Ctrl+Y Shortcut Setup - For In-Subtree Searches

Out of the box, VSCode assigns CTRL+y to redo. You'll need to free and remap this so you can use CTRL+y as an entry point for many commands rather than just a single command.

Step 1: Free "ctrl+y" from Being Tied to a Single Command

• Open command palette
• Type Preferences: Open keyboard shortcuts (JSON)

Add the following to the file:

  {
    "key": "ctrl+y",
    "command": "-chatEditor.action.acceptHunk",
    "when": "chatEdits.hasEditorModifications && editorFocus && !chatEdits.isRequestInProgress || chatEdits.hasEditorModifications && notebookCellListFocused && !chatEdits.isRequestInProgress"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y",
    "command": "-redo"
  }

Step 2: Assign New Shortcut for redo

The recommended shortcut for redo is CTRL+y + Y (the second time you press Y is without CTRL).

To set this up, add the following to your keyboard shortcuts (JSON) file (keybindings.json):

  {
    "key": "ctrl+y y",
    "command": "redo"
  }

This setup will leave CTRL+y available as an entry point for multiple commands.

CTRL+y is used as the entry point for Thorg in-subtree search commands. To remember this, think of the Y character representing the branching of a tree.

Pre-Req

• Free Ctrl+Y

Shortcuts Overview

Add the following to your keybindings.json:

  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+t",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.all"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+h",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.2-hours-ago"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+d",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.today"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+y",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.yesterday"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+w",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.1-week-ago"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+m",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.1-month-ago"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+y ctrl+e",
    "command": "thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.1-year-ago"
  },

Description of Shortcuts

• CTRL+y + CTRL+t:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.all for quick search across all notes in the current hierarchy.
  • To remember: Subtree, Thorg (All).

• CTRL+y + CTRL+h:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.2-hours-ago
  • Searches within subtree for notes visited in the last 2 hours.
  • To remember: Subtree, Hour.

• CTRL+y + CTRL+d:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.today
  • Searches within subtree for notes visited today.
  • To remember: Subtree, Day.

• CTRL+y + CTRL+y:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.yesterday
  • Searches within subtree for notes visited since yesterday.
  • To remember: Subtree, Yesterday.

• CTRL+y + CTRL+w:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.1-week-ago
  • Searches within subtree for notes visited in the last week.
  • To remember: Subtree, Week.

• CTRL+y + CTRL+m:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.1-month-ago
  • Searches within subtree for notes visited in the last month.
  • To remember: Subtree, Month.

• CTRL+y + CTRL+e:

  • Assigned to thorg.search.quick.in-subtree.visited-since.1-year-ago
  • Searches within subtree for notes visited in the last year.
  • To remember: Subtree, (Second letter of y)Ear (we used y for yesterday).

Notes

• These shortcuts mirror the ctrl+t shortcut pattern but scope searches to the current note's hierarchy.