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diff --git a/trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml b/trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml deleted file mode 100644 index dcbee8c..0000000 --- a/trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1050 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- --> -<chapter id="basic-skills"> -<title>Basic Skills</title> - -<!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> -<anchor id="part1-1"/> -<anchor id="gosbasic-1"/> -<anchor id="gosbasic-46"/> <!-- was Using Windows --> - -<highlights> - <para>This chapter introduces you to the basic skills that you - need to work with the GNOME Desktop.</para> -</highlights> - -<section id="mouse-skills"> - <title>Mouse Skills</title> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-2"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>basic skills</primary> - <secondary>mouse skills</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>mouse</primary> - <secondary>basic skills</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <!-- Notes for future development of the mouse section - Contents list: - * buttons - * click, drag, etc - * what you actually do with those: the concept of focus, selection, etc. - basically, an introduction to the 'noun, verb' grammar of GUIs - * pointers - --> - - <para> - This section describes what the mouse buttons do, and what the different pointers mean. - </para> - - <para>A mouse is a pointing device that lets you move the mouse pointer on the screen. The mouse pointer is usually -a small arrow with which you point to objects on your screen. Pressing a mouse button will perform a particular -action on the object over which your mouse pointer is situated, depending on which button you press. - </para> - - <section id="mouse-conventions"> - <title>Mouse Button Conventions</title> - <titleabbrev>Buttons</titleabbrev> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosgetstarted-44"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>mouse</primary> - <secondary>button conventions</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>The instructions in this manual are for three buttoned, right handed mouse devices, the most common type. - If you use another type of mouse or pointing device, you should take care to locate the corresponding buttons on your mouse. If you use a left-handed mouse - see the paragraph on setting mouse orientation below. - </para> - - <note><para>If you set your mouse device to be left handed, you should reverse the mouse button - conventions used in this manual. This is normally also implied in most documentation and in many - applications.</para></note> - - <para>Some mice lack a middle button. If you have a two-button mouse device, - then your system may be configured to use <firstterm>chording</firstterm> to allow middle button simulation. If chording is activated, - you press the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously, to simulate the - the middle mouse button. A middle mouse button is by no means necessary to use GNOME.</para> - - <para>The mouse button conventions used in this manual are as - follows:</para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>Left mouse button</term> - <listitem><para>The button on the left side of a mouse device. This is the main mouse button, used for selecting, - activating, pressing buttons etc... When you are told to "click" it is implied that you should click with the left button, - unless specifically stated. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Middle mouse button</term> - <listitem><para>The middle button of a mouse device. On many mice with a scroll wheel, - the scroll wheel can be pushed down for a middle mouse - button click.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Right mouse button</term> - <listitem><para>The button on the right side of a mouse device. Often, this button displays - a context menu for the object under the pointer.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <para>Use <application>Mouse Preferences</application> to reverse the orientation of your mouse device. You will then need to reverse the mouse button conventions used in this manual and other GNOME documentation. - See <xref linkend="prefs-mouse"/> for more information about setting - your mouse preferences.</para> - - </section> - - <section id="mouse-actions"> - <title>Mouse Actions</title> - <titleabbrev>Actions</titleabbrev> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosgetstarted-45"/> - <anchor id="gosbasic-6"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>mouse</primary> - <secondary>action conventions</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>mouse</primary> - <secondary>action terminology</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>The following conventions are used in this manual to describe actions - that you take with the mouse: </para> - - <!-- convert to variablelist --> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.36*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="63.64*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Action</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Definition</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Click</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Press and release the left mouse button, - without moving the mouse.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Left-click</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Same as <emphasis>click</emphasis>. - The term 'left-click' is used where there might be - confusion with <emphasis>right-click</emphasis>.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Middle-click</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Press and release the middle mouse button, - without moving the mouse.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Right-click</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Press and release the right mouse button, - without moving the mouse.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Double-click</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Press and release the left mouse button twice - in rapid succession without moving the mouse. You - can configure the sensitivity to double-clicks by changing the - <emphasis>Double-click Timeout</emphasis> setting: - see <xref linkend="prefs-mouse"/> for more information.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Drag</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Press and do not release the - left mouse button, - and then move the mouse with the button still held down, - and finally release the button.</para> - - <para>Dragging with the mouse is used in many different contexts. - - - This moves an object around the screen with the mouse. The - object is <emphasis>dropped</emphasis> at the - location where the mouse button - is released. This action is also called - <emphasis>drag-and-drop</emphasis>. Clicking on an element of the interface to - move it is sometimes called a <emphasis>grab</emphasis>. Click and drag</para> - - <para>For example, you can change the position of a window by - dragging on its title bar, or move a file by dragging its icon - from one window and dropping it on another.</para> - - <para>The left - mouse buttons is usually used to perform drag actions, - although the middle mouse button is sometimes used for - an alternate drag action.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Click-and-hold</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Press and do not release the - left mouse button.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - - <indexterm> - <primary>mouse</primary> - <secondary>actions</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>You can perform the following actions with the mouse:</para> - - <!-- - Problem with the word 'action' here, since it's already used - to describe things like click, drag, etc. Suggestion: tasks? - --> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>Left mouse button</term> - <listitem> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Select text.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Select items.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Drag items.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Activate items.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Middle mouse button</term> - <listitem> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Paste text.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Move items.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Move windows to the back.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Right mouse button</term> - <listitem><para>Use the right mouse button to open a context menu for - an item, if a menu applies. For most items, you can also use the - <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo> - keyboard shortcut to open the context menu once the item has been - selected.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <para>For example, when viewing files in the file manager, you select - a file by clicking with the left mouse button and open a file by - double-clicking with the left mouse button. Clicking with the right - mouse button will bring up a context menu for that file.