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Run your task queue from the keyboard
Mellavi treats shortcuts as the primary workflow, not an accessory. Capture, navigate, order, focus, and finish work without repeatedly changing input modes.
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A workflow, not a shortcut collection
Keyboard-first design is useful only when the commands form a predictable system. In Mellavi, arrows follow the visual axes, task movement uses the same direction with a modifier, and actions return focus to a known place. You should not need to remember where the cursor disappeared.
Mouse controls mirror the same operations, but frequent work is designed to remain under your hands.
The compact daily loop
- CapturePress N to add a task to the active category. Press Shift+N when the work belongs in a new category.
- ChooseUse arrows to move through the visible spatial layout. The first task in each category is its current focus.
- OrderUse Cmd/Ctrl+Shift plus the task-axis arrow to move a task or contiguous selection.
- ExecutePress F to open the active category’s first task in a full-screen execution view.
- FinishPress Space to request completion. Mellavi confirms the action and keeps it undoable.
Core shortcut reference
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| N | Add a task to the active category |
| Shift + N | Add a category |
| Arrow keys | Navigate in the direction shown on screen |
| Space | Request completion for the current selection |
| F | Open or close execution mode |
| Shift + F | Show only the active category temporarily |
| E / Enter | Edit a task / open task details |
| Cmd/Ctrl + Z | Undo the last change |
| V | Transpose rows and columns |
| ? | Open the complete shortcut reference |
Why confirmations still belong in a fast interface
Speed should not turn an accidental keypress into lost work. Completion and deletion use compact confirmation steps, and state-changing operations participate in undo and redo. Mellavi optimizes the repeated path while keeping destructive intent explicit.
Try the interaction before committing
The Product act on the home page is a contained demonstration: N adds a sample task, Space advances the queue, and F previews focus mode. Leaving the act resets it, so experimentation never changes your actual task data.