Command palette
One box that can run anything ADCode does. Type what you want rather than hunting a menu.
When you would want it
There are hundreds of commands and no menu can hold them all. If you can name it, you can run it.
Where to find it
- All Features → Command palette
- Open (command:palette.open)
- Keyboard → CmdOrCtrl+Shift+P
What you get out of it
- Every capability in ADCode is reachable without memorizing menus.
- The palette teaches shortcuts as you use it - muscle memory builds itself.
- Fuzzy matching forgives approximate naming.
How to use it, step by step
- Press Ctrl+Shift+P.
- Start typing what you want - 'format', 'branch', 'fold'...
- The matching commands appear with their keyboard shortcuts shown alongside.
- Press Enter to run, or take note of the shortcut and use keys next time.
Why this beats the usual way
Menus cap out; palettes scale. ADCode's palette indexes every command including ones from settings and language tooling, and prints each shortcut beside its name so discovery and learning happen in the same gesture.
Shortcut
CmdOrCtrl+Shift+P
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