</para> - - <tip><para>In most applications, you can select text with your left - mouse button and paste it in another application using the middle - mouse button. This is called primary selection paste, and works - separately from your normal clipboard operations.</para></tip> - - <tip><para>To select more than one item, you can hold the - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key to select multiple items, or - hold the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to select a contiguous - range of items. You can also drag a <firstterm>bounding box</firstterm> - to select several items by starting the drag in the empty space around items - and dragging out a rectangle. - <!-- yeah, this is a rubbish explanation. --></para></tip> - - </section> - - <section id="mouse-pointers"> - <title>Mouse Pointers</title> - <titleabbrev>Pointers</titleabbrev> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-7"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>mouse</primary> - <secondary>pointers</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>pointers</primary> - <see>mouse pointers</see> - </indexterm> - - <para>As you use the mouse, the appearance of the mouse pointer can - change. The appearance of the pointer provides feedback about a - particular operation, location, or state.</para> - - <para>The following mouse pointers are shown as your mouse passes over - different elements of the screen:</para> - - <note><para>Your mouse pointers will differ from those shown here if you are using a different <link linkend="prefs-mouse">pointer theme</link>. Your distributor or vendor may have set a different default theme.</para></note> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/normal_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Normal pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Normal pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer appears during normal use of - the mouse.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/busy_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Busy pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Busy pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer appears over a window that is busy performing a task. You cannot use the mouse to give this window any input, but you can move to another window and work with that.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/resize_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Resize pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Resize pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that you can grab the control to - resize parts of the interface. This appears over the borders of windows - and over resize handles between panes in a window. The direction of the arrows - indicates in which direction you can resize.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/hyperlink_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Hand pointer</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Hand pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you hover over a - <glossterm>hypertext link</glossterm>, in a web page for example. - This pointer indicates that you can click on the link to load - a new document or perform an action.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/ibeam_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>I-beam pointer</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - I-beam pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer is shown when the mouse is over text that you can - select or edit. Click to place the cursor where you want to type text, or drag to select text.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <para>The following mouse pointers are shown when dragging an item such as a file, or a piece of text. - They indicate the result of releasing the mouse button to drop the - object being moved.</para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/move_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Move pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Move pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that when you drop the object, - the object is moved from - the old location to the new location.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Copy pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Copy pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that when you drop the object, - a copy of the object is - created where you drop it.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/link_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Symbolic link pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Symbolic link pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer - indicates that when you drop the object, a <firstterm>symbolic - link</firstterm> to the object is created where you drop the object. - A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file - or folder. For more on this, see <xref linkend="nautilus-symlink"/>.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Ask pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Ask pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer - indicates that when you drop the object, you will be given a choice of what to do. A menu will open to allow you to choose which operation you would like to perform. - For instance, you may be able to move, copy, or - create a symbolic link.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/not_available_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Not available pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Not available pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that you cannot - drop the object at the current location. Releasing the mouse button now will have no effect: the dragged object will be returned to its starting location.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/move_panel_object_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Move panel object pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Move panel object pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you drag a panel or a panel object - with the middle mouse button. - See <xref linkend="panels"/> for more information on panels.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" - fileref="figures/movewindow_pointer.png"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Move window pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </inlinemediaobject> - Move window pointer - </term> - <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you drag a window to move it. - See <xref linkend="windows-manipulating"/> for more information on moving windows.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - </section> -</section> - -<section id="keyboard-skills"> - <title>Keyboard Skills</title> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-51"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>basic skills</primary> - <secondary>keyboard skills</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>keyboard</primary> - <secondary>basic skills</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>For almost every task that you can perform with the mouse, you can use - the keyboard to perform the same task. <firstterm>Shortcut keys</firstterm> - are keys that provide you with a quick way to perform a task.</para> - - <para>You can use shortcut keys to perform general GNOME Desktop tasks and - to work with interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use - shortcut keys in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, use the - <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool. See - <xref linkend="prefs-keyboard-shortcuts"/> for more information about - configuring keyboard shortcuts.</para> - - <note><para>Many PC keyboards come with two special keys for the Windows operating system: a key with a Microsoft Windows™ logo and a key for accessing context menus.</para> - <para>In GNOME, the Windows key is often configured to - act as an additional modifier key, called the <firstterm>Super key</firstterm>. - The context menu key can be used to access the context menu of the selected - item, just as the <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo> - keyboard shortcut can.</para></note> - - <para>You can also modify the GNOME Desktop preferences to use keyboard - accessibility features. See <xref linkend="prefs-keyboard-a11y"/> for - more information about the keyboard accessibility features.</para> - - <para>The following sections describe the shortcut keys that you can use - throughout the desktop and applications.</para> - - <section id="shortcuts-global"> - <title>Global Shortcut Keys</title> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-62"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>shortcut keys</primary> - <secondary>global</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>Global shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to perform tasks - related to your desktop, rather than tasks on the currently selected window - or application. The following table lists some global shortcut keys:</para> - - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.33*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Shortcut Key</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Function</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Open the <guimenu>Applications Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> - dialog. See <xref linkend="tools-run-app"/> for more - information.