Keyboard Shortcuts

This section provides the list of all keyborad shortcuts available in Gaim.

Table 2. Keyboard Shortcuts in Buddy List Window

ShortcutAction
Ctrl-A Open Account Editor
Ctrl-B Add Buddy
Ctrl-C Join Chat
Ctrl-D Sign Off
Ctrl-M New Instant Message
Ctrl-J Get User Info
Ctrl-P Open Preferences Dialog
Ctrl-Q Quit
F1 Show Help

The next table shows all shortcuts available in Conversation window. Shortcuts marked by * can be disabled in Preferences Dialog.

Table 3. Keyboard Shortcuts in Conversation Window

ShortcutAction
Esc Close Window *
Ctrl-W Close Window
PageUp Scroll Up
PageDown Scroll Down
Tab Nickname Completion in Chats
F2 Toggle Timestamp *
Enter Send Message *
Ctrl-Enter Send Message *
Ctrl-Up Previous in Send History
Ctrl-Down Next in Send History
Ctrl-B/I/S/U Bold/Italic/Strikethrough/Underline *
Ctrl-F Find in Conversation
Ctrl-L Clear Conversation
Ctrl-M New Instant Message
Ctrl-Z Minimize Window
Ctrl-<1-8> Insert Smiley
Ctrl-Shift-<1-8> Insert Smiley
Ctrl-- Smaller Font
Ctrl-+ Larger Font
Ctrl-PageUp Previous Tab
Ctrl-PageDown Next Tab
Ctrl-[ Previous Tab
Ctrl-] Next Tab
Ctrl-Tab Next Unread Message
Alt-<1-9> Choose Nth Tab.