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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  2. <!-- -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- -->
  3. <chapter id="basic-skills">
  4. <title>Basic Skills</title>
  5.  
  6. <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  7. <anchor id="part1-1"/>
  8. <anchor id="gosbasic-1"/>
  9. <anchor id="gosbasic-46"/> <!-- was Using Windows -->
  10.  
  11. <highlights>
  12.   <para>This chapter introduces you to the basic skills that you
  13.   need to work with the GNOME Desktop.</para>
  14. </highlights>
  15.  
  16. <section id="mouse-skills">
  17.   <title>Mouse Skills</title>
  18.  
  19.   <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  20.   <anchor id="gosbasic-2"/>
  21.  
  22.   <indexterm>
  23.     <primary>basic skills</primary>
  24.     <secondary>mouse skills</secondary>
  25.   </indexterm>
  26.   <indexterm>
  27.     <primary>mouse</primary>
  28.     <secondary>basic skills</secondary>
  29.   </indexterm>
  30.   
  31.   <!-- Notes for future development of the mouse section
  32.   Contents list:
  33.   * buttons
  34.   * click, drag, etc
  35.   * what you actually do with those: the concept of focus, selection, etc. 
  36.     basically, an introduction to the 'noun, verb' grammar of GUIs
  37.   * pointers
  38.   -->
  39.  
  40.   <para>
  41.         This section describes what the mouse buttons do, and what the different pointers mean.
  42.   </para>
  43.  
  44.     <para>A mouse is a pointing device that lets you move the mouse pointer on the screen. The mouse pointer is usually
  45. a small arrow with which you point to objects on your screen. Pressing a mouse button will perform a particular
  46. action on the object over which your mouse pointer is situated, depending on which button you press.
  47.     </para>
  48.  
  49.   <section id="mouse-conventions">
  50.     <title>Mouse Button Conventions</title>
  51.     <titleabbrev>Buttons</titleabbrev>
  52.  
  53.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  54.     <anchor id="gosgetstarted-44"/>
  55.  
  56.     <indexterm>
  57.       <primary>mouse</primary>
  58.       <secondary>button conventions</secondary>
  59.     </indexterm>
  60.  
  61.     <para>The instructions in this manual are for three buttoned, right handed mouse devices, the most common type.
  62.         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
  63.         see the paragraph on setting mouse orientation below.
  64.     </para>
  65.  
  66.         <note><para>If you set your mouse device to be left handed, you should reverse the mouse button
  67.         conventions used in this manual. This is normally also implied in most documentation and in many
  68.         applications.</para></note>
  69.  
  70.     <para>Some mice lack a middle button. If you have a two-button mouse device,
  71.     then your system may be configured to use <firstterm>chording</firstterm> to allow middle button simulation. If chording is activated,
  72.     you press the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously, to simulate the 
  73.     the middle mouse button. A middle mouse button is by no means necessary to use GNOME.</para>
  74.  
  75.     <para>The mouse button conventions used in this manual are as
  76.     follows:</para>
  77.     <variablelist>
  78.       <varlistentry>
  79.         <term>Left mouse button</term>
  80.         <listitem><para>The button on the left side of a mouse device. This is the main mouse button, used for selecting,
  81.         activating, pressing buttons etc... When you are told to "click" it is implied that you should click with the left button,
  82.         unless specifically stated.
  83.         </para></listitem>
  84.       </varlistentry>
  85.       <varlistentry>
  86.         <term>Middle mouse button</term>
  87.         <listitem><para>The middle button of a mouse device.  On many mice with a scroll wheel,
  88.         the scroll wheel can be pushed down for a middle mouse
  89.         button click.</para></listitem>
  90.       </varlistentry>
  91.       <varlistentry>
  92.         <term>Right mouse button</term>
  93.         <listitem><para>The button on the right side of a mouse device. Often, this button displays
  94.         a context menu for the object under the pointer.</para></listitem>
  95.       </varlistentry>
  96.     </variablelist>
  97.  
  98.     <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.
  99.     See <xref linkend="prefs-mouse"/> for more information about setting
  100.     your mouse preferences.</para>
  101.  
  102.   </section>
  103.  
  104.   <section id="mouse-actions">
  105.     <title>Mouse Actions</title>
  106.     <titleabbrev>Actions</titleabbrev>
  107.  
  108.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  109.     <anchor id="gosgetstarted-45"/>
  110.     <anchor id="gosbasic-6"/>
  111.     