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <keycap>Print Screen</keycap> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Take a screenshot of the entire desktop. See - <xref linkend="tools-screenshot"/> for more information.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Print Screen</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Take a screenshot of the currently focused window.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap> - <keycap>Arrow keys</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Switch to the workspace to the specified direction of the - current workspace. See <xref linkend="overview-workspaces"/> for - more information on working with multiple workspaces.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap> - <keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Minimize all windows and give focus to the desktop.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Switch between windows. A list of windows that you can - select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window. You - can press the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to cycle through the - windows in reverse order.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap> - <keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Switch the focus between the panels and the desktop. - A list of items that you can select is displayed. Release the - keys to select an item. You can press the <keycap>Shift</keycap> - key to cycle through the items in reverse order.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </section> - - <section id="shortcuts-window"> - <title>Window Shortcut Keys</title> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-58"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>shortcut keys</primary> - <secondary>window</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>Window shortcut keys allow you to use the keyboard to perform - tasks on the currently focused window. The following table lists - some window shortcut keys:</para> - - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.33*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Shortcut Key</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Function</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Switch between windows. A list of windows that you can - select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window. You - can press the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to cycle through the - windows in reverse order.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F4</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Close the currently focused window.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F5</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Unmaximize the current window, if it is maximized.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F7</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Move the currently focused window. After pressing this - shortcut, you can move the window using either the mouse or - the arrow keys. To finish the move, click the mouse or press - any key on the keyboard.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F8</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Resize the currently focused window. After pressing this - shortcut, you can resize the window using either the mouse or - the arrow keys. To finish the resize, click the mouse or press - any key on the keyboard.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F9</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Minimize the current window.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Maximize the current window.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>spacebar</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Open the window menu for the currently selected window. The - window menu allows you to perform actions on the window, such as - minimizing, moving between workspaces, and closing.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap> - <keycap>Arrow keys</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Move the current window to another workspace in the - specified direction. See <xref linkend="overview-workspaces"/> - for more information on working with multiple workspaces.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </section> - - <section id="shortcuts-apps"> - <title>Application Keys</title> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-59"/> - <anchor id="gosbasic-61"/> <!-- was Panel Shortcut Keys --> - - <indexterm> - <primary>shortcut keys</primary> - <secondary>application</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>Application shortcut keys enable you to perform application - tasks. You can use shortcut keys to perform application tasks more - quickly than if you use a mouse. The following table lists some - common application shortcut keys:</para> - - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="45.00*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="55.00*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Shortcut Key</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Action</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>N</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Create a new document or window.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>X</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Cut the selected text or region and place it on - the clipboard.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>C</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Copy the selected text or region onto the clipboard.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>V</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Paste the contents of the clipboard.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Undo the last action.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Save the current document to disk.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para><keycap>F1</keycap></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Load the online help document for the application.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - - <para>In addition to these shortcut keys, all applications support a set - of keys to navigate and work with the user interface. These keys allow - you to perform operations that you might normally perform with a mouse. - The following table describes some interface control keys:</para> - - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="45.00*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="55.00*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Keys</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Action</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Arrow keys or <keycap>Tab</keycap></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Move between controls in the interface or items - in a list.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycap>Enter</keycap> or <keycap>spacebar</keycap></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Activate or choose the selected item.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycap>F10</keycap></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Activate the left-most menu of the application window.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycombo> - <keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap> - </keycombo></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Activate the context menu for the selected item.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para><keycap>Esc</keycap></para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Close a menu without selecting a menu item, - or cancel a drag operation.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </section> - - <section id="shortcuts-access"> - <title>Access Keys</title> - - <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility --> - <anchor id="gosbasic-63"/> - - <indexterm> - <primary>access keys</primary> - </indexterm> - - <para>A <firstterm>menubar</firstterm> is a bar at the top of a window that - contains the menus for the application. An <firstterm>access key</firstterm> - is an underlined letter in a menubar, menu, or dialog that you can use to - perform an action. On a menubar, the access key for each menu is - underlined.</para> - - <para>To open a menu, hold the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key, then press the - access key. In the menu, the access key for each menu item is underlined. - To choose a menu item when a menu is displayed, you can simply press the - access key for the menu item.</para> - - <para>For example, to open a new window in the <application>Help</application> - application, press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> - to open the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu, then press <keycap>N</keycap> to - activate the <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> menu item.</para> - - <para>You can also use access keys to access elements in a dialog. In a dialog, - one letter in most dialog elements is underlined. To access a particular dialog - element, hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then press the access key.</para> - </section> -</section> - -</chapter> |