Quick Reference

Keyboard Shortcuts & Voice Commands

Master Vocalinux with keyboard shortcuts and voice commands. Double-tap Ctrl to start dictating, then use voice commands to edit and format.

Quick Start

Ctrl+Ctrl

→Start/Stop Dictation

Dictation Controls

Ctrl+Ctrl

Toggle dictation on/off (double-tap)

Primary activation

Ctrl+Ctrl

Start/stop recording

Same as toggle

Voice Commands

"new line"

Insert a new line

Say this phrase

"new paragraph"

Insert a new paragraph

Say this phrase

"delete that"

Delete last phrase

Also: "scratch that"

"select all"

Select all text

Voice command

"copy this"

Copy selection

Voice command

"paste here"

Paste clipboard

Voice command

"undo"

Undo last action

Voice command

"redo"

Redo last action

Voice command

Tray Icon Actions

Left Click

Toggle dictation

On tray icon

Right Click

Open context menu

Settings, quit, etc.

Configuration

Config File

~/.config/vocalinux/config.yaml

Manual editing

Customizing Shortcuts

You can customize the activation shortcut in the settings panel or by editing the configuration file directly:

~/.config/vocalinux/config.yaml

Open Vocalinux and access Settings from the tray icon to change keyboard shortcuts through the GUI.

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