Help Dialog (? Key)

XeFM includes a scrollable help dialog listing every key binding and usage tip. Press ? from anywhere in XeFM to open it — no special mode or prerequisite.

Usage

• ? — open the help dialog
• ↑/↓ — scroll line by line
• Page Up/Down — scroll by page
• Home/End — jump to top/bottom
• Escape or q — close

Content

The help is generated from your current key bindings, so it always reflects your configuration (including any customizations). It is organized into sections:

• Navigation — arrow keys, pane switching, directory navigation
• File Operations — selection (Space), bulk selection (A, Shift-A), copy (C), move (M), delete (K), rename (R), view (V), edit (E), details (I)
• Search & Sorting — search (F incremental, Shift-F filename, Shift-G content) and sort options (S, 1–4)
• View Options — hidden files (.), pane sync (O, Shift-O), layout
• Log Pane — resize (bracket keys) and scroll (Shift+Up/Down)
• General — help (?), quit (Q), cancel (ESC)
• Configuration — where config lives and tips for customizing it

Configuration

Help is bound to ? by default. Rebind the help action in KEY_BINDINGS to use a different key:

KEY_BINDINGS = {
    'help': ['?'],  # ? shows help
    # ... other bindings
}

About dialog

Separate from the help dialog, the About dialog shows XeFM’s logo, version number, and GitHub repository URL over an animated Matrix-style background (falling full-width green katakana). Open it from the menu bar in desktop mode:

• macOS: XeFM → About XeFM
• Other platforms: Help → About XeFM

Close it by pressing any key, clicking, or pressing ESC. The animation runs while the dialog is open and adapts to window resizing.