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Dump of /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Resources/StandardKeyBinding.dict on macOS Ventura 13.4, plus some notes
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StandardKeyBinding.dict.dump.with.notes.txt
$ # plz forgive this dumb method of visualization.
$ cp /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Resources/StandardKeyBinding.dict .
$ plutil -convert xml1 StandardKeyBinding.dict
$ plutil -p StandardKeyBinding.dict | unicode-vis | cat -v | tr '\t' '+'
{
"^C" => "insertNewline:"
"^H" => "deleteBackward:"
"^Y" => "insertBacktab:" //shift+tab
"^[" => "cancelOperation:"
"^?" => "deleteBackward:"
"+" => "insertTab:"
"
" => "insertNewline:"
"^M" => "insertNewline:"
"@" => "noop:"
"@^?" => "deleteToBeginningOfLine:"
"@ " => "cycleToNextInputScript:"
"@." => "cancelOperation:"
"@^ " => "togglePlatformInputSystem:"
"@^U+F701" => "makeBaseWritingDirectionNatural:"
"@^U+F702" => "makeBaseWritingDirectionRightToLeft:"
"@^U+F703" => "makeBaseWritingDirectionLeftToRight:"
"@~ " => "cycleToNextInputKeyboardLayout:"
"@~^U+F701" => "makeTextWritingDirectionNatural:"
"@~^U+F702" => "makeTextWritingDirectionRightToLeft:"
"@~^U+F703" => "makeTextWritingDirectionLeftToRight:"
"@$U+F700" => "moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"
"@$U+F701" => "moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"
"@$U+F702" => "moveToLeftEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"
"@$U+F703" => "moveToRightEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"
"@U+F700" => "moveToBeginningOfDocument:"
"@U+F701" => "moveToEndOfDocument:"
"@U+F702" => "moveToLeftEndOfLine:"
"@U+F703" => "moveToRightEndOfLine:"
"^" => "noop:"
"^^C" => "insertLineBreak:"
"^^Y" => "selectPreviousKeyView:" //ctrl+shift+tab (remember that tab is ^I(0x09) and shift got its name because it shifts one bit?) (i forgot the source sorry! maybe checkout "things every hacker once knew")
"^^?" => "deleteBackwardByDecomposingPreviousCharacter:"
"^+" => "selectNextKeyView:"
"^
" => "insertLineBreak:"
"^^M" => "insertLineBreak:"
"^'" => "insertSingleQuoteIgnoringSubstitution:"
"^"" => "insertDoubleQuoteIgnoringSubstitution:"
"^/" => "insertRightToLeftSlash:"
"^$U+F702" => "moveToLeftEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"
"^$U+F703" => "moveToRightEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"
"^a" => "moveToBeginningOfParagraph:"
"^A" => "moveToBeginningOfParagraphAndModifySelection:"
"^b" => "moveBackward:"
"^B" => "moveBackwardAndModifySelection:"
"^d" => "deleteForward:"
"^e" => "moveToEndOfParagraph:"
"^E" => "moveToEndOfParagraphAndModifySelection:"
"^f" => "moveForward:"
"^F" => "moveForwardAndModifySelection:"
"^h" => "deleteBackward:"
"^k" => "deleteToEndOfParagraph:"
"^l" => "centerSelectionInVisibleArea:"
"^n" => "moveDown:"
"^N" => "moveDownAndModifySelection:"
"^o" => [
0 => "insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:"
1 => "moveBackward:"
]
"^p" => "moveUp:"
"^P" => "moveUpAndModifySelection:"
"^t" => "transpose:"
"^v" => "pageDown:"
"^V" => "pageDownAndModifySelection:"
"^y" => "yank:"
"^U+F700" => "scrollPageUp:"
"^U+F701" => "scrollPageDown:"
"^U+F702" => "moveToLeftEndOfLine:"
"^U+F703" => "moveToRightEndOfLine:"
"~^C" => "insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:"
"~^H" => "deleteWordBackward:"
"~^[" => "complete:"
"~^?" => "deleteWordBackward:"
"~+" => "insertTabIgnoringFieldEditor:"
"~
" => "insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:"
"~^M" => "insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:"
"~^^?" => "deleteWordBackward:"
"~^b" => "moveWordBackward:"
"~^B" => "moveWordBackwardAndModifySelection:"
"~^f" => "moveWordForward:"
"~^F" => "moveWordForwardAndModifySelection:"
"~$U+F700" => "moveParagraphBackwardAndModifySelection:"
"~$U+F701" => "moveParagraphForwardAndModifySelection:"