  112.     <indexterm>
  113.       <primary>mouse</primary>
  114.       <secondary>action conventions</secondary>
  115.     </indexterm>
  116.     <indexterm>
  117.       <primary>mouse</primary>
  118.       <secondary>action terminology</secondary>
  119.     </indexterm>
  120.     
  121.     <para>The following conventions are used in this manual to describe actions
  122.     that you take with the mouse: </para>
  123.     
  124.     <!-- convert to variablelist -->
  125.     <informaltable frame="topbot">
  126.       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
  127.         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.36*"/>
  128.         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
  129.         <thead>
  130.           <row rowsep="1">
  131.             <entry>
  132.               <para>Action</para>
  133.             </entry>
  134.             <entry>
  135.               <para>Definition</para>
  136.             </entry>
  137.           </row>
  138.         </thead>
  139.         <tbody>
  140.           <row>
  141.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  142.               <para>Click</para>
  143.             </entry>
  144.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  145.               <para>Press and release the left mouse button,
  146.               without moving the mouse.</para>
  147.             </entry>
  148.           </row>
  149.           <row>
  150.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  151.               <para>Left-click</para>
  152.             </entry>
  153.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  154.               <para>Same as <emphasis>click</emphasis>.
  155.               The term 'left-click' is used where there might be
  156.               confusion with <emphasis>right-click</emphasis>.</para>
  157.             </entry>
  158.           </row>
  159.           <row>
  160.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  161.               <para>Middle-click</para>
  162.             </entry>
  163.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  164.               <para>Press and release the middle mouse button,
  165.               without moving the mouse.</para>
  166.             </entry>
  167.           </row>
  168.           <row>
  169.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  170.               <para>Right-click</para>
  171.             </entry>
  172.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  173.               <para>Press and release the right mouse button,
  174.               without moving the mouse.</para>
  175.             </entry>
  176.           </row>
  177.           <row>
  178.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  179.               <para>Double-click</para>
  180.             </entry>
  181.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  182.               <para>Press and release the left mouse button twice
  183.               in rapid succession without moving the mouse.  You
  184.               can configure the sensitivity to double-clicks by changing the
  185.               <emphasis>Double-click Timeout</emphasis> setting: 
  186.               see <xref linkend="prefs-mouse"/> for more information.</para>
  187.             </entry>
  188.           </row>
  189.           <row>
  190.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  191.               <para>Drag</para>
  192.             </entry>
  193.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  194.               <para>Press and do not release the
  195.               left mouse button, 
  196.               and then move the mouse with the button still held down,
  197.               and finally release the button.</para>
  198.                             
  199.               <para>Dragging with the mouse is used in many different contexts.
  200.               
  201.               
  202.               This moves an object around the screen with the mouse. The 
  203.               object is <emphasis>dropped</emphasis> at the 
  204.               location where the mouse button 
  205.               is released. This action is also called 
  206.               <emphasis>drag-and-drop</emphasis>. Clicking on an element of the interface to
  207.               move it is sometimes called a <emphasis>grab</emphasis>. Click and drag</para>
  208.                             
  209.               <para>For example, you can change the position of a window by 
  210.               dragging on its title bar, or move a file by dragging its icon 
  211.               from one window and dropping it on another.</para>           
  212.               
  213.               <para>The left
  214.               mouse buttons is usually used to perform drag actions,
  215.               although the middle mouse button is sometimes used for
  216.               an alternate drag action.</para>
  217.             </entry>
  218.           </row>
  219.           <row>
  220.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  221.               <para>Click-and-hold</para>
  222.             </entry>
  223.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  224.               <para>Press and do not release the
  225.               left mouse button.</para>
  226.             </entry>
  227.           </row>
  228.         </tbody>
  229.       </tgroup>
  230.     </informaltable>
  231.     
  232.     <indexterm>
  233.       <primary>mouse</primary>
  234.       <secondary>actions</secondary>
  235.     </indexterm>
  236.  
  237.     <para>You can perform the following actions with the mouse:</para>
  238.     
  239.     <!--
  240.     Problem with the word 'action' here, since it's already used
  241.     to describe things like click, drag, etc. Suggestion: tasks?
  242.     -->
  243.  
