text editing - How can I avoid using the cursor keys in Notepad++?

I've started programming after an 8 year break. I'm using Notepad++ and I like it, but taking my hand away from the main keyboard to the cursor keys to get around the file is really slowing me down.

What methods of file / sentence / character navigation are there that use keyboard shortcuts instead of cursor keys? I know there's a shortcut editor in Notepad++ - how do I assign a shortcut for the cursor keys to, say, Ctrl + J for right and Ctrl + F for left?

Answer

Go to

Settings -> Shortcut mapper -> Scintilla commands -> 33 SCI_CHARLEFT

and do the following:

1. Click Modify.


2. Check CTRL.


3. Select ,.


4. Click Add -> OK -> Close.

Now you can press the left arrow key or CTRL + ,.

You could also define CTRL + F for this, but that is the default shortcut for the search.

If you want to, you will have to disable the other shortcut in

Settings -> Shortcut mapper -> Main menu -> 46 Find...