"~$U+F702" => "moveWordLeftAndModifySelection:"
"~$U+F703" => "moveWordRightAndModifySelection:"
"~U+F700" => [
0 => "moveBackward:"
1 => "moveToBeginningOfParagraph:"
]
"~U+F701" => [
0 => "moveForward:"
1 => "moveToEndOfParagraph:"
]
"~U+F702" => "moveWordLeft:"
"~U+F703" => "moveWordRight:"
"~U+F704" => "noop:"
"~U+F705" => "noop:"
"~U+F706" => "noop:"
"~U+F707" => "noop:"
"~U+F708" => "noop:"
"~U+F709" => "noop:"
"~U+F70A" => "noop:"
"~U+F70B" => "noop:"
"~U+F70C" => "noop:"
"~U+F70D" => "noop:"
"~U+F70E" => "noop:"
"~U+F70F" => "noop:"
"~U+F710" => "noop:"
"~U+F711" => "noop:"
"~U+F712" => "noop:"
"~U+F713" => "noop:"
"~U+F714" => "noop:"
"~U+F715" => "noop:"
"~U+F716" => "noop:"
"~U+F717" => "noop:"
"~U+F718" => "noop:"
"~U+F719" => "noop:"
"~U+F71A" => "noop:"
"~U+F71B" => "noop:"
"~U+F71C" => "noop:"
"~U+F71D" => "noop:"
"~U+F71E" => "noop:"
"~U+F71F" => "noop:"
"~U+F720" => "noop:"
"~U+F721" => "noop:"
"~U+F722" => "noop:"
"~U+F723" => "noop:"
"~U+F724" => "noop:"
"~U+F725" => "noop:"
"~U+F726" => "noop:"
"~U+F727" => "noop:"
"~U+F728" => "deleteWordForward:"
"~U+F729" => "noop:"
"~U+F72A" => "noop:"
"~U+F72B" => "noop:"
"~U+F72C" => "pageUp:"
"~U+F72D" => "pageDown:"
"~U+F72E" => "noop:"
"~U+F72F" => "noop:"
"~U+F730" => "noop:"
"~U+F731" => "noop:"
"~U+F732" => "noop:"
"~U+F733" => "noop:"
"~U+F734" => "noop:"
"~U+F735" => "noop:"
"~U+F736" => "noop:"
"~U+F737" => "noop:"
"~U+F738" => "noop:"
"~U+F739" => "noop:"
"~U+F73A" => "noop:"
"~U+F73B" => "noop:"
"~U+F73C" => "noop:"
"~U+F73D" => "noop:"
"~U+F73E" => "noop:"
"~U+F73F" => "noop:"
"~U+F740" => "noop:"
"~U+F741" => "noop:"
"~U+F742" => "noop:"
"~U+F743" => "noop:"
"~U+F744" => "noop:"
"~U+F745" => "noop:"
"~U+F746" => "noop:"
"~U+F747" => "noop:"
"$U+F700" => "moveUpAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F701" => "moveDownAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F702" => "moveLeftAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F703" => "moveRightAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F729" => "moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F72B" => "moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F72C" => "pageUpAndModifySelection:"
"$U+F72D" => "pageDownAndModifySelection:"
"U+F700" => "moveUp:"
"U+F701" => "moveDown:"
"U+F702" => "moveLeft:"
"U+F703" => "moveRight:"
"U+F704" => "noop:"
"U+F705" => "noop:"
"U+F706" => "noop:"
"U+F707" => "noop:"
"U+F708" => "complete:"
"U+F709" => "noop:"
"U+F70A" => "noop:"
"U+F70B" => "noop:"
"U+F70C" => "noop:"
"U+F70D" => "noop:"
"U+F70E" => "noop:"
"U+F70F" => "noop:"
"U+F710" => "noop:"
"U+F711" => "noop:"
"U+F712" => "noop:"
"U+F713" => "noop:"
"U+F714" => "noop:"
"U+F715" => "noop:"
"U+F716" => "noop:"
"U+F717" => "noop:"
"U+F718" => "noop:"
"U+F719" => "noop:"
"U+F71A" => "noop:"
"U+F71B" => "noop:"
"U+F71C" => "noop:"
"U+F71D" => "noop:"
"U+F71E" => "noop:"
"U+F71F" => "noop:"
"U+F720" => "noop:"
"U+F721" => "noop:"
"U+F722" => "noop:"
"U+F723" => "noop:"
"U+F724" => "noop:"
"U+F725" => "noop:"
"U+F726" => "noop:"
"U+F727" => "noop:"
"U+F728" => "deleteForward:"
"U+F729" => "scrollToBeginningOfDocument:"
"U+F72A" => "noop:"
"U+F72B" => "scrollToEndOfDocument:"
"U+F72C" => "scrollPageUp:"
"U+F72D" => "scrollPageDown:"
"U+F72E" => "noop:"
"U+F72F" => "noop:"
"U+F730" => "noop:"
"U+F731" => "noop:"
"U+F732" => "noop:"
"U+F733" => "noop:"
"U+F734" => "noop:"
"U+F735" => "noop:"
"U+F736" => "noop:"
"U+F737" => "noop:"
"U+F738" => "noop:"
"U+F739" => "delete:"
"U+F73A" => "noop:"
"U+F73B" => "noop:"
"U+F73C" => "noop:"
"U+F73D" => "noop:"
"U+F73E" => "noop:"
"U+F73F" => "noop:"
"U+F740" => "noop:"
"U+F741" => "noop:"
"U+F742" => "noop:"
"U+F743" => "noop:"
"U+F744" => "noop:"
"U+F745" => "noop:"
"U+F746" => "noop:"
"U+F747" => "noop:"
}
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hym3242 commented Mar 13, 2024 •
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currently using

