Key bindings

All HTML elements have got their own key bindings. You can find them all in the HTML menu. I have tried to group them as much as possible so that they are easy to learn.

Some of the key bindings:

tab Jump to the next tab mark ()
shift-tab Jump to the previous tab mark ()
opt-tab Literal tab
cmd-tab Remove all

shift-ctl-opt-, inserts <
shift-ctl-opt-. inserts >
shift-ctl-opt-7 inserts &

All other key bindings can be found in the menu.

Command-double-click

Command-double-clicking on an absolute URL sends the URL to your web browser. This is not specific for the HTML mode, it is a general feature of Alpha.

Command-double-clicking on a relative URL opens a new window with the file if the file exists in your home page folder and it is a text file. If it does not exist, a dialog box appears as the one shown below. As you see a new empty window can be opened with the name of the file. This window is automatically saved in the right place, and if necessary new folders are created. Thus, if you are making a new set of pages, you can make links to the ones you have not written yet, and then by cmd-double-clicking let Alpha make empty files which are saved where you want them.