  244.     <variablelist>
  245.       <varlistentry>
  246.         <term>Left mouse button</term>
  247.         <listitem>
  248.           <itemizedlist>
  249.             <listitem><para>Select text.</para></listitem>
  250.             <listitem><para>Select items.</para></listitem>
  251.             <listitem><para>Drag items.</para></listitem>
  252.             <listitem><para>Activate items.</para></listitem>
  253.           </itemizedlist>        
  254.         </listitem>
  255.       </varlistentry>
  256.       <varlistentry>
  257.         <term>Middle mouse button</term>
  258.         <listitem>
  259.           <itemizedlist>
  260.             <listitem><para>Paste text.</para></listitem>
  261.             <listitem><para>Move items.</para></listitem>
  262.             <listitem><para>Move windows to the back.</para></listitem>
  263.           </itemizedlist>
  264.         </listitem>
  265.       </varlistentry>
  266.       <varlistentry>
  267.         <term>Right mouse button</term>
  268.         <listitem><para>Use the right mouse button to open a context menu for
  269.         an item, if a menu applies.  For most items, you can also use the
  270.         <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo>
  271.         keyboard shortcut to open the context menu once the item has been
  272.         selected.</para></listitem>
  273.       </varlistentry>
  274.     </variablelist>
  275.  
  276.     <para>For example, when viewing files in the file manager, you select
  277.     a file by clicking with the left mouse button and open a file by
  278.     double-clicking with the left mouse button.  Clicking with the right
  279.     mouse button will bring up a context menu for that file.</para>
  280.  
  281.     <tip><para>In most applications, you can select text with your left
  282.     mouse button and paste it in another application using the middle
  283.     mouse button.  This is called primary selection paste, and works
  284.     separately from your normal clipboard operations.</para></tip>
  285.  
  286.     <tip><para>To select more than one item, you can hold the
  287.     <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key to select multiple items, or
  288.     hold the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to select a contiguous
  289.     range of items. You can also drag a <firstterm>bounding box</firstterm>
  290.     to select several items by starting the drag in the empty space around items
  291.     and dragging out a rectangle.
  292.     </para></tip>
  293.  
  294.   </section>
  295.  
  296.   <section id="mouse-pointers">
  297.     <title>Mouse Pointers</title>
  298.     <titleabbrev>Pointers</titleabbrev>
  299.  
  300.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  301.     <anchor id="gosbasic-7"/>
  302.  
  303.     <indexterm>
  304.       <primary>mouse</primary>
  305.       <secondary>pointers</secondary>
  306.     </indexterm>
  307.     <indexterm>
  308.       <primary>pointers</primary>
  309.       <see>mouse pointers</see>
  310.     </indexterm>
  311.  
  312.     <para>As you use the mouse, the appearance of the mouse pointer can
  313.     change. The appearance of the pointer provides feedback about a
  314.     particular operation, location, or state.</para>
  315.  
  316.    <para>The following mouse pointers are shown as your mouse passes over 
  317.    different elements of the screen:</para>
  318.    
  319.    <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>
  320.    
  321.    <variablelist>
  322.       <varlistentry>
  323.         <term>
  324.           <inlinemediaobject>
  325.             <imageobject>
  326.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/normal_pointer2.png"/>
  327.             </imageobject>
  328.             <textobject>
  329.               <phrase>Normal pointer.</phrase>
  330.             </textobject>
  331.           </inlinemediaobject>
  332.           Normal pointer
  333.         </term>
  334.         <listitem><para>This pointer appears during normal use of
  335.         the mouse.</para></listitem>
  336.       </varlistentry>
  337.       <varlistentry>
  338.         <term>
  339.           <inlinemediaobject>
  340.             <imageobject>
  341.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/busy_pointer2.png"/>
  342.             </imageobject>
  343.             <textobject>
  344.               <phrase>Busy pointer.</phrase>
  345.             </textobject>
  346.           </inlinemediaobject>
  347.           Busy pointer
  348.         </term>
  349.         <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>
  350.       </varlistentry>      
  351.       <varlistentry>
  352.         <term>
  353.           <inlinemediaobject>
  354.             <imageobject>
  355.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/resize_cursors.png"/>
  356.             </imageobject>
  357.             <textobject>
  358.               <phrase>Resize pointers.</phrase>
  359.             </textobject>
  360.           </inlinemediaobject>
  361.           Resize pointers
  362.         </term>
  363.         <listitem><para>These are the pointers that indicate that you can grab control to resize parts
  364.         of the interface.  They appear over the boarders of windows and over resize
  365.         handles between panes in a window.  The direction of the arrows indicates
  366.         in which direction you can resize.</para></listitem>
  367.       </varlistentry>
  368.       <varlistentry>
  369.         <term>
  370.           <inlinemediaobject>
  371.             <imageobject>
  372.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/hyperlink_pointer2.png"/>
  373.             </imageobject>
  374.             <textobject>
  375.               <phrase>Hand pointer</phrase>
  376.             </textobject>
  377.           </inlinemediaobject>
  378.           Hand pointer
  379.         </term>
  380.         <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you hover over a
  381.         <glossterm>hypertext link</glossterm>, in a web page for example.