{
	"^~h" = "deleteWordBackward:";
	"^~d" = "deleteWordForward:";
	"^u" = "deleteToBeginningOfParagraph:";
	"^w" = "deleteWordBackward:";
	"~a" = "selectParagraph:";
	"^m" = "insertNewline:";
	"^j" = "insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:";
	"~v" = "pageUp:"; //inserts symbol if already at top in chrome
	"~V" = "pageUpAndModifySelection:";
	"~A" = "selectWord:";
	"~c" = (capitalizeWord:, moveWordForward:, moveWordBackward:);
	"~t" = "convertToTraditionalChinese:"; //a little unreliable
	"~s" = "convertToSimplifiedChinese:"; //a little unreliable
	"~h" = "deleteWordBackward:";
	"~d" = "deleteWordForward:";
	"~b" = "moveWordBackward:";
	"~B" = "moveWordBackwardAndModifySelection:";
	"~f" = "moveWordForward:";
	"~F" = "moveWordForwardAndModifySelection:";
	"^J" = "insertLineBreak:";
	"^~\UF701" = (selectParagraph:, setMark:, deleteToMark:, moveToEndOfParagraph:, moveRight:, setMark:, yank:, moveLeft:, selectToMark:);
	"^~\UF700" = (selectParagraph:, setMark:, deleteToMark:, moveLeft:, moveToBeginningOfParagraph:, yank:, moveLeft:, selectToMark:); //somehow bugged
	"~m" = (moveToBeginningOfParagraph:,moveWordRight:, moveWordLeft:);
	"^~n" = (moveForward:, moveToEndOfParagraph:);
	"^~m" = (moveToEndOfParagraph:, moveForward:);//, moveToBeginningOfParagraph:);
	"^~N" = "moveParagraphForwardAndModifySelection:";
	"^~p" = (moveBackward:, moveToBeginningOfParagraph:);
	"^~o" = (moveToBeginningOfParagraph:, moveBackward:);
	"^~P" = "moveParagraphBackwardAndModifySelection:";
//	"@/" = (moveToBeginningOfParagraph:, insertText:, "// ", moveToEndOfParagraph:);
	"^U" = "deleteToBeginningOfLine:"; //"uppercaseWord:";
	"^L" = "lowercaseWord:";
	"^~u" = (uppercaseWord:, moveWordForward:, moveWordBackward:); //does not work in chrome
	"^~l" = (lowercaseWord:, moveWordForward:, moveWordBackward:); //does not work in chrome
	"^~a" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; 
	"^~e" = "moveToEndOfLine:"; 
	"^~w" = (moveWordForward: ,moveWordForward:,moveWordBackward:); //vi
	"~w" = (moveWordForward: ,moveWordForward:,moveWordBackward:); //vi
	"~U" = "uppercaseWord:"; //does not work in chrome
	//"~l" = "centerSelectionInVisibleArea:"; //does not work in chrome...
	"^K" = "deleteToEndOfLine:";
	"~ " = "setMark:"; // works in chrome!
	"^x" = "swapWithMark:"; //works in chrome, but flaky, unreliable, the "Mark" sometimes jump to your current position randomly
	"^X" = "selectToMark:"; //does not work in chrome
	"^H" = "deleteBackwardByDecomposingPreviousCharacter:"; // works regardless of whether the unichar is combined or precomposed!(apple unicode team is insane!). Sadly does not work in chrome.(man f*ck chrome...)
	"^_" = "convertToHalfWidth:"; // affects punctrations, katakana, and alphanumerics. does not work in chrome.
	"^+" = "convertToFullWidth:"; // ibid. does not work in chrome.
	"^?" = "spotlight:"; //???
	"^>" = (insertText:, "\U2192"); // inserts "→"
	"^<" = (insertText:, "\U2190"); // inserts "←"
	"^/" = "searchInNoteList:"; // Notes.app
	"^[" = "superscript:"; // Does not work outside of Apple native
	"^]" = "subscript:"; // Does not work outside of Apple native
	"^-" = "strikethrough:"; // Does not work outside of Apple native
	"~\UF700" = "moveSelectedListItemUp:"; // Notes.app
	"~\UF701" = "moveSelectedListItemDown:"; // Notes.app
	"^$\UF700" = "scrollPageUp:"; // does not work in chrome... 
	"^$\UF701" = "scrollPageDown:"; // does not work in chrome... 
	"^\UF700" = "scrollLineUp:"; // works in chrome's textarea! 
	"^\UF701" = "scrollLineDown:"; // works in chrome's textarea!
//	"^t" = "transposeWords:"; // apple documentation has it, why doesn't it work?
//	"^T" = "transpose:";
	"^." = "quickLookPreviewItems:"; // you can use this to lookup word at current text insertion point! useful tip: use cmd+. to dismiss the lookup without using mouse/trackpad. does not work in chrome.


