Save As
Ctrl+Alt+U
ASCII File to Unicode
V
Preview Prev Dialogue
Ctrl+V
Paste
Alt+V
Play Prev Dialogue
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V
Verify Fonts & Validate (v0.1.1.12+)
Ctrl+Shift+V
Verify Fonts
W
Load Audio
Ctrl+W
Close AVI/Image
Same as Ctrl+Shift+L, à la VD/Firefox.
Ctrl+Shift+W
Close All (i.e. Exit)
à la Firefox "Close Window".
Available in v0.1.1.0+
Alt+W
View Menu
X
Preview Next Dialogue
Alt+X
Play Next Dialogue
Ctrl+Alt+X
Unused (EmEditor: Grab)
Ctrl+Y
Redo for Drawing/Clipping (v0.1.3.0+)
Shift+Y
Tokenize
Ctrl+Shift+Y
De-Overlap (Save ASS as a new ASS file where overlapped Dialogues are de-overlapped)
Available in v0.1.1.0+
Alt+Shift+Y
Audio Delay From DGIndex Log
Ctrl+Z
Undo

0–9

0
1st Frame of the Dialogue (Same as Num0)
Alt+0
Zoom 25%
Shift+0
Copy t-value for the Start Time
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0
Click to get color
1
Save Left Pane
Ctrl+1
Copy Left Pane
Alt+1
Zoom 50%
Shift+1
Copy the current t-value
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1
Click to get pos
2
Save Right Pane
Ctrl+2
Copy Right Pane
Alt+2
Zoom 100%
Shift+2
Copy the t value for the next frame
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2
The Dot (Misa²) mouse mode (Private)
3
Copy Frame Number Ex (Private)
Ctrl+3
Get CRC32
Alt+3
Zoom 200%
Shift+3
Copy the current Dialogue in chat format (Unicode)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+3
Click to clip
4
Copy the current Dialogue in ASCII chat format (v0.1.1.12+)
Ctrl+4
Hash (0.1.1.13+)
Alt+4
Reset the size and position of the main window
Shift+4
Grad4v2
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+4
Click for drawing
Ctrl+5
Get MD5 (0.1.1.13+)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+5–9
Reserved for new click modes
8
To the last frame of the current Dialogue (Same as Num.)
Ctrl+8
To the last frame of the previous Dialogue (Same as Ctrl+Num.)
Shift+8
Copy t-value for the last frame of the Dialogue
Shift+9
Copy t-value for the end frame of the Dialogue
Alt+Shift+0–9,`,~
Ctrl+Shift+0–9,`,~
Reserved for KLs
Ctrl+Alt+0–9
Reserved (perhaps for something rare or unimportant)

Numpad Keys

Num+
1 min forward
Ctrl+Num+
1 sec forward
Alt+Num+
10 min forward
Shift+Num+
30 sec forward
Ctrl+Shift+Num+
0.5 sec forward
Num-
1 min backward
Ctrl+Num-
1 sec backward
Alt+Num-
10 min backward
Shift+Num-
30 sec backward
Ctrl+Shift+Num-
0.5 sec backward
Num.
Go the the last frame of the Dialogue
Ctrl+Num.
Go to the last frame of the previous Dialogue
Alt+Num.
Play around the End Time
Num/
Go to...
Num*
Jump to frame 1920
Ctrl+Num*
Jump to the frame 2158, 2159, or 2638, first one of which that is a keyframe; if neither is a keyframe, jump to 2639.
Num0
To the first frame of the Dialogue
Alt+Num0
Play around the Start Time
Num1
To the end frame of the Dialogue
Num3
Current time as SSA time stamp
Num7
Go to Selection Start (Same as [NOTE1)
Ctrl+Num7
Copy Selection Start Time (Same as Ctrl+[NOTE1)
Ctrl+Num8
Copy Selection Start/End Time (Same as Ctrl+\NOTE1)
Num9
Go to Selection End (Same as ]NOTE1)
Ctrl+Num9
Copy Selection End Time (Same as Ctrl+]NOTE1)
Ctrl+Alt+Num1
Play +0.1 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num2
Play +0.2 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num3
Play +0.3 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num4
Play +0.4 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num6
Play -0.4 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num7
Play -0.3 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num8
Play -0.2 sec
Ctrl+Alt+Num9
Play -0.1 sec
Ctrl+Shift+Num0
Click-mode=Color-picker (v0.1.3.0+)
Ctrl+Shift+Num1
Click-mode=Position (v0.1.3.0+)
Ctrl+Shift+Num2
Click-mode=Dot (v0.1.3.0+)
Ctrl+Shift+Num3
Click-mode=Clip (v0.1.3.0+)
Ctrl+Shift+Num4
Click-mode=Drawing (v0.1.3.0+)
Shift+Num0
EmEditor: Edit this Dialogue
Shift+Num1
EmEditor: Edit this Start Time
Shift+Num2
EmEditor: Edit this End Time
Shift+Num3
EmEditor: Edit next Start Time (v0.1.1.8+)
Shift+Num4
EmEditor: Edit prev Start Time
Shift+Num5
EmEditor: Edit prev End Time
Shift+Num6
EmEditor: Edit next End Time (v0.1.1.8+)
Shift+Num7
EmEditor: Edit this Text (Go to the beginning)
Shift+Num8
EmEditor: Edit this Text (Go to the middle)
Shift+Num9
EmEditor: Edit this Text (Go to the end)

