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.
</para></tip>
</section>
<section id="mouse-pointers">
<title>Puntatori del mouse</title>
<titleabbrev>Pointers</titleabbrev>
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<indexterm>
<primary>mouse</primary>
<secondary>puntatori</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>puntatori</primary>
<see>puntatori del mouse</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>
<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>
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.
<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>
<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>Uso della tastiera</title>
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<indexterm>
<primary>capacità di base</primary>
<secondary>uso della tastiera</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>tastiera</primary>
<secondary>capacità di base</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Per quasi tutte le operazioni eseguibili con il mouse si pu├▓ utilizzare anche la tastiera. Le <firstterm>scelte rapide</firstterm> sono combinazioni di tasti che permettono di eseguire velocemente una determinata operazione.</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 WindowsΓäó 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>
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<indexterm>
<primary>tasti scorciatoia</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>Funzione</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>Stampa schermo</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>
<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>
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<indexterm>
<primary>tasti scorciatoia</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>Comando</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>Comando</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>Tasti di accesso</title>
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<indexterm>
<primary>tasti di accesso</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>La <firstterm>barra dei menu</firstterm> é la barra situata nella parte superiore della finestra che contiene i menu dell'applicazione. Un <firstterm>tasto di accesso</firstterm> é una lettera sottolineata presente in una barra dei menu, in un menu o in una finestra di dialogo che permette di eseguire una determinata operazione. Nella barra dei menu, i tasti di accesso sono rappresentati dalle lettere sottolineate nei nomi dei menu.</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>