Merge pull request #7959 from microsoft/terminology-keybinding

Align keyboard shortcuts terminology

Author: ntrogh

docs/copilot/copilot-settings.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The team is continuously working on improving Copilot in VS Code and adding new
 
 * `setting(inlineChat.acceptedOrDiscardBeforeSave)`: Controls whether pending Inline Chat sessions in an editor prevent saving the file.
 * `setting(inlineChat.finishOnType)`: Whether to finish an Inline Chat session when typing outside of changed regions.
-* `setting(inlineChat.holdToSpeech)`: Whether holding the Inline Chat keybinding will automatically enable speech recognition.
+* `setting(inlineChat.holdToSpeech)`: Whether holding the Inline Chat keyboard shortcut will automatically enable speech recognition.
 * `setting(inlineChat.inlineChat.lineEmptyHint)` <i class="codicon codicon-beaker"></i>: Controls whether to show a hint for Inline Chat on an empty line.
 * `setting(inlineChat.mode)`: Configure if changes crafted with Inline Chat are applied directly to the document or are previewed first.
 * `setting(inlineChat.lineNaturalLanguageHint)` <i class="codicon codicon-beaker"></i>: Experimental suggestion that triggers Inline Chat as soon as a line mostly consists of words.

docs/copilot/getting-started.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ To get started with GitHub Copilot in VS Code, you don't have to do anything spe
 
     ![Screenshot of VS Code editor, showing Copilot giving multiple suggestions for `factorial` when hovering over it.](./images/getting-started/copilot-code-completion-multiple.png)
 
-    You can use the arrow controls or use the keybindings to show the next (`kb(editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext)`) or previous (`kb(editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious)`) suggestion.
+    You can use the arrow controls or use the keyboard shortcuts to show the next (`kb(editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext)`) or previous (`kb(editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious)`) suggestion.
 
 AI-powered code completions can help you with generating boilerplate or repetitive code, letting you stay in the developer flow and focus on more complex coding tasks.
 

docs/editor/accessibility.md

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ VS Code also has many preset keyboard shortcuts for commands.
 
 ![Key bindings for commands are displayed at the end of the command palette entry](images/accessibility/keyboard-shortcuts.png)
 
-You can also set your own keyboard shortcuts. **File** > **Preferences** > **Keyboard Shortcuts** (`kb(workbench.action.openGlobalKeybindings)`) opens the Keyboard Shortcuts editor, where you can discover and modify key bindings for VS Code actions. See [Key Bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md) for more details on customizing or adding your own keyboard shortcuts.
+You can also set your own keyboard shortcuts. **File** > **Preferences** > **Keyboard Shortcuts** (`kb(workbench.action.openGlobalKeybindings)`) opens the Keyboard Shortcuts editor, where you can discover and modify keyboard shortcuts for VS Code actions. See [Key Bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md) for more details on customizing or adding your own keyboard shortcuts.
 
 For quick navigation across the workbench, we recommend using **Focus Next Part** (`kb(workbench.action.focusNextPart)`) and **Focus Previous Part** (`kb(workbench.action.focusPreviousPart)`) commands.
 

docs/editor/codebasics.md

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Place the cursor in one corner and then hold `kbstyle(Shift+Alt)` while dragging
 > [!NOTE]
 > This changes to `kbstyle(Shift+Ctrl/Cmd)` when using `kbstyle(Ctrl/Cmd)` as [multi-cursor modifier](#multi-cursor-modifier).
 
-There are also default key bindings for column selection on macOS and Windows, but not on Linux.
+There are also default keyboard shortcuts for column selection on macOS and Windows, but not on Linux.
 
 Key|Command|Command ID
 ---|-------|----------
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ The Search Editor above was opened by selecting the **Open New Search Editor** b
 * `search.action.openInEditor` - Copy the current Search results into a new Search Editor.
 * `search.action.openNewEditorToSide` - Opens the Search Editor in a new window next to the window you currently have opened.
 
-There are two arguments that you can pass to the Search Editor commands (`search.action.openNewEditor`, `search.action.openNewEditorToSide`) to allow keybindings to configure how a new Search Editor should behave:
+There are two arguments that you can pass to the Search Editor commands (`search.action.openNewEditor`, `search.action.openNewEditorToSide`) to allow keyboard shortcuts to configure how a new Search Editor should behave:
 
 * `triggerSearch` - Whether a search be automatically run when a Search Editor is opened. Default is true.
 * `focusResults` - Whether to put focus in the results of a search or the query input. Default is true.
 