  382.         This pointer indicates that you can click on the link to load
  383.         a new document or perform an action.</para></listitem>
  384.       </varlistentry>      
  385.       <varlistentry>
  386.         <term>
  387.           <inlinemediaobject>
  388.             <imageobject>
  389.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/ibeam_pointer2.png"/>
  390.             </imageobject>
  391.             <textobject>
  392.               <phrase>I-beam pointer</phrase>
  393.             </textobject>
  394.           </inlinemediaobject>
  395.           I-beam pointer
  396.         </term>
  397.         <listitem><para>This pointer is shown when the mouse is over text that you can
  398.         select or edit. Click to place the cursor where you want to type text, or drag to select text.</para></listitem>
  399.       </varlistentry>      
  400.     </variablelist>      
  401.       
  402.    <para>The following mouse pointers are shown when dragging an item such as a file, or a piece of text. 
  403.    They indicate the result of releasing the mouse button to drop the 
  404.    object being moved.</para>      
  405.       
  406.     <variablelist>      
  407.       <varlistentry>
  408.         <term>
  409.           <inlinemediaobject>
  410.             <imageobject>
  411.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/move_pointer.png"/>
  412.             </imageobject>
  413.             <textobject>
  414.               <phrase>Move pointer.</phrase>
  415.             </textobject>
  416.           </inlinemediaobject>
  417.           Move pointer
  418.         </term>
  419.         <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that when you drop the object,
  420.         the object is moved from
  421.         the old location to the new location.</para></listitem>
  422.       </varlistentry>
  423.       <varlistentry>
  424.         <term>
  425.           <inlinemediaobject>
  426.             <imageobject>
  427.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png"/>
  428.             </imageobject>
  429.             <textobject>
  430.               <phrase>Copy pointer.</phrase>
  431.             </textobject>
  432.           </inlinemediaobject>
  433.           Copy pointer
  434.         </term>
  435.         <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that when you drop the object, 
  436.         a copy of the object is
  437.         created where you drop it.</para></listitem>
  438.       </varlistentry>
  439.       <varlistentry>
  440.         <term>
  441.           <inlinemediaobject>
  442.             <imageobject>
  443.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/link_pointer.png"/>
  444.             </imageobject>
  445.             <textobject>
  446.               <phrase>Symbolic link pointer.</phrase>
  447.             </textobject>
  448.           </inlinemediaobject>
  449.           Symbolic link pointer
  450.         </term>
  451.         <listitem><para>This pointer 
  452.         indicates that when you drop the object, a <firstterm>symbolic
  453.         link</firstterm> to the object is created where you drop the object.
  454.         A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file
  455.         or folder. For more on this, see <xref linkend="nautilus-symlink"/>.</para></listitem>
  456.       </varlistentry>
  457.       <varlistentry>
  458.         <term>
  459.           <inlinemediaobject>
  460.             <imageobject>
  461.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png"/>
  462.             </imageobject>
  463.             <textobject>
  464.               <phrase>Ask pointer.</phrase>
  465.             </textobject>
  466.           </inlinemediaobject>
  467.           Ask pointer
  468.         </term>
  469.         <listitem><para>This pointer 
  470.         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.
  471.         For instance, you may be able to move, copy, or
  472.         create a symbolic link.</para></listitem>
  473.       </varlistentry>
  474.       <varlistentry>
  475.         <term>
  476.           <inlinemediaobject>
  477.             <imageobject>
  478.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/not_available_pointer.png"/>
  479.             </imageobject>
  480.             <textobject>
  481.               <phrase>Not available pointer.</phrase>
  482.             </textobject>
  483.           </inlinemediaobject>
  484.           Not available pointer
  485.         </term>
  486.         <listitem><para>This pointer indicates that you cannot 
  487.         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>
  488.       </varlistentry>
  489.       <varlistentry>
  490.         <term>
  491.           <inlinemediaobject>
  492.             <imageobject>
  493.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/fleur_pointer.png"/>
  494.             </imageobject>
  495.             <textobject>
  496.               <phrase>Move panel object pointer.</phrase>
  497.             </textobject>
  498.           </inlinemediaobject>
  499.           Move panel object pointer
  500.         </term>
  501.         <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you drag a panel or a panel object
  502.         with the middle mouse button.
