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[GH-ISSUE #2838] [FR] Make essential editor shortcuts like CTRL+Arrow and HOME/END act as expected in Windows, or configurable #1232

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opened 2026-03-23 20:46:42 +00:00 by mirror · 5 comments

mirror commented

2026-03-23 20:46:42 +00:00

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Originally created by @jaggujajamensan on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/2838

Originally assigned to: @MayurSMahajan on GitHub.

Description

Windows has a standard way of handling editor shortcuts like ctrl+arrow and home/end, that is unified in almost every text editor out there, in Windows but also in browsers, and websites like GitHub's text editor. When typing even in this text-box I can use these shortcuts.

Expected behavior:
Home -> Start of current line
End -> End of current line
ctrl+left -> One word to the left
ctrl+right -> One word to the right

Actual behavior:
Home -> Nothing
End -> Nothing
ctrl+left -> Start of current line (what home normally does)
ctrl+right -> End of current line (what end normally does)

I can see why this change could be useful and preferred, but as AppFlowy is imagined as an alternative to Notion, something that seems to appeal to power-users, these keys should at least be configurable in the settings, so that people can choose to use the key-bindings they're used to.

Impact

This ends up being jarring to anyone used to editing text on Windows, who uses these shortcuts.

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Originally created by @jaggujajamensan on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/2838 Originally assigned to: @MayurSMahajan on GitHub. ### Description Windows has a standard way of handling editor shortcuts like ctrl+arrow and home/end, that is unified in almost every text editor out there, in Windows but also in browsers, and websites like GitHub's text editor. When typing even in this text-box I can use these shortcuts. **Expected behavior**: `Home` -> Start of current line `End` -> End of current line `ctrl`+`left` -> One word to the left `ctrl`+`right` -> One word to the right **Actual behavior:** `Home` -> Nothing `End` -> Nothing `ctrl`+`left` -> Start of current line (what `home` normally does) `ctrl`+`right` -> End of current line (what `end` normally does) I can see why this change could be useful and preferred, but as AppFlowy is imagined as an alternative to Notion, something that seems to appeal to power-users, these keys should at least be configurable in the settings, so that people can choose to use the key-bindings they're used to. ### Impact This ends up being jarring to anyone used to editing text on Windows, who uses these shortcuts. ### Additional Context _No response_

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2026-03-23 20:46:42 +00:00

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2026-03-23 20:46:43 +00:00

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@annieappflowy commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023):

Thanks @jaggujajamensan for the feedback. Much appreciated it.
We're enabling users to customize shortcuts. It is scheduled to release in v0.2.3 (the upcoming one)

@annieappflowy commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023): Thanks @jaggujajamensan for the feedback. Much appreciated it. We're enabling users to [customize shortcuts](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/pull/2112/files/59fa5e0ebc8c9e3600dd657eb498958106311316..8bfe4047b3dac20a0387736128d8b07f38c455d8). It is scheduled to release in v0.2.3 (the upcoming one)

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2026-03-23 20:46:44 +00:00

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@konradx commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023):

I would say that Home and End keys are universal way of navigating text on almost every platform and should be usable without customization... although customization in general is much appreciated :)

@konradx commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023): I would say that Home and End keys are universal way of navigating text on almost every platform and should be usable without customization... although customization in general is much appreciated :)

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2026-03-23 20:46:44 +00:00

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@annieappflowy commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023):

I would say that Home and End keys are universal way of navigating text on almost every platform and should be usable without customization... although customization in general is much appreciated :)

Thanks for your feedback. We're working on Home and End keys https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/2817
It's done actually. Will include the change in the upcoming release.

@annieappflowy commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023): > I would say that Home and End keys are universal way of navigating text on almost every platform and should be usable without customization... although customization in general is much appreciated :) Thanks for your feedback. We're working on Home and End keys https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/2817 It's done actually. Will include the change in the upcoming release.

mirror commented

2026-03-23 20:46:44 +00:00

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@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2023):

We have achieved the required functionality for Home and End keys, soon I will submit a PR that will update the ctrl+arrow keys.

@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2023): We have achieved the required functionality for Home and End keys, soon I will submit a PR that will update the ctrl+arrow keys.

mirror commented

2026-03-23 20:46:44 +00:00

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@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2023):

From release 0.2.7 onwards the expected behavior on windows and linux is supported.

@MayurSMahajan commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2023): From release 0.2.7 onwards the expected behavior on windows and linux is supported.

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