Commands

Whenever you click on a button on the ribbon or execute a context menu item, the corresponding Royal TS command is executed. All available commands from the application itself and from each plugin are centrally registered and can be invoked in different ways. You can execute commands using the Command Palette we introduced in Royal TS V6 or you can execute a command by a keyboard shortcut - which you can also customize.

Command Palette

The Command Palette is designed to enable you to control as much as possible using the keyboard instead of mouse-point-and-clicking. To invoke the command palette, use the keyboard shortcut 'CTRL + WIN + .' or simply click the command palette command on the Home ribbon tab in the Actions group.

Tip

Since by default, the keyboard shortcut scope for the Command Palette is set to Global, the keyboard shortcut will also work if Royal TS is running in the background. If you want the palette to show up only when Royal TS is active, simply customize the keyboard shortcut's scope to Local or Deep.

Keyboard Navigation

Navigating the command palette using keyboard is quick and efficient:

• Once the palette appears, simply start typing to search/filter the list of available commands.
• Use CURSOR UP, CURSOR DOWN, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN to select the command.
• Press the Enter key to either execute the command or, in case of a context command, navigate to the context selection.
• In the context selection, start typing to filter the available context.
• Use CURSOR UP, CURSOR DOWN, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, to select an item.
• Commands which can handle multiple context items, allow you to select multiple items by holding the SHIFT key.
• Press the Enter key to execute the selected command for the selected context.

Tip

Use the ESC key to go back one step at any time. Pressing ESC when no command has been filtered will close the palette. You can also simply close the palette by clicking outside of the palette.

Simple Commands

A simple command can be executed without any further context information. For example, invoke the command palette, then type options, select the Options command and hit the Enter key to open the Options dialog.

Commands with Context

There are many commnds which require some sort of context in order to execute them. For example, if you want to execute the Connect command, you need to specify which connection you want to connect to. In case you already selected a valid item, it will appear on top of the context list. Once you selected for which context you want to execute the command, press ENTER. Another situation you can run into is when a command doesn't have a valid context. For example: invoking a Disconnect command doesn't make much sense if no connections are connected. In this case, selecting the command will show an indicator that there's no context available.

Global Search

The Global Search works very similar as the Command Palette but 'the other way around'. Invoking the global search allows you to quickly search all objects in all your open documents. You can search by name using 'fuzzy search', the description field or by URI. Keybard navigation is works and behaves the same way as in the command palette. Once you have one or more objects selected, press the ENTER key to move to the next screen where you can choose which command you want to execute for the selected objects.

Keyboard Shortcuts

In Royal TS V6 or later, you assign or edit keyboard shortcuts to commands via View -> Options -> Keyboard Shortcuts. When you select a command, click on the Edit button to assign or edit a keyboard shortcut. Click on the Remove button to delete a keyboard shortcut.

When you assign or edit a keyboard shortcut, you need to provide the following configuration:

Scope

The scope controls when and where the keyboard shortcut should be effective. There are three scopes available:

• Local
  The application must have the input focus.

• Deep
  Use this scope if you want the shortcut to be recognized even when keyboard input is redirected into a remote session (like Remote Desktop).

• Global
  Configuring a keyboard shortcut using this scope will be recognized even when Royal TS does not have the input focus.

Note

All 3 scopes require Royal TS to be running. Also make sure when using the Deep and Global scope, that no other application locally or remote is interferring with the shortcut. If that's the case, assign a different shortcut.

Modifiers

Configure one or more of the available modifies to be used for the keyboard shortcut. When you configure a global keyboard shortcut, you should also use the Win-Key modifier.

Key and Chord Key

Configure the key for the keyboard shortcut. A chord key can be assigned if you want to group multiple commands together. For example, the keyboard shortcut for the Credentials Panel is Control + P, with the chord key C. This means that the you need to hold the Control key, press the P key, afterwards press the C key. This allows you to use the keyboard shortcut Control + P, T for the Tasks Panel.

Important

You can only use Chord keys with the Local scope!

Add Context Command

A context command allows you to configure a command with which is executed with a pre-defined "context". For example: you could create a context command which invokes the "Connect" command for a pre-defined list of connections. You can also create a context command which invokes a key sequence task for the currently selected connection.

To add a new context command, click the "Gear" dropdown button next to the search field and click on Add Context Command. A dialog will open which allows you to configure the following settings:

Command

A list of all available commands which can be executed using a context. This includes commands like Connect or Disconnect and also includes Templates, Command Tasks as well as Key Sequence Tasks.

Context Source

• Selection
  The command will be executed with the current selection as context.
• Prompt
  A prompt will appear which allows you to specify the context. You can also provide a Prompt Filter to apply a filter when the prompt shows up.
• Items
  You can specify one or more context items (if supported) to execute the command.

Note

Templates, tasks and context items are stored in Royal TS documents. Make sure the required documents are open when you execute a command. If Royal TS cannot find the item because the document has not been opened, it will ignore the command or item.

Location of the Configuration File

All modifications related to keyboard shortcuts are stored in the file %appdata%\code4ward\keyboardshortcuts.json. You can backup this file or deploy this file to a different machine in order to use the configuration on a different installation.