F1–F12

F1
Help
Ctrl+F1
Online Help
Alt+Shift+F1
Make a "time diff" patch (.a3td) (v0.1.1.2+)
Alt+F2
Save the snapshot of ASS
Alt+Shift+F2
Apply a "time diff" patch (.a3td) to the currently-loaded ASS
Available in v0.1.1.2+
RShift+F2
Save the gzip-compressed snapshot of ASS. (v0.1.1.7+)
F3
Copy the SSA timestamp for the current frame
Ctrl+F3
Copy the current frame number
Alt+F3
Copy the current frame time
Shift+F3
Copy the current timestamp as mm:ss
Ctrl+Shift+F3
Copy the current timestamp for OGM chapter file
F4
Special Characters
Alt+F4
Close (Windows system command)
In the main window, a dialogbox will appear and ask you if you really want to quit. If you don't like to be asked that, use [Esc] instead of [Alt]+[F4]. [Esc] will close the window immediately, if it is not previewing.
F5
Reload
Ctrl+F5
Enable/Disable Auto-Reload-on-Change (v0.1.1.4+)
Alt+F5
Enable/Disable the Quick-Load mode (v0.1.1.6+)
Shift+F5
In Month Calendar Memo: Insert the current date/time as text (v0.1.1.2+)
Ctrl+F7
Scan
Ctrl+Shift+F7
Scan All
F8
Enable/Disable the Compact mode
Ctrl+F8
Snap to another instance of a3r
F9
View the Input (Left Pane) Image
Shift+F9
View Drawing
F10
Default: View the Output (Right Pane) Image (Compatible with VD)
Else: Focus to the menu bar (Windows defaualt)
Configurable through: Options - Key Settings
Ctrl+F10
Default: Focus to the menu bar
Else: View the Output (Right Pane) Image
Configurable through: Options - Key Settings
RAlt+F10
Compact Fonts for softsub MKV Attachments. (v0.1.1.7+)
Shift+F10
File info
Same as [I] for now, à la MPC.

Allow Keys

todo

Other Keys

[NOTE1
Go to Selection Start (Same as Num7)
Ctrl+[NOTE1
Copy Selection Start Time (Same as Ctrl+Num7)
Shift+[NOTE1
Go to the frame marked as "[" (v0.1.1.2+)
Ctrl+\NOTE1
Copy Selection Start/End Time (Same as Ctrl+Num8)
Alt+Shift+\NOTE1
Copy 1-frame Start/End Time (v0.1.3.0+)
]NOTE1
Go to Selection End (Same as Num9)
Ctrl+]NOTE1
Copy Selection End Time (Same as Ctrl+Num9)
Shift+]NOTE1
Go to the frame marked as "]" (v0.1.1.2+)
Shift+/NOTE1
Open the about box
. (VK_PERIOD)NOTE2
Rewind.
Go to the first frame. If currently the video is previewing, first it is stopped. Otherwise, this shortcut works same as Ctrl+Left.
Alt+Enter
Edit the Dialogue
Alt+Shift+Enter
Edit the previous Dialogue
Ctrl+Space
x-forward
Shift+Space
x-backward
Enter
Preview
Space
Preview
Escape
Exit (if not previewing)
Pause (if previewing)
Pause (Break)
Emulate Right Click (in the X/Y click mode)
Available in v0.1.0.3+
Home
Sel Start
Shift+Home
Mark the current frame number as "[" (v0.1.1.2+)
End
Sel End
Shift+End
Mark the current frame number as "]" (v0.1.1.2+)
Ctrl+Home
To the 1st Dialogue
Delete
Move focus
BackSpace
Time the previous keyframe
Shift+BackSpace
Time the next keyframe
Shift+Delete
Refresh the main editbox
Ctrl+End
Last Dialogue
LCtrl+<, LCtrl+>, Shift+LCtrl+<, Shift+LCtrl+>NOTE3
Get the SSA time stamp for the frame PE+n and copy it to Clipboard. PE is the end frame for the previous Dialogue. n is -1, -2, +1, +2 respectively. (v0.1.1.7+)
LAlt+<, LAlt+>, Shift+LAlt+<, Shift+LAlt+>NOTE3
Get the SSA time stamp for the frame CS+n and copy it to Clipboard. CS is the start frame for the current Dialogue. n is -1, -2, +1, +2 respectively. (v0.1.1.7+)
LAlt+<, LAlt+>, Shift+LAlt+<, Shift+LAlt+>NOTE3
Get the SSA time stamp for the frame CE+n and copy it to Clipboard. CE is the end frame for the current Dialogue. n is -1, -2, +1, +2 respectively. (v0.1.1.7+)

NOTE1: What we call the keys "[", "]", "\", and "?" are OEM keys, and the key names (characters assigned to those keys) are the ones in the US keyboard layout (KL). Those key names may be different in another KL. For example, what we call the "[" key and "]" key are the "ü" key and "+' key, respectively, in the German KL. In other words, the "[" key does not mean the key for "[" in your KL: it's the key for "[" in the US KL, or, in a different KL, the key at the same physical place. The correct key names for them in the current KL are shown in the menu, for example, under Navigate | Video by Frames.

NOTE2: What we call the "." key is VK_PERIOD. This is a period key in many KL, or, simply the key you use to type ".". The physical position of the key may be different according to your KL. Unlike "[" or "]", it does not mean what would be the "." key in the US KL. This is for compatibility with MPC.

NOTE3: What we call the "<" key and the ">" key are VK_OEM_COMMA and VK_OEM_PERIOD, and they actually mean "," and "." on many keyboard layouts (US/German/Spanish/Italian/Finnish etc.); or, on the French keyboard layout, they mean ";" and ":". Those two keys are for "<" and ">" if shifted on the US keyboard layout, and easy to remember if you see < as time-shifting toward the minus direction, > as time-shifting toward the plus direction; it is not that you always have to use the [Shift] key for those shortcuts.

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