Keyboard shortcuts
Every key Nitpique answers to, in one table, and how to change them.
Nitpique ignores its keys while you type in a field. Keys it uses never reach the page; any other combination with Alt⌥ or Ctrl⌘ goes to the page as usual.
Change a key#
- Open Customize in the side panel and choose Keyboard shortcuts.
- Click a key, and press the one you want.
- Backspace puts the default back and Esc leaves it as it was; Reset all returns every key.
The single-key shortcuts below (the tools, units, pause, ruler origin, copy, pin and the stack keys) can be changed. A key can be a letter, a number, a symbol or Space, and one that another shortcut already has is refused with the reason, so two shortcuts never share a key. The colour picker's own keys (F, + and -) and the arrow, Enter, Esc and Alt+Shift⌥⇧ keys cannot be changed. The bar's tooltips show your keys, and a change applies at once on every tab where Nitpique is on. Only the keys you change are saved, in this browser.
Everywhere#
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt⌥+Shift⇧+M | Turn Nitpique on or off |
| 1 | Inspect |
| 2 | Rulers |
| 3 | Colour picker |
| E | Pixel edges |
| T | Text edges |
| X | X-Ray |
| G | Layout grid |
| B | Breakpoints |
| N | Pin a card for the element |
| S | Capture the selected element, or the visible page if nothing is selected |
| U | Cycle units |
| P | Pause or resume |
| O | Change the ruler origin |
| Enter | Select the hovered element |
| Space | Pin or unpin the hovered element |
| Shift⇧ | Hold to measure from the pin |
| C | Copy the value under the cursor |
| [+] | Step through stacked elements |
| Alt⌥+Shift⇧+↑ ↓ ← → | Parent, first child, previous or next sibling |
| Esc | Step back; at the end, turn off |
In the colour picker#
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| ++- | Zoom in or out |
| ←+→+↑+↓ | Move one device pixel (Shift: 10) |
| F | Next format (Shift: previous) |
| Enter | Copy the CSS colour (also C) |
| Shift⇧+Enter | Copy the rendered pixel |
With a guide selected#
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| ←+→+↑+↓ | Nudge the active guide 1px (Shift: 10px) |
| Delete | Remove the active guide |
| Ctrl⌘ | Hold while dragging to turn snapping off |
Questions
Do Nitpique's keys work while I type in a field?
No. Nitpique ignores its keys while you type in a field.
Which keys cannot be changed?
The colour picker's own keys (F, + and -) and the arrow, Enter, Esc and Alt+Shift keys.