• Table of contents
• Shortcuts
  • Override built-in shortcuts
  • Creating new shortcuts

Shortcuts¶

Key	Description
ALT + 1-9	Switches window to selected number in Switchbar/Treebar order
ALT + Z	Closes current window
CTRL + W	Closes current window
ALT + F4	Closes application
PAGEDOWN	Scrolls messages down one page
PAGEUP	Scrolls messages up one page
CTRL + UP	Scrolls messages up one line
CTRL + DOWN	Scrolls messages down one line
CTRL + Mouse wheel up	Scrolls messages up one line
CTRL + Mouse wheel down	Scrolls messages down one line
CTRL + END	Scrolls messages to bottom
CTRL + HOME	Scrolls messages to top
CTRL + SPACE	Opens contextmenu in Editbox/Topicbox/script editor (Opens the Nicklist contextmenu if the selected text is a nick in the channel)
ALT + ENTER	Adds a newline in Editbox
ALT + UP	Scrolls up in Editbox message history, even if the current message is multiline
ALT + DOWN	Scrolls down in Editbox message history, even if the current message is multiline
SHIFT + Mouse wheel up/down	Scrolls through windows in Switchbar/Treebar order
TAB	Performes Tabcomplete on /commands, nicks, #channels, %variables and $identifiers
CTRL + J	Opens the Media Player playlist search
CTRL + copy text from text buffer	Copies the text and the color/font control codes
SHIFT + copy text from text buffer	Copies the text using a rectangle
SHIFT + starting AdiIRC	Bypasses any autoconnect servers and show the quick connect dialog
SHIFT + TAB	Cycles through Editbox, Searchbox, Nicklist and Topicbox
CTRL + D	Toggles window attachment (Can be used on any window including Options, Theme manager etc)
ALT + X	Toggles window maximized status
ALT + F1	Opens the help window
ALT + J	Opens the Channel Favorites
ALT + L	Opens the Channel List
ALT + R	Opens the Script Editor
ALT + O	Opens the options window
ALT + B	Opens the Address Book
ALT + D	Opens the Alias Editor
ALT + P	Opens the menu editor
ALT + N	Toggles Notify list
ALT + U	Toggles URL catcher list
ALT + K	Focuses the Toolbar Searchbox, if enabled.
CTRL + T	Opens new server window
CTRL + SHIFT + T	Re opens closed channel/private windows in last closed order. (Works per server connection)
CTRL + F	Opens text search
CTRL + SHIFT + F	Opens global text search
CTRL + L	Scrolls the unread line marker line into view
CTRL + SHIFT + L	Enable/disable the marker line in current window
CTRL + G	Hides/shows Treebar
CTRL + H	Cycles last highlighted windows
CTRL + S	Opens server list
CTRL + ALT + UP	Increases window opacity (transparency)
CTRL + ALT + DOWN	Decreases window opacity (transparency)
CTRL + Enter	Allows you to send a message starting with "/<command>" without executing the command
CTRL + SHIFT + R	Toggles sound on/off
CTRL + +	Increases text size in current window
CTRL + -	Decreases text size in current window
CTRL + 0	Resets text size in current window
CTRL + B	Inserts bold tag
CTRL + K	Inserts color tag
CTRL + SHIFT + K	Inserts alternative color tag
CTRL + I	Inserts italic tag
CTRL + U	Inserts underline tag
CTRL + O	Inserts stop all formatting tag
CTRL + R	Inserts reverse tag
CTRL + E	Inserts emoticon
Mousebutton 3	Cycles one window back (according to Switchbar/Treebar order)
Mousebutton 4	Cycles one window forward (according to Switchbar/Treebar order)
ALT + LEFT	Cycles one window back (according to Switchbar/Treebar order)
ALT + RIGHT	Cycles one window forward (according to Switchbar/Treebar order)
CTRL + ALT + LEFT	Cycles one window back (according to Switchbar/Treebar order) including minimized windows
CTRL + ALT + RIGHT	Cycles one window forward (according to Switchbar/Treebar order) including minimized windows
CTRL + TAB	Cycles through open window (in recent history order)
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB	Cycles through open windows backwards (in recent history order)
CTRL + N	Cycles through all open channel windows
CTRL + Q	Cycles through all open query windows
CTRL + M	Goto next unread window
CTRL + ALT + M	Goto next unread window with new normal messages/highlights only
SHIFT + Left MouseClick a tab in Switchbar/Treebar	Closes the window
CTRL + Left MouseClick a tab in Switchbar/Treebar	Minimizes the window
CTRL + Right MouseClick anywhere in the Treebar	Opens the Treebar menu
ESC	For channels/custom window it minimizes, for most dialogs it closes
F1	Shows the help window or the help file
F2	Toggles Monitor Panels on/off
F5	Reloads Logviewer/Theme Manger/Plugin Manager
F11	Toggle main window fullscreen
CTRL + E	Focus filter box in Options/Serverlist
CTRL + S	Save Options/Scripting Editor/Serverlist/Theme Manager
SHIFT + Clicking Connect/Connect in a new window button in the Serverlist	Opens the server in a new window without connecting.
SHIFT + UP	Move selected network up in the Serverlist (not Treebar, see Window Order).
SHIFT + DOWN	Move selected network down in the Serverlist (not Treebar, see Window Order).
SHIFT + Clicking the Titlebar minimize icon	Minimize AdiIRC to tray regardless of tray settings.
CTRL + Clicking the Titlebar minimize icon	Show the /lock dialog.
SHIFT + Right Clicking the Titlebar of a undocked window	Rolls the window up or down.
SHIFT + Clicking quick connect "log on" button	Connects in a new server window.
SHIFT + Clicking server history/favorites menu item	Connects in a new server window.
ALT + Left-click main window	Moves the main window when Titlebar is disabled.
CTRL + +	Increases the font size on current active window.
CTRL + -	Decreases the font size on current active window.
CTRL + 0	Resets font size on current active window.
CTRL + BREAK	Halts processing of scripting loops such as /while and /goto.

Override built-in shortcuts¶

As of 2.9 shortcuts can be changed in Options -> Shortcuts.

Starting with version 1.9.6, you can use the scripting event on KEYDOWN to override most of the built-in shortcuts.
Not all functions have a command, feel free to request one if you need it.

Can also be used to create new shortcuts.

Example

; Setup a keydown keyval for character 'r', you can retrieve the keyval value from the $keyval identifier.
on *:KEYDOWN:*:114:{

  ; Check if control key is pressed using bitwise comparison
  ; Control = 2
  ; Shift = 4
  ; Alt = 8
  if ($mouse.key & 2) {

    ; Echo the shortcuts was pressed
    echo -ag Ctrl + R was pressed

    ; Halt any AdiIRC shortcuts
    halt
  }
}

; Getting a keyval for a key.
on *:KEYDOWN:*:*:{ echo -ag keyval for $keychar is $keyval }

Creating new shortcuts¶

As of 2.9 new shortcuts can be added in Options -> Shortcuts.

New shortcuts can be created using the alias syntax and the F-keys.

F1-12 and any combination using alt/shift/control is allowed.

a - Alt.
s - Shift.
c - Control

Example

alias aF3 {
  echo -ag I pressed ALT + F3
}

alias sF3 {
  echo -ag I pressed SHIFT + F3
}

alias cF3 {
  echo -ag I pressed CTRL + F3
}

alias caF3 {
  echo -ag I pressed CTRL + ALT + F3
}

See also /globalkeys.