  503.         See <xref linkend="panels"/> for more information on panels.</para></listitem>
  504.       </varlistentry>
  505.       <varlistentry>
  506.         <term>
  507.           <inlinemediaobject>
  508.             <imageobject>
  509.               <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="figures/fleur_pointer.png"/>
  510.             </imageobject>
  511.             <textobject>
  512.               <phrase>Move window pointer.</phrase>
  513.             </textobject>
  514.           </inlinemediaobject>
  515.           Move window pointer
  516.         </term>
  517.         <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you drag a window to move it.
  518.         See <xref linkend="windows-manipulating"/> for more information on moving windows.</para></listitem>
  519.       </varlistentry>
  520.  
  521.     </variablelist>
  522.   </section>
  523. </section>
  524.  
  525. <section id="keyboard-skills">
  526.   <title>Keyboard Skills</title>
  527.  
  528.   <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  529.   <anchor id="gosbasic-51"/>
  530.  
  531.   <indexterm>
  532.     <primary>basic skills</primary>
  533.     <secondary>keyboard skills</secondary>
  534.   </indexterm>
  535.   <indexterm>
  536.     <primary>keyboard</primary>
  537.     <secondary>basic skills</secondary>
  538.   </indexterm>
  539.  
  540.   <para>For almost every task that you can perform with the mouse, you can use
  541.   the keyboard to perform the same task.  <firstterm>Shortcut keys</firstterm>
  542.   are keys that provide you with a quick way to perform a task.</para>
  543.  
  544.   <para>You can use shortcut keys to perform general GNOME Desktop tasks and
  545.   to work with interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use
  546.   shortcut keys in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, use the
  547.   <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool.  See
  548.   <xref linkend="prefs-keyboard-shortcuts"/> for more information about
  549.   configuring keyboard shortcuts.</para>
  550.  
  551.   <note><para>Many PC keyboards come with two special keys for the Windows operating system: a key with a Microsoft Windows‚Ñ¢ logo and a key for accessing context menus.</para>
  552.   <para>In GNOME, the Windows key is often configured to
  553.   act as an additional modifier key, called the <firstterm>Super key</firstterm>.
  554.   The context menu key can be used to access the context menu of the selected
  555.   item, just as the <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo>
  556.   keyboard shortcut can.</para></note>
  557.  
  558.   <para>You can also modify the GNOME Desktop preferences to use keyboard
  559.   accessibility features.  See <xref linkend="prefs-keyboard-a11y"/> for
  560.   more information about the keyboard accessibility features.</para>
  561.  
  562.   <para>The following sections describe the shortcut keys that you can use
  563.   throughout the desktop and applications.</para>
  564.  
  565.   <section id="shortcuts-global">
  566.     <title>Global Shortcut Keys</title>
  567.  
  568.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  569.     <anchor id="gosbasic-62"/>
  570.  
  571.     <indexterm>
  572.       <primary>shortcut keys</primary>
  573.       <secondary>global</secondary>
  574.     </indexterm>
  575.  
  576.     <para>Global shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to perform tasks
  577.     related to your desktop, rather than tasks on the currently selected window
  578.     or application.  The following table lists some global shortcut keys:</para>
  579.  
