Pen Mode

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Prefix: Press «P» to enter pen mode

Exit: Press «Escape» to return to root bindings

Pen mode provides character-by-character drawing with keyboard navigation.

Mode Control

Operation	Binding	Description
Exit pen mode	«Escape»	Return to normal mode
Switch pen/eraser	«Ctrl+Shift+Tab»	Toggle between pen and eraser

Operation	Binding	Description
Insert or delete character	«Left-click» or «Return»	Place/remove character at cursor
Change character	«Right-click»	Change character at cursor position

Operation	Binding	Description
Move left	«Left» or «Ctrl+h»	Move cursor one character left
Move right	«Right» or «Ctrl+l»	Move cursor one character right
Move up	«Up» or «Ctrl+k»	Move cursor one character up
Move down	«Down» or «Ctrl+j»	Move cursor one character down
Move left (fast)	«Alt+h»	Move cursor multiple characters left
Move right (fast)	«Alt+l»	Move cursor multiple characters right
Move up (fast)	«Alt+k»	Move cursor multiple characters up
Move down (fast)	«Alt+j»	Move cursor multiple characters down

Operation	Binding	Description
Space	«Space»	Move according to direction setting
Left tab	«Shift+Tab»	Move to previous tab stop
Right tab	«Tab»	Move to next tab stop
Enter	«Shift+Return»	Move to beginning of next line
Toggle direction	«Ctrl+Tab»	Change auto-movement direction

Operation	Binding	Description
Delete forward	«Delete»	Delete character at cursor
Delete backward	«BackSpace»	Delete character before cursor and move back

Operation	Binding	Description
Next character set	«Ctrl+Return»	Switch to next character mapping
Previous character set	«Alt+Return»	Switch to previous character mapping
Toggle help location	«Ctrl+Shift+Return»	Change where character set help is displayed

Pen mode allows direct entry of alphanumeric and special characters. Simply type the character to place it at the cursor position.

Type «a» through «z» to insert lowercase letters.

Type «Shift+A» through «Shift+Z» to insert uppercase letters.

Type «0» through «9» to insert digits.

Operation	Binding	Description
Pen motion	«motion»	Track mouse position in pen mode