In my point of view using shortcut cut keys are much faster then using mouse. So I always prefer to lead e more than cut keys for one software I used most of the time.
I am working with xcode since June 2008 and find lot of hidden keys by myself or from other tables les. so I want to list them down here and update this post when I come to know more (keep checking for updates !)
Here is the complete list of all advance level Shortcut's!
For shifting
- Alt-Snapshot-upTo alter between. M and. h file
- Shift-shift-D,When you want to open a file or a symbol definition that's in your project or in a framework.
- Shift-eExpand the editor view to full height of the window.
- Alt-align-left/alt-align-right,Navigate among open files back and forth.
- Press TabTo accept the current completion.
- EscapePresents a pop-up list from which you can select from all the available completions (I. e after dot press escape to list down a complete list ).
- Control-commaTo show the list of available completions,Control-PeriodTo insert the most likely completion, andControl-slash&Shift-control-slashTo move between place holder tokens.
- Semi-double clickOn a symbol to see the definition of a symbol.
- Option-double clickOn a symbol to see the documentation for that symbol-or-Right clickOn any word and select 'Find selected text in API reference 'to search the API for that word.
- CMD -/To automatically Insert "//" for comments.
- CTRL + left/rightArrow to do intra-word text navigation.
- Control-1List down all the project files.
- Control-2To access the popup list of functions/methods/Symbols in this file.
- Control-3List down all the include files
- Right clickOn a variable in your function and click Edit all in scope (best one ).
- Between-[and between-]To indent and unindent selected text. Makes cleaning up source codeMuchEasier.
- Double-clickOn the square brackets or parentheses to obtain bracket and parentheses matching.
- Control-shift-RTo show the Console
- Control-alt-align-RTo clear the log
- Control-align left/rightTo fold and unfold the function.
- Shift-objective-C, The class browser in xcode.
- Bytes-=,Jump to the next error in the list of build errors. display the multiple find panelShift-F.
- Objective-o, Jump to the project tab, to the build tabShift-BAnd to the debug tabShift-shift-y.
Also if you want to know each and every shortcut cut in xcode please check this link. Complete xcode keyboard shortcut cut list
Some useful links for xcode Tips/shortcuts:
Http://www.meandmark.com/xcodetips.html