  580.     <informaltable frame="topbot">
  581.       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
  582.         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/>
  583.         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.33*"/>
  584.         <thead>
  585.           <row rowsep="1">
  586.             <entry>
  587.               <para>Shortcut Key</para>
  588.             </entry>
  589.             <entry>
  590.               <para>Function</para>
  591.             </entry>
  592.           </row>
  593.         </thead>
  594.         <tbody>
  595.           <row>
  596.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  597.               <para><keycombo>
  598.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap>
  599.               </keycombo></para>
  600.             </entry>
  601.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  602.               <para>Open the <guimenu>Applications Menu</guimenu>.</para>
  603.             </entry>
  604.           </row>
  605.           <row>
  606.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  607.               <para><keycombo>
  608.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap>
  609.               </keycombo></para>
  610.             </entry>
  611.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  612.               <para>Display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel>
  613.               dialog.  See <xref linkend="tools-run-app"/> for more
  614.               information.</para>
  615.             </entry>
  616.           </row>
  617.           <row>
  618.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  619.               <para>
  620.                 <keycap>Print Screen</keycap>
  621.               </para>
  622.             </entry>
  623.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  624.               <para>Take a screenshot of the entire desktop.  See
  625.               <xref linkend="tools-screenshot"/> for more information.</para>
  626.             </entry>
  627.           </row>
  628.           <row>
  629.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  630.               <para><keycombo>
  631.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Print Screen</keycap>
  632.               </keycombo></para>
  633.             </entry>
  634.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  635.               <para>Take a screenshot of the currently focused window.</para>
  636.             </entry>
  637.           </row>
  638.           <row>
  639.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  640.               <para><keycombo>
  641.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap>
  642.                 <keycap>Arrow keys</keycap>
  643.               </keycombo></para>
  644.             </entry>
  645.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  646.               <para>Switch to the workspace to the specified direction of the
  647.               current workspace.  See <xref linkend="overview-workspaces"/> for
  648.               more information on working with multiple workspaces.</para>
  649.             </entry>
  650.           </row>
  651.           <row>
  652.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  653.               <para><keycombo>
  654.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap>
  655.                 <keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>
  656.               </para>
  657.             </entry>
  658.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  659.               <para>Minimize all windows and give focus to the desktop.</para>
  660.             </entry>
  661.           </row>
  662.           <row>
  663.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  664.               <para><keycombo>
  665.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap>
  666.               </keycombo></para>
  667.             </entry>
  668.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  669.               <para>Switch between windows.  A list of windows that you can
  670.               select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window.  You
  671.               can press the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to cycle through the
  672.               windows in reverse order.</para>
  673.             </entry>
  674.           </row>
  675.           <row>
  676.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  677.               <para><keycombo>
  678.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap>
  679.                 <keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>
  680.               </para>
  681.             </entry>
  682.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  683.               <para>Switch the focus between the panels and the desktop.
  684.               A list of items that you can select is displayed.  Release the
  685.               keys to select an item.  You can press the <keycap>Shift</keycap>
  686.               key to cycle through the items in reverse order.</para>
  687.             </entry>
  688.           </row>
  689.         </tbody>
  690.       </tgroup>
  691.     </informaltable>
  692.   </section>
  693.  
  694.   <section id="shortcuts-window">
  695.     <title>Window Shortcut Keys</title>
  696.  
  697.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  698.     <anchor id="gosbasic-58"/>
  699.  
  700.     <indexterm>
  701.       <primary>shortcut keys</primary>
  702.       <secondary>window</secondary>
  703.     </indexterm>
  704.  
  705.     <para>Window shortcut keys allow you to use the keyboard to perform
  706.     tasks on the currently focused window.  The following table lists
  707.     some window shortcut keys:</para>
  708.  
  709.     <informaltable frame="topbot">
  710.       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
  711.         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/>
  712.         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.33*"/>
  713.         <thead>
  714.           <row rowsep="1">
  715.             <entry>
  716.               <para>Shortcut Key</para>
  717.             </entry>
  718.             <entry>
  719.               <para>Function</para>
  720.             </entry>
  721.           </row>
  722.         </thead>
  723.         <tbody>
  724.           <row>
  725.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  726.               <para><keycombo>
  727.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap>
  728.               </keycombo></para>
  729.             </entry>
  730.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  731.               <para>Switch between windows.  A list of windows that you can
  732.               select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window.  You
  733.               can press the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to cycle through the
  734.               windows in reverse order.</para>
  735.             </entry>
  736.           </row>
  737.           <row>
  738.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  739.               <para><keycombo>
  740.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F4</keycap>
  741.               </keycombo></para>
  742.             </entry>
  743.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  744.               <para>Close the currently focused window.</para>
  745.             </entry>
  746.           </row>
  747.           <row>
  748.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  749.               <para><keycombo>
  750.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F5</keycap>
  751.               </keycombo></para>
  752.             </entry>
  753.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  754.               <para>Unmaximize the current window, if it is maximized.</para>
  755.             </entry>
