Reference
Keys and shortcuts
Default keys for panes, layouts, windows, the command bar, and charts, plus the interface language.
Cmd/Ctrl is Cmd on a Mac outside the terminal, Ctrl everywhere else. Rebind keys in Help (?) or with gloomberb config set keybindings.actions.<action> <keys>.
Global
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+P or Cmd/Ctrl+K | Open the command bar |
| Backtick | Open ticker search |
? | Open help |
F1 | Open the focused pane's help card |
Tab / Shift+Tab | Focus the next or previous pane |
Cmd/Ctrl+1-9 | Switch saved layouts by number |
r / Shift+R | Refresh the focused ticker / everything |
u | Retry a failed app update |
Alt+Enter (or Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter) runs the newest notification's action, Alt+Backspace dismisses it, and q quits the terminal app.
Panes
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
. or Shift+F10 | The focused pane's menu |
? on the title bar | The pane's docs, inside the app. F1 then Enter from the keyboard |
Cmd/Ctrl+, | Pane settings |
Cmd/Ctrl+W | Close the pane. Locked panes stay. |
Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+W | Close all floating panes |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F | Fullscreen, or restore |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+D | Dock or float |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+E | Export the pane's table as CSV |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+S | Share the pane |
Desktop only: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+O pops a pane out to its own window and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C copies a screenshot of it.
Layouts and windows
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L | Open Layouts (same as LAY) |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+G | Tidy windows |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+M | Move the focused window |
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+R | Resize the focused window |
In move or resize mode: arrows adjust, Tab cycles, Enter commits, Esc cancels.
Command bar
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Up / Down, Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N | Move through results |
Enter | Run the selected result |
Shift+Enter | Run its secondary action |
Tab | Accept an inferred argument |
Esc or backtick | Close |
Ctrl+U / Ctrl+W | Clear the query / delete the previous word |
Backspace on an empty query | Go back one screen |
Cmd/Ctrl+S | Submit a form from any field |
Charts
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
Drag or scroll, a / d | Pan through time |
Ctrl+Scroll, + / -, 0 | Zoom, and reset the viewport |
Shift+Drag or Shift+Z | Zoom into a time range |
Alt+Drag or Shift+M | Measure change, percent, bars and time |
Shift+D then drag | Draw a trend line |
Shift+P then drag | Draw a freehand shape |
c / Backspace | Change the selected drawing's colour, or delete it |
Left / Right, Esc | Step the cursor through dates, clear it |
Click a legend item, or [ / ] then Space, to hide or show a series.
Language
LANG cycles languages. LANG ja (or auto, en, es, zh-CN, zh-TW, ko) sets one and saves it. GLOOMBERB_LANG=ja gloomberb sets it for one terminal launch.