Shortcuts

Note: On Mac OS X, use the Command key instead of the Control key.

General

F1
Show this help information.
F2
Show information about etm.
F3
Check for a newer version of etm.
F4
Display a twelve month calendar. Use left and right cursor keys to change years and the spacebar to return to the current year.
F5
Open the datetime calculator.
F6
Show local Yahoo weather information. (Requires "weather_location" in etm.cfg.)
F7
Show local USNO sun and moon data. (Requires "sunmoon_location" in etm.cfg.)
Comma
Switch to the day view.
Period
Switch to the past due view.
Slash
Switch to the next view.
Semicolon
Switch to the week view.
Apostrophe
Switch to the month view.
Escape
In the main window, clear the pattern filter and activate the view menu.
In dialogs, cancel any changes and close the dialog.
Tab
Toggle the focus between the view menu and the main window.
SpaceBar
Display the current date in the day, week and month views. See also Control-J below.
Control-A
Show the remaining alerts for today, if any.
Control-C
If you have a entry for calendars in your etm.cfg file, then open a dialog to choose which calendars to display.
Control-E
Show the list of file loading error messages if any were generated.
Control-F
Enter an expression in the pattern filter to limit the display to items with matching summaries (titles) or branches. See Filtering in the Overview tab.
Control-J
Enter a fuzzy parsed date to be shown in the day, week and month views. Relative days and months can be entered in this dialog. E.g., +21 to go forward 21 days or -1/1 to go to the first day of the previous month. See also Spacebar above.
Control-M
Activate the view menu pop up. You can then select a view using the up and down arrow keys or the first letter of the view name.
Control-N
Create a new event, note or task.
Control-O
Open your etm.cfg file for editing.
Control-P
Switch to the past due view.
Control-R
Create a custom report.
Control-S
Open the etm scratch pad.
Control-T
If the action timer is inactive, create a new action timer. Otherwise toggle the timer between paused and running.
Shift Control-T
If the action timer is active, stop the timer and record the action.

Day View

Return
If a leaf is selected, open the details view for the leaf.
LeftArrow
Display the last date with scheduled items before the current. Display the week containing this date in week view and the month containing this date in month view.
RightArrow
Display the first date with scheduled items after the current. Display the week containing this date in week view and the month containing this date in month view.

Week View

Double-Click
In a busy time slot, open the details dialog for the relevant event.
In an empty time slot, open a dialog to create a new event for the relevant date and time.
LeftArrow
Display the previous week.
RightArrow
Display the next week.
Control-B
Open a display showing the periods during the week when you are busy.

Month View

Double-Click
Make the selected date visible in both the day and week views and switch to the week view.
LeftArrow
Move the selection to the previous month.
RightArrow
Move the selection to the next month.
UpArrow
Move the selection to the previous week.
DownArrow
Move the selection to the next week.

Tree Views

The following apply to all views other than the week and month views. Hovering the mouse over a leaf displays a tooltip with the details of the relevant item.

Double-Click
On a branch, toggle between expanded and collapsed.
On a leaf, open the details dialog for the selected item.
Return
When a leaf is selected, open the details dialog for the selected item.
Control-/
Open a dialog to choose the level of expansion for the tree.
UpArrow
Moves the cursor to the item in the same column on the previous row. If the parent of the current item has no more rows to navigate to, the cursor moves to the relevant item in the last row of the sibling that precedes the parent.
DownArrow
Moves the cursor to the item in the same column on the next row. If the parent of the current item has no more rows to navigate to, the cursor moves to the relevant item in the first row of the sibling that follows the parent.
LeftArrow
Hides the children of the current item (if present) by collapsing a branch.
Minus
Same as LeftArrow.
RightArrow
Reveals the children of the current item (if present) by expanding a branch.
Plus
Same as RightArrow.
Asterisk
Expands all children of the current item (if present).
PageUp
Moves the cursor up one page.
PageDown
Moves the cursor down one page.
Home
Moves the cursor to an item in the same column of the first row of the first top-level item in the model.
End

Moves the cursor to an item in the same column of the last row of the last top-level item in the model.

Alphabetic and/or numeric character(s)

Jump to the next appearance of the character(s).

Details view

Return
Edit this item.
Control-C
Edit a copy of this item.
Control-D
Delete this item.
Control-E
Edit the file containing this item.
Control-F
If the selected item is a task, enter a finish date for it.
Control-H
Show the history of changes to the file containing this item.
Control-M
Move this item to a different file.
Control-R
If this is a repeating item, show its repetitions.
Control-T
Start the timer for a new action based on the selected item.
SpaceBar
In the "edit which instance" dialog, move the selection to the next alernative.

Reports dialog

Escape
If the list of report specifications is open, close it.
Return
In the report specification field, add the current specification to the list if it is not already included. Use Control-S to save such changes to the list.
Control-D
Remove the current report specification from the list if it is included. Use Control-S to save such changes to the list.
Control-E
Export the current report in CSV format.
Control-L
Open the list of report specifications.
Control-P
Print the current report.
Control-R
Refresh the report using the selected report options setting.
Control-S
Save changes to the list of report options settings.

Editor

Control-Return
Save changes if modified and close the editor.
Control-C
Copy selection to clipboard.
Control-I
Insert the contents of the etm scratch pad at the cursor position.
Control-S
Save changes.
Control-V
Paste clipboard at cursor position.
Control-W
Close the editor, prompting to save changes if modified.
Control-X
Delete selection and copy to clipboard.
Control-Z
Undo.
Shift Control-Z
Redo.