Keyboard-driven
Most common keyboard shortcuts
Aceloop is keyboard-driven. These shortcuts cover the most common in-round actions. They all start with Alt, and you can move any of them in Settings, Keyboard.
| Shortcut | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alt + Enter | Solve | Reads the problem on screen and writes the full solution in Notes, or accepts the task being offered. |
| Alt + L | Start or stop listening | Hears the interviewer and you, and suggests what to say while you talk. |
| Alt + D | Debug | Finds and fixes the bug in your current code, using the problem and any error on screen. |
| Alt + O | Optimize | Improves your solution's time or space and explains what changed. |
| Alt + 1 to 9 | Take what the chat offers | Run an example, Explain in detail, Revise: each offer shows its key, usually Alt + 1. |
| Alt + Space | Suggest now | Draws the next lines in your editor right away instead of waiting for a pause. |
| Alt + C | Type in the chat | Keeps the keyboard in the chat box so you can type a question. |
| Alt + B | Open or close the tool window | The editor or whiteboard Aceloop is following, beside the chat. |
| Alt + drag | Move the overlay anywhere on screen | Hold Alt and drag with the mouse. |
| Alt + = / - | Adjust font and interface size | Changes the text and controls inside the window, not the outer footprint. |
| Alt + Shift + = / - | Resize the outer overlay window | Changes the window footprint without changing the interface-size level. |
| Alt + ← | Previous problem section | |
| Alt + → | Next problem section | |
| Alt + H | Show or hide Aceloop | Hides every Aceloop window, or brings them back where they were. |
| Alt + [ | Decrease overlay opacity | |
| Alt + ] | Increase overlay opacity | Use heavily: work through the overlay by tuning opacity in real time. |
| Alt + . | Keyboard settings | Move or remove any of 18 actions. Run an example has no key until you give it one. |
Dry run first
Practice on your platform first
Run a mock on whichever surface is hosting your interview before going live. Memory-read, hotkeys, and overlay tab-switching all want a dry run.
CS
CodeSignal
Timed assessments on the actual CodeSignal test runner.
app.codesignal.com/assessments/practice HHackerRank
Walk through the HackerRank test UI with a sample problem.
hackerrank.com/tests/sample </>CoderPad
Live-coding sandbox: same surface CoderPad interviews use.
app.coderpad.io/sandbox LCLeetCode
The classic problem set: practice in the actual LeetCode editor.
leetcode.com/problemsetWatch Alt + Enter in action.
One keystroke. Memory-read of the problem, draft answer, ready to speak.