Keyboard Shortcuts #
Breadpad is built around tapping the breadboard, so it deliberately keeps a small set of keyboard shortcuts. Most of these come from the standard document and text behaviors on macOS and iPadOS (with an external keyboard).
Key symbols #
- ⌘ Command · ⇧ Shift · ⌫ Delete · ⏎ Return · ⎋ Escape
Document (system standard) #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘N | New circuit |
| ⌘O | Open |
| ⌘S | Save |
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo |
| ⌘W | Close window |
Breadboard #
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ← ↑ → ↓ | Move the selected tie point / cursor |
| ⌫ | Delete the selected component (from its edit panel) |
| ⏎ | Run the simulation (from the oscilloscope) |
Component tools (resistor, capacitor, wire, …) are chosen by tapping the toolbox buttons — there are no single-key tool hotkeys. Zoom is done with the pinch gesture (or the on-screen zoom buttons), not a keyboard shortcut.
Calculator #
The built-in engineering calculator (available from any numeric value field) supports keyboard entry:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 0–9 . = + − * / | Digits and operators |
| ! | Negate (±) |
| ⌫ | Clear |
| ⏎ | Done |
| ⎋ | Cancel |
| ⌘S | x² |
| ⌘R | √x |
| ⌘E | 10ˣ |
| ⌘I | 1/x |
| ⌘P | π |
| ⌘N | e |
See also #
- Getting Started
- Gamepad Support — an alternative input method