-For example, the following keybinding runs the search when the Search Editor is opened but leaves the focus in the search query control.
+For example, the following keyboard shortcut runs the search when the Search Editor is opened but leaves the focus in the search query control.
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ The `setting(search.searchEditor.reusePriorSearchConfiguration)` setting (defaul
 
 ## IntelliSense
 
-We'll always offer word completion, but for the rich [languages](/docs/languages/overview.md), such as JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Less, C# and TypeScript, we offer a true IntelliSense experience. If a language service knows possible completions, the IntelliSense suggestions will pop up as you type. You can always manually trigger it with `kb(editor.action.triggerSuggest)`.  By default, `kbstyle(Tab)` or `kbstyle(Enter)` are the accept keyboard triggers but you can also [customize these key bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md).
+We'll always offer word completion, but for the rich [languages](/docs/languages/overview.md), such as JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Less, C# and TypeScript, we offer a true IntelliSense experience. If a language service knows possible completions, the IntelliSense suggestions will pop up as you type. You can always manually trigger it with `kb(editor.action.triggerSuggest)`.  By default, `kbstyle(Tab)` or `kbstyle(Enter)` are the accept keyboard triggers but you can also [customize these keyboard shortcuts](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md).
 
 > [!TIP]
 >  The suggestions filtering supports CamelCase, so you can type the letters which are upper cased in a method name to limit the suggestions. For example, "cra" will quickly bring up "createApplication".
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ As in other editors, commands such as **Cut** and **Copy** apply to the whole wr
 
 ### How can I avoid placing extra cursors in word wrapped lines?
 
-If you'd like to ignore line wraps when adding cursors above or below your current selection, you can pass in `{ "logicalLine": true }` to `args` on the keybinding like this:
+If you'd like to ignore line wraps when adding cursors above or below your current selection, you can pass in `{ "logicalLine": true }` to `args` on the keyboard shortcut like this:
 
 ```json
 {

docs/editor/editingevolved.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Visual Studio Code has a high productivity code editor which, when combined with
 
 >**Tip:** You can open any file by its name when you type `kb(workbench.action.quickOpen)` (**Quick Open**).
 
-The Explorer is great for navigating between files when you are exploring a project. However, when you are working on a task, you will find yourself quickly jumping between the same set of files. VS Code provides two powerful commands to navigate in and across files with easy-to-use key bindings.
+The Explorer is great for navigating between files when you are exploring a project. However, when you are working on a task, you will find yourself quickly jumping between the same set of files. VS Code provides two powerful commands to navigate in and across files with easy-to-use keyboard shortcuts.
 
 Hold `kbstyle(Ctrl)` and press `kbstyle(Tab)` to view a list of all files open in an editor group. To open one of these files, use `kbstyle(Tab)` again to pick the file you want to navigate to, then release `kbstyle(Ctrl)` to open it.
 
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ Now that you know how the editor works, time to try a few other things...
 
 * [Intro Video - Code Editing](/docs/introvideos/codeediting.md) - Watch an introductory video on code editing features.
 * [User Interface](/docs/getstarted/userinterface.md) - In case you missed a basic orientation around VS Code.
-* [Key Bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md) - Learn how to modify key bindings to your preference.
+* [Key Bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md) - Learn how to modify keyboard shortcuts to your preference.
 * [Debugging](/docs/editor/debugging.md) - This is where VS Code really shines.
 
 ## Common questions
 
 ### How can I automatically select the second entry in Quick Open instead of the first?
 
-With the command `workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousEditor`, you can have the second entry automatically selected in Quick Open. This can be useful if you want to select the previous entry from the list without having to invoke another keybinding:
+With the command `workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousEditor`, you can have the second entry automatically selected in Quick Open. This can be useful if you want to select the previous entry from the list without having to invoke another keyboard shortcut:
 
 ```json
 [

docs/editor/extension-marketplace.md

@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ It's recommended that you contact the [Visual Studio Marketplace team](mailto:vs
 
 ### My extensions don't synchronize when connected to a remote window
 
-[Settings Sync](/docs/editor/settings-sync.md) lets you share your Visual Studio Code configurations such as settings, keybindings, and installed extensions across your machines so you are always working with your favorite setup.
+[Settings Sync](/docs/editor/settings-sync.md) lets you share your Visual Studio Code configurations such as settings, keyboard shortcuts, and installed extensions across your machines so you are always working with your favorite setup.
 
 VS Code does not synchronize your extensions to or from a [remote](/docs/remote/remote-overview.md) window, such as when you're connected to SSH, a development container (devcontainer), or WSL.
 

docs/editor/intellisense.md

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ VS Code IntelliSense offers different types of completions, including language s
 
 ## Customizing IntelliSense
 
-You can customize your IntelliSense experience in settings and key bindings.
+You can customize your IntelliSense experience in settings and keyboard shortcuts.
 
 ### Settings
 
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ When using the last option, `recentlyUsedByPrefix`, VS Code remembers which item
 
 By default, VS Code shows snippets and completion proposals in one widget. You can control the behavior with the `setting(editor.snippetSuggestions)` setting. To remove snippets from the suggestions widget, set the value to `"none"`. If you'd like to see snippets, you can specify the order relative to suggestions; at the top (`"top"`), at the bottom (`"bottom"`), or inline ordered alphabetically (`"inline"`). The default is `"inline"`.
 
