Reference: keyboard & commands
Reference · Core Studio 3.0 · CI · Verified 2026-09-01
Editing
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save As… |
| Ctrl+K S | Save All |
| F12 or Ctrl+Click | Go to definition |
| F1 | Command palette (“X++: …” commands) |
Build & deploy
| Keys / menu | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+B | Build Model… |
| File → Deploy | Build → DB Sync → iisreset pipeline (elevation-gated) |
| File → Create Deployable Package | LCS-layout zip with validation |
| File → Generate CI Pipeline… | Azure DevOps scaffold |
Commands (F1)
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| X++: New … | Scaffold objects (class/table extensions, CoC, event handlers) |
| X++: Build Model… | Background compile through xppc |
Panels
| Surface | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AOT explorer | Sidebar | Browsable from tier 1 of indexing |
| Global search | Sidebar | FTS5 over method sources, model-scoped |
| Source Control | Sidebar bottom | Local-only: status, stage, commit, branch, log |
| Problems | Bottom panel | Model diagnostics vs. collapsed Environment group |
| Build drawer | Bottom panel | Streaming compile output |
| Testing view | Activity bar | SysTest + .NET (dotnet test) providers |
| Status bar | Bottom | AOT index, LSP, toolchain, AOS segments — click for details |