PhpStorm terminal shortcuts: switch tab, return to editor, etc. (Mac)

Question

On opening PhpStorm's Terminal Tool Window, I would expect to be able to run commands like Ctrl + Tab to switch terminal tabs, or Cmd + 1 to open the Project Tool Window, but my keyboard is stuck inside the Terminal.

Is there a way to release the keyboard from the Terminal so that I can return to regular commands? (Without using Option + F12 to hide the Terminal Tool Window.)

Answer 1

1. Switching between Terminal tabs can be done using the same shortcut as Editor tabs: Alt+Left/Right on Windows using Default keymap (on Mac it would be Cmd + Shift + [ and Cmd + Shift + ] (or whatever you have got there for Main Menu | Window | Editor Tabs | Select Next/Previous Tab -- you can verify/change it in your Preferences | Keymap)).

2. Project View tool window shortcut (Alt+1 on Windows or Cmd+1 on Mac) does not work indeed if used in Terminal.. but shortcuts for Favorites or Structure tool windows still work just fine.

   Therefore I may suggest to jump to Structure via Alt+7 (Cmd+7 on Mac) first and then just use Esc to get into Editor). P.S. See if recording macro with such sequence will work for you (you can assign custom shortcut to it).

Answer 2

I'd suggest simply adding another keyboard shortcut for accessing the terminal. E.g. ⌘0

F12 is the default shortcut for Mac and Linux OS.

This shortcut will toggle terminal focus. The default F12 shortcut for Mac (dunno about Windows) will not.

You may need to restart PhpStorm to hijack ⌘0 or whatever you choose.