  756.           </row>
  757.           <row>
  758.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  759.               <para><keycombo>
  760.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F7</keycap>
  761.               </keycombo></para>
  762.             </entry>
  763.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  764.               <para>Move the currently focused window.  After pressing this
  765.               shortcut, you can move the window using either the mouse or
  766.               the arrow keys.  To finish the move, click the mouse or press
  767.               any key on the keyboard.</para>
  768.             </entry>
  769.           </row>
  770.           <row>
  771.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  772.               <para><keycombo>
  773.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F8</keycap>
  774.               </keycombo></para>
  775.             </entry>
  776.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  777.               <para>Resize the currently focused window.  After pressing this
  778.               shortcut, you can resize the window using either the mouse or
  779.               the arrow keys.  To finish the resize, click the mouse or press
  780.               any key on the keyboard.</para>
  781.             </entry>
  782.           </row>
  783.           <row>
  784.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  785.               <para><keycombo>
  786.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F9</keycap>
  787.               </keycombo></para>
  788.             </entry>
  789.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  790.               <para>Minimize the current window.</para>
  791.             </entry>
  792.           </row>
  793.           <row>
  794.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  795.               <para><keycombo>
  796.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap>
  797.               </keycombo></para>
  798.             </entry>
  799.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  800.               <para>Maximize the current window.</para>
  801.             </entry>
  802.           </row>
  803.           <row>
  804.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  805.               <para><keycombo>
  806.                 <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>spacebar</keycap>
  807.               </keycombo></para>
  808.             </entry>
  809.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  810.               <para>Open the window menu for the currently selected window.  The
  811.               window menu allows you to perform actions on the window, such as
  812.               minimizing, moving between workspaces, and closing.</para>
  813.             </entry>
  814.           </row>
  815.           <row>
  816.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  817.               <para><keycombo>
  818.                 <keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap>
  819.                 <keycap>Arrow keys</keycap>
  820.               </keycombo></para>
  821.             </entry>
  822.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  823.               <para>Move the current window to another workspace in the
  824.               specified direction.  See <xref linkend="overview-workspaces"/>
  825.               for more information on working with multiple workspaces.</para>
  826.             </entry>
  827.           </row>
  828.         </tbody>
  829.       </tgroup>
  830.     </informaltable>
  831.   </section>
  832.  
  833.   <section id="shortcuts-apps">
  834.     <title>Application Keys</title>
  835.  
  836.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  837.     <anchor id="gosbasic-59"/>
  838.     <anchor id="gosbasic-61"/> <!-- was Panel Shortcut Keys -->
  839.  
  840.     <indexterm>
  841.       <primary>shortcut keys</primary>
  842.       <secondary>application</secondary>
  843.     </indexterm>
  844.  
  845.     <para>Application shortcut keys enable you to perform application
  846.     tasks. You can use shortcut keys to perform application tasks more
  847.     quickly than if you use a mouse. The following table lists some
  848.     common application shortcut keys:</para>
  849.  
  850.     <informaltable frame="topbot">
  851.       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
  852.         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="45.00*"/>
  853.         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="55.00*"/>
  854.         <thead>
  855.           <row rowsep="1">
  856.             <entry>
  857.               <para>Shortcut Key</para>
  858.             </entry>
  859.             <entry>
  860.               <para>Action</para>
  861.             </entry>
  862.           </row>
  863.         </thead>
  864.         <tbody>
  865.           <row>
  866.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  867.               <para><keycombo>
  868.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>N</keycap>
  869.               </keycombo></para>
  870.             </entry>
  871.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  872.               <para>Create a new document or window.</para>
  873.             </entry>
  874.           </row>
  875.           <row>
  876.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  877.               <para><keycombo>
  878.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>X</keycap>
  879.               </keycombo></para>
  880.             </entry>
  881.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  882.               <para>Cut the selected text or region and place it on
  883.               the clipboard.</para>
  884.             </entry>
  885.           </row>
  886.           <row>
  887.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  888.               <para><keycombo>
  889.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>C</keycap>
  890.               </keycombo></para>
  891.             </entry>
  892.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  893.               <para>Copy the selected text or region onto the clipboard.</para>
  894.             </entry>
  895.           </row>
  896.           <row>
  897.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  898.               <para><keycombo>
  899.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>V</keycap>
  900.               </keycombo></para>
  901.             </entry>
  902.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  903.               <para>Paste the contents of the clipboard.</para>
  904.             </entry>
  905.           </row>
  906.           <row>
  907.             <entry colname="colspec0">
  908.               <para><keycombo>
  909.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap>
  910.               </keycombo></para>
  911.             </entry>
  912.             <entry colname="colspec1">
  913.               <para>Undo the last action.</para>
  914.             </entry>
  915.           </row>
  916.           <row>
  917.             <entry colname="colspec0">
  918.               <para><keycombo>
  919.                 <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap>
  920.               </keycombo></para>
  921.             </entry>
  922.             <entry colname="colspec1">
  923.               <para>Save the current document to disk.</para>
  924.             </entry>
  925.           </row>
  926.           <row>
  927.             <entry colname="colspec0">
  928.               <para><keycap>F1</keycap></para>
  929.             </entry>
  930.             <entry colname="colspec1">
  931.               <para>Load the online help document for the application.</para>
  932.             </entry>
  933.           </row>
  934.         </tbody>
  935.       </tgroup>
  936.     </informaltable>
  937.  