	//"~e" = (moveWordBackward: ,moveWordBackward:,moveWordForward:); //does not work. see below.
	//^~j is literal LF. works the same as "insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:". in wikipedia codemirror this is the only way to input newline without using return.
	//inserting line breaks does not create new paragraphs. Because "paragraphs" are seperated by NL, "lines" are seperated with U+2028 LINE SEPARATOR!
	//in chrome yank buffer is page specific(hooray!).
	//it seems only deletetobeginningofline/para & deletetoendofline/para push stuff to the yank buffer
	//opt+v/b/t/... stop working in some keylayout other than US english ABC, their keylayout take higher precedence. but ctrl+q with them work as expected! the opt+numbers, cmd+opt+stuff as defined in keylayout work very weirdly.
	//other notes on this text system: literal 0x12 FORM FEED ((ctrl+q) ctrl+opt+l)and literal 0x11 VERTICAL TAB ((ctrl+q) ctrl+opt+k) can have funny results.
}

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hym3242 commented Mar 13, 2024

don't forget defaults write -g NSRepeatCountBinding -string "^r" for emacs style numeric argument! (forgot the source!)

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hym3242 commented Mar 13, 2024

see also "Keyboard Viewer" in your input source menu bar icon.

see also Ukelele.

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hym3242 commented Mar 15, 2024 •
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Don't forget option+esc to complete! (show possible completions of words) superhelpful! (especially for language learners!) unfortunately does not work in chrome. or for other languages.
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hym3242 commented Mar 21, 2024 •
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The setMark: and swapWithMark: can be very useful, but the mark is a bit unstable, can sometimes unexpectedly change to your current cursor position. In some apps setMark also remembers selection.

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hym3242 commented Apr 4, 2024 •
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It seems we can know about the defaults write -g NSRepeatCountBinding -string "^r" trick by just disassembling the AppKit...
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hym3242 commented May 26, 2024 •
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The best thing about this DefaultKeyBinding.dict in context of AppKit, is that you can bind keys to any method you discover in the AppKit internal debug menu's "Record Actions" window!(Although I don't really know how it works) For example, in Notes.app you can bind a key to "searchInNoteList:" and it will move key focus to the search field!!!(just like cmd+opt+f)

About the AppKit internal debug menu: defaults write -g NS🐞 -bool true. It's worth mentioning that I discovered this entirely on my own... though I am far from the first. (But that did not spoil the fun!)

Also follow the main text view's responder chain, and statically search for some useful methods of those classes in your disassembler. Methods you discovered in "Record Actions" that belong to classes not in your responder chain will not be usable.

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hym3242 commented May 26, 2024 •
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Notes.app cont'd:

Don't forget the subscript: and superscript:!!! OH MY GOD IS MACOS FUN AS FUCK TO HACK

…and the "moveSelectedListItemUp:" and "moveSelectedListItemDown:"

…and even some crazy shit like show/hide the sidebar toggleFolderListHidden:, and exportNoteAsPDF:

(Man, isn't this the pinnacle of the idea of object-oriented?)

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hym3242 commented May 26, 2024 •
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Notes.app cont'd again:

You may also want to make use of Notes.app's URL scheme (CFBundleURLSchemes in app Info.plist). e.g. notes://showNote?identifier=9AFFFFFF-FAFF-CAFE-BABE-8FFFFF2FEEF to create clickable links to other notes!

see also: https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/aot272/get_url_of_note_copy_note_url_to_clipboard
see also: https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/using-the-built-in-notes-url-scheme/6071

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hym3242 commented Jun 17, 2024 •
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Notes cont'd again again:

See also defaults write com.apple.Notes alexandria -bool YES. It will enable the .notesarchive export feature. This feature is already visible on iPad version of Notes (at least on Apple Store demo machines)

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