diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/editor.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/editor.cljs
index cc5f36b348..2e48ae41ab 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/editor.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/editor.cljs
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@
      (when config/mobile? (mobile-bar state id))
      (ui/ls-textarea
       {:id                id
+       :class             "mousetrap"
        :cacheMeasurements true
        :default-value     (or content "")
        :minRows           (if (state/enable-grammarly?) 2 1)
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs
index 6c666f5ec8..eee878234d 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@
 
      (when intro? (onboarding/intro))]))
 
-(rum/defc journals <
-  {:did-mount (fn [state]
-                (editor-handler/open-last-block! true)
-                state)}
+(rum/defc journals
   [latest-journals]
   [:div#journals
    (ui/infinite-list
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/page.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/page.cljs
index 3dfc5d2677..77ad1f56dd 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/page.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/page.cljs
@@ -224,15 +224,10 @@
              [:a {:href (rfe/href :page {:name name})}
               original-name]])] false)]])))
 
-(defonce last-route (atom :home))
 ;; A page is just a logical block
 (rum/defcs page < rum/reactive
   {:did-mount (fn [state]
                 (ui-handler/scroll-and-highlight! state)
-                ;; only when route changed
-                (when (not= @last-route (state/get-current-route))
-                  (editor-handler/open-last-block! false))
-                (reset! last-route (state/get-current-route))
                 state)
    :did-update (fn [state]
                  (ui-handler/scroll-and-highlight! state)
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/sidebar.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/sidebar.cljs
index a2c7167569..bf0b962275 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/sidebar.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/sidebar.cljs
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@
   {:did-mount (fn [state]
                 (keyboards/bind-shortcuts!)
                 state)}
-  (mixins/keyboards-mixin keyboards/keyboards)
   [state route-match main-content]
   (let [{:keys [open? close-fn open-fn]} state
         close-fn (fn []
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs b/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs
index 1f0770f9af..3367685e43 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs
@@ -110,22 +110,23 @@
 
 (defn toggle-between-page-and-file!
   [state e]
-  (let [current-route (state/get-current-route)]
-    (case current-route
-      :home
-      (redirect-to-file! (date/today))
+  (when-not (state/editing?)
+    (let [current-route (state/get-current-route)]
+      (case current-route
+        :home
+        (redirect-to-file! (date/today))
 
-      :all-journals
-      (redirect-to-file! (date/today))
+        :all-journals
+        (redirect-to-file! (date/today))
 
-      :page
-      (when-let [page-name (get-in (state/get-route-match) [:path-params :name])]
-        (redirect-to-file! page-name))
+        :page
+        (when-let [page-name (get-in (state/get-route-match) [:path-params :name])]
+          (redirect-to-file! page-name))
 
-      :file
-      (when-let [path (get-in (state/get-route-match) [:path-params :path])]
-        (when-let [page (db/get-file-page path)]
-          (redirect! {:to :page
-                      :path-params {:name page}})))
+        :file
+        (when-let [path (get-in (state/get-route-match) [:path-params :path])]
+          (when-let [page (db/get-file-page path)]
+            (redirect! {:to :page
+                        :path-params {:name page}})))
 
-      nil)))
+        nil))))
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/keyboards.cljs b/src/main/frontend/keyboards.cljs
index 31d672eb3e..105f7c8933 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/keyboards.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/keyboards.cljs
@@ -12,73 +12,9 @@
             ["mousetrap" :as mousetrap]
             [goog.object :as gobj]))
 
-;; KeyCodes.QUESTION_MARK
-
 ;; Credits to roamresearch
 
-;; Triggers
-;; Slash Autocomplete /
-;; Block Insert Autocomplete <
-;; Page reference Autocomplete [[]]
-;; Block Reference Autocomplete (())
-
-;; Key Commands (working with lists)
-;; Indent Block Tab
-;; Unindent Block Shift-Tab
-;; Create New Block Enter
-;; New Line in Block Shift-Enter
-;; Undo Ctrl-z
-;; Redo Ctrl-y
-;; Zoom In Alt-Right
-;; Zoom out Alt-left
-;; Follow link under cursor Ctrl-o
-;; Open link in Sidebar Ctrl-shift-o
-;; Select Block Above Shift-Up
-;; Select Block Below Shift-Down
-;; Select All Blocks Ctrl-Shift-a
-
-;; General
-;; Full Text Search
-;; Open Link in Sidebar
-;; Context Menu
-;; Jump to Journals
-
-;; Formatting
-;; Bold Ctrl-b
-;; Italics Ctrl-i
-;; Html Link Ctrl-k
-;; Highlight Ctrl-h
-
-;; Markdown
-;; Block
-
-(def keyboards
-  (->>
-   {"tab" (editor-handler/on-tab :right)
-    "shift+tab" (editor-handler/on-tab :left)
-    "ctrl+z" history-handler/undo!
-    "ctrl+y" history-handler/redo!
-    "ctrl+u" route-handler/go-to-search!
-    "alt+j" route-handler/go-to-journals!
-    (or (state/get-shortcut :editor/zoom-in)
-        (if util/mac? "alt+." "alt+right")) editor-handler/zoom-in!
-    (or (state/get-shortcut :editor/zoom-out)
-        (if util/mac? "alt+," "alt+left")) editor-handler/zoom-out!
-    "ctrl+enter" editor-handler/cycle-todo!
-    "ctrl+down" editor-handler/expand!
-    "ctrl+up" editor-handler/collapse!
-    "ctrl+o" editor-handler/follow-link-under-cursor!
-    "ctrl+shift+o" editor-handler/open-link-in-sidebar!
-    "ctrl+b" editor-handler/bold-format!
-    "ctrl+i" editor-handler/italics-format!
-    "ctrl+k" editor-handler/html-link-format!
-    "ctrl+h" editor-handler/highlight-format!
-    "ctrl+shift+a" editor-handler/select-all-blocks!
-    "alt+shift+up" (fn [state e] (editor-handler/move-up-down e true))
-    "alt+shift+down" (fn [state e] (editor-handler/move-up-down e false))}
-   (medley/map-keys util/->system-modifier)))
-
-(defn chord-aux
+(defn prevent-default-behavior
   [f]
   (fn [state e]
     (f state e)
@@ -86,20 +22,47 @@
     ;; and stop event from bubbling
     false))
 
