React HtmlEditor - Keyboard Support

Users can use the following keys to interact with the UI component:

PC Mac Action
Ctrl + C ⌘ + C Copy
Ctrl + V ⌘ + V Paste
Ctrl + Z ⌘ + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y ⌘ + Y Redo
Ctrl + A ⌘ + A Select All
Ctrl + B ⌘ + B Bold
Ctrl + I ⌘ + I Italic
Enter Insert a line break (a new paragraph)
Tab Nest current list item (when in a list)
Increase indentation (when at the start of a paragraph)
Move the cursor to the next table cell
Shift + Tab Move the cursor to the previous table cell
Decrease indentation (when at the start of a paragraph)
↑ → ↓ ← Navigate through the table
Enter Move the cursor outside the table (when in the last row)
Esc Close active dialog
Enter Apply active dialog data

You can implement a custom handler for a key using the registerKeyHandler(key, handler) method.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import { HtmlEditor } from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • constructor(props) {
  • super(props);
  •  
  • this.htmlEditorRef = React.createRef();
  • }
  •  
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <HtmlEditor ref={this.htmlEditorRef} />
  • );
  • }
  •  
  • get htmlEditor() {
  • return this.htmlEditorRef.current.instance;
  • }
  •  
  • componentDidMount() {
  • this.htmlEditor.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
  • // The argument "e" contains information on the event
  • });
  • this.htmlEditor.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
  • // ...
  • });
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;
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