  938.     <para>In addition to these shortcut keys, all applications support a set
  939.     of keys to navigate and work with the user interface.  These keys allow
  940.     you to perform operations that you might normally perform with a mouse.
  941.     The following table describes some interface control keys:</para>
  942.  
  943.     <informaltable frame="topbot">
  944.       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
  945.         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="45.00*"/>
  946.         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="55.00*"/>
  947.         <thead>
  948.           <row rowsep="1">
  949.             <entry>
  950.               <para>Keys</para>
  951.             </entry>
  952.             <entry>
  953.               <para>Action</para>
  954.             </entry>
  955.           </row>
  956.         </thead>
  957.         <tbody>
  958.           <row>
  959.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  960.               <para>Arrow keys or <keycap>Tab</keycap></para>
  961.             </entry>
  962.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  963.               <para>Move between controls in the interface or items
  964.               in a list.</para>
  965.             </entry>
  966.           </row>
  967.           <row>
  968.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  969.               <para><keycap>Enter</keycap> or <keycap>spacebar</keycap></para>
  970.             </entry>
  971.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  972.               <para>Activate or choose the selected item.</para>
  973.             </entry>
  974.           </row>
  975.           <row>
  976.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  977.               <para><keycap>F10</keycap></para>
  978.             </entry>
  979.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  980.               <para>Activate the left-most menu of the application window.</para>
  981.             </entry>
  982.           </row>
  983.           <row>
  984.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  985.               <para><keycombo>
  986.                 <keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap>
  987.               </keycombo></para>
  988.             </entry>
  989.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  990.               <para>Activate the context menu for the selected item.</para>
  991.             </entry>
  992.           </row>
  993.           <row>
  994.             <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
  995.               <para><keycap>Esc</keycap></para>
  996.             </entry>
  997.             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
  998.               <para>Close a menu without selecting a menu item,
  999.               or cancel a drag operation.</para>
  1000.             </entry>
  1001.           </row>
  1002.         </tbody>
  1003.       </tgroup>
  1004.     </informaltable>
  1005.   </section>
  1006.  
  1007.   <section id="shortcuts-access">
  1008.     <title>Access Keys</title>
  1009.  
  1010.     <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
  1011.     <anchor id="gosbasic-63"/>
  1012.  
  1013.     <indexterm>
  1014.       <primary>access keys</primary>
  1015.     </indexterm>
  1016.  
  1017.     <para>A <firstterm>menubar</firstterm> is a bar at the top of a window that
  1018.     contains the menus for the application.  An <firstterm>access key</firstterm>
  1019.     is an underlined letter in a menubar, menu, or dialog that you can use to
  1020.     perform an action.  On a menubar, the access key for each menu is
  1021.     underlined.</para>
  1022.  
  1023.     <para>To open a menu, hold the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key, then press the
  1024.     access key.  In the menu, the access key for each menu item is underlined.
  1025.     To choose a menu item when a menu is displayed, you can simply press the
  1026.     access key for the menu item.</para>
  1027.  
  1028.     <para>For example, to open a new window in the <application>Help</application>
  1029.     application, press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
  1030.     to open the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu, then press <keycap>N</keycap> to
  1031.     activate the <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> menu item.</para>
  1032.  
  1033.     <para>You can also use access keys to access elements in a dialog.  In a dialog,
  1034.     one letter in most dialog elements is underlined. To access a particular dialog
  1035.     element, hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then press the access key.</para>
  1036.   </section>
  1037. </section>
  1038.  
  1039. </chapter>
  1040.