+;; TODO: make the shortcuts configurable
 (defonce chords
-  {;; Toggle
+  {
    "t d" state/toggle-document-mode!
    "t t" state/toggle-theme!
    "t r" ui-handler/toggle-right-sidebar!
    "t e" state/toggle-new-block-shortcut!
-   "s" (chord-aux route-handler/toggle-between-page-and-file!)
-   "mod+s" (chord-aux editor-handler/save!)
-   "mod+c mod+s" (chord-aux search-handler/rebuild-indices!)
-   "mod+c mod+b" (chord-aux config-handler/toggle-ui-show-brackets!)})
+   "s" route-handler/toggle-between-page-and-file!
+   "tab" (editor-handler/on-tab :right)
+   "shift+tab" (editor-handler/on-tab :left)
+   "mod+z" [history-handler/undo! true]
+   "mod+y" [history-handler/redo! true]
+   "mod+u" [route-handler/go-to-search! true]
+   "alt+j" [route-handler/go-to-journals! true]
+   (or (state/get-shortcut :editor/zoom-in)
+       (if util/mac? "alt+." "alt+right")) [editor-handler/zoom-in! true]
+   (or (state/get-shortcut :editor/zoom-out)
+       (if util/mac? "alt+," "alt+left")) [editor-handler/zoom-out! true]
+   "mod+enter" [editor-handler/cycle-todo! true]
+   "mod+down" [editor-handler/expand! true]
+   "mod+up" [editor-handler/collapse! true]
+   "mod+shift+o" [editor-handler/open-link-in-sidebar! true]
+   "mod+b" [editor-handler/bold-format! true]
+   "mod+i" [editor-handler/italics-format! true]
+   "mod+k" [editor-handler/html-link-format! true]
+   "mod+h" [editor-handler/highlight-format! true]
+   "mod+shift+a" [editor-handler/select-all-blocks! true]
+   "alt+shift+up" [(fn [state e] (editor-handler/move-up-down e true)) true]
+   "alt+shift+down" [(fn [state e] (editor-handler/move-up-down e false)) true]
+   "mod+s" [editor-handler/save! true]
+   "mod+c mod+s" [search-handler/rebuild-indices! true]
+   "mod+c mod+b" [config-handler/toggle-ui-show-brackets! true]
+   "ctrl+o" [editor-handler/follow-link-under-cursor! true]})
 
 (defonce bind! (gobj/get mousetrap "bind"))
 
 (defn bind-shortcuts!
   []
   (doseq [[k f] chords]
-    (bind! k f)))
+    (let [[f prevent?] (if (coll? f)
+                         f
+                         [f false])
+          f (if prevent? (prevent-default-behavior f) f)]
+      (bind! k f))))
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/mixins.cljs b/src/main/frontend/mixins.cljs
index 5236c57b95..0bababacad 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/mixins.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/mixins.cljs
@@ -187,33 +187,6 @@
             (f))
           (dissoc state k)))})))
 
-(defn keyboards-mixin
-  ([m] (keyboards-mixin m (fn [_] true) js/window))
-  ([m enable-f] (keyboards-mixin m enable-f js/window))
-  ([m enable-f target]
-   (when (seq m)
-     (let [target-fn (if (fn? target) target (fn [_] target))]
-       {:did-mount
-        (fn [state]
-          (if (enable-f state)
-            (let [keyboards (doall
-                             (map
-                              (fn [[key f]]
-                                [key
-                                 (keyboard/install-shortcut! key
-                                                             (fn [e] (f state e))
-                                                             false
-                                                             (target-fn state))])
-                              m))]
-              (assoc state ::keyboards-listener keyboards))
-            state))
-        :will-unmount
-        (fn [state]
-          (when (enable-f state)
-            (doseq [[_k f] (get state ::keyboards-listener)]
-              (f)))
-          state)}))))
-
 ;; also, from https://github.com/tonsky/rum/blob/75174b9ea0cf4b7a761d9293929bd40c95d35f74/doc/useful-mixins.md