-### Key bindings
+### Keyboard shortcuts
 
-The key bindings shown below are the default key bindings. You can change these in your `keybindings.json` file as described in [Key Bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md).
+The keyboard shortcuts shown below are the default keyboard shortcuts. You can change these in your `keybindings.json` file as described in [Key Bindings](/docs/getstarted/keybindings.md).
 
-> **Note:** There are many more key bindings relating to IntelliSense. Open the **Default Keyboard Shortcuts** (**File** > **Preferences** > **Keyboard Shortcuts**) and search for "suggest".
+> **Note:** There are many more keyboard shortcuts relating to IntelliSense. Open the **Default Keyboard Shortcuts** (**File** > **Preferences** > **Keyboard Shortcuts**) and search for "suggest".
 
 ```json
 [

docs/editor/profiles.md

@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ If the profile specified does not exist, a new empty profile with the given name
 
 ### Where are profiles kept?
 
-Profiles are stored under your User configurations similar to your user settings and keybindings.
+Profiles are stored under your User configurations similar to your user settings and keyboard shortcuts.
 
 * **Windows** `%APPDATA%\Code\User\profiles`
 * **macOS** `$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/profiles`

docs/editor/refactoring.md

@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ Optionally, you can partially apply the refactoring changes by deselecting some
 
 ![Screenshot of the Refactor Preview panel that shows how to partially apply changes by deselecting specific changes.](images/refactoring/refactor-preview-partial.png)
 
-## Keybindings for Code Actions
+## Keyboard shortcuts for Code Actions
 
-The `editor.action.codeAction` command lets you configure keybindings for specific Code Actions. This keybinding, for example, triggers the **Extract function** refactoring Code Actions:
+The `editor.action.codeAction` command lets you configure keyboard shortcuts for specific Code Actions. This keyboard shortcut, for example, triggers the **Extract function** refactoring Code Actions:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ The `editor.action.codeAction` command lets you configure keybindings for specif
 
 Code Action kinds are specified by extensions using the enhanced `CodeActionProvider` API. Kinds are hierarchical, so `"kind": "refactor"` shows all refactoring Code Actions, whereas `"kind": "refactor.extract.function"` only shows **Extract function** refactorings.
 
-Using the above keybinding, if only a single `"refactor.extract.function"` Code Action is available, it is automatically applied. If multiple **Extract function** Code Actions are available, VS Code brings up a context menu to select them:
+Using the above keyboard shortcut, if only a single `"refactor.extract.function"` Code Action is available, it is automatically applied. If multiple **Extract function** Code Actions are available, VS Code brings up a context menu to select them:
 
 ![Select Code Action context menu](images/refactoring/code-action-context-menu.png)
 
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ Valid values for `apply`:
 * `ifSingle` - (Default) Automatically apply the Code Action if only one is available. Otherwise, show the context menu.
 * `never` - Always show the Code Action context menu, even if only a single Code Action is available.
 
-When a Code Action keybinding is configured with `"preferred": true`, only preferred Quick Fixes and refactorings are shown. A preferred Quick Fix addresses the underlying error, while a preferred refactoring is the most common refactoring choice. For example, while multiple `refactor.extract.constant` refactorings might exist, each extracting to a different scope in the file, the preferred `refactor.extract.constant` refactoring is the one that extracts to a local variable.
+When a Code Action keyboard shortcut is configured with `"preferred": true`, only preferred Quick Fixes and refactorings are shown. A preferred Quick Fix addresses the underlying error, while a preferred refactoring is the most common refactoring choice. For example, while multiple `refactor.extract.constant` refactorings might exist, each extracting to a different scope in the file, the preferred `refactor.extract.constant` refactoring is the one that extracts to a local variable.
 
-This keybinding uses `"preferred": true` to create a refactoring that always tries to extract the selected source code to a constant in the local scope:
+This keyboard shortcut uses `"preferred": true` to create a refactoring that always tries to extract the selected source code to a constant in the local scope:
 
 ```json
 {

docs/editor/settings-sync.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MetaDescription: Synchronize your user settings across all your Visual Studio Co
 ---
 # Settings Sync
 
-Settings Sync lets you share your Visual Studio Code configurations such as settings, keybindings, and installed extensions across your machines so you are always working with your favorite setup.
+Settings Sync lets you share your Visual Studio Code configurations such as settings, keyboard shortcuts, and installed extensions across your machines so you are always working with your favorite setup.
 
 > **Note**: VS Code does not synchronize your extensions to or from a [remote](/docs/remote/remote-overview.md) window, such as when you're connected to SSH, a development container (devcontainer), or WSL.