Every key Aloha understands, in one table: walking, reading, writing, finding, maps, the walk timer and the postcard.
On a computer you can do almost everything in Aloha from the keyboard. Single-letter keys work when you are not typing in a field; while a text field has focus, Esc leaves it. On a Mac ⌘ is Command; elsewhere use Ctrl. The phone gestures are in Walking and reading.
Walking
Key
What it does
WASD or arrow keys
Walk
Shift (hold)
Run
Click on the ground
Walk there
R
Wander to the nearest note you haven’t visited yet
At a house
Key
What it does
Space or E
Do what the hand offers: go into the house, jump into a portal, fish out a paper boat
Enter
Open the note you are standing at
⌘V
Attach a pasted picture, file or link to the note
Right-click
Open, Trail, Take along or Move
In the reader
Key
What it does
←→
Previous or next note in the same place
Esc
Close the note
Writing and building
Key
What it does
N
Write a new thought (where the pointer is, if there’s room)
Enter
Save the thought
Shift + Enter
New line in the thought
B
Build mode: thought, place, road
Enter or Space
While laying a trail: connect it to the note you’re standing at
Space or Enter
While carrying a note: put it down here
Finding and maps
Key
What it does
/ or ⌘K
Find places, notes and commands
L
The list of this place’s notes
M
The whole map
K
The minimap
↑↓, Enter
Move through a list and choose
Timer and postcard
Key
What it does
T
Walk timer, 5 to 60 minutes
P
The postcard of your town
Arrow keys, +−
In the postcard: move and zoom the frame
Enter
In the postcard: share
Closing things
Esc closes whatever is on top: a menu, the reader, the list, build mode, a trail or a carry you’ve started, the whole map. Press it again for the next layer.
For what all of these do in the world, read How it works.