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Help

Plugin alias: help

editor42.init({
plugins: 'help'
});

Provides a help dialog with tabbed content showing keyboard shortcuts, keyboard navigation instructions, a list of installed plugins, and the editor version. The dialog is extensible — plugins can register custom tabs via the API.

Options

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
help_tabsarrayunset (all built-in tabs: shortcuts, keyboardnav, plugins, versions)Array of tab names (strings) or custom tab spec objects controlling which tabs appear and their order. When unset, all default tabs are shown.

Commands

CommandDescription
editor42HelpOpens the help dialog.

Toolbar buttons

NameTypeDescription
helpButtonOpens the help dialog.
NameDescription
helpOpens the help dialog.

API

MethodDescription
addTab(spec)Registers a custom tab in the help dialog.

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Alt+0 — open the help dialog.