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Ctrl+X as universal interact/activate key #212

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Summary

Extend Ctrl+X beyond checkbox toggling to serve as a universal "interact" key for block-specific actions in edit mode, since mouse clicks aren't available there.

Behavior

Ctrl+X on different block types:

  • Checklist: Toggle checkbox (current behavior, preserved)
  • Embed: Open the embedded note in the embed sheet modal
  • Definition: Jump to/highlight the definition (or open a preview)
  • Code block: Could copy code to clipboard or toggle language picker
  • Other block types: no-op or contextual action as features grow

Motivation

Edit mode disables mouse capture for native text selection. This means users can't click on interactive elements (embeds, checkboxes, etc). Ctrl+X already works for checkboxes — extending it as a general "activate the thing under my cursor" key gives edit mode feature parity with view mode's click interactions.

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