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GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Accessibility Guide

Navigating Nautilus File Manager

The Nautilus file manager window contains several components and there are different keyboard shortcuts defined to navigate each component. The following graphic illustrates the name and location of each component.

Figure 3–2 Nautilus File Manager Window Components

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To Navigate the View Pane

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the list and icon views of the file manager view pane. To navigate the music view of the file manager view pane, see Navigating Standard Elements and Controls for information about how to navigate standard user interface controls.

Keys 

Function 

F6

Switch focus between the side pane and the view pane. 

arrow keys 

Select the next or previous file or folder in the direction of the arrow key. 

Tab

Select the next file or folder in the current order. 

Ctrl+ arrow keys

Give focus to the next or previous file or folder but do not select the item. 

Ctrl+ spacebar

Add the focused file or folder to the current selection. 

spacebar

Open the focused file or folder. 

A sequence of characters that matches the first n characters of a filename. 

In an icon view, select the first file or folder that starts with the specified sequence of characters. 

Ctrl+ F

In a list view, display a popup dialog where you can enter a sequence of characters that matches the first n characters of a filename. 

To Navigate the Side Pane

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the file manager side pane in general.

Keys 

Function 

F6

Switch focus between the side pane and the view pane. 

Shift+ F10

Open the side pane popup menu. 

Shift+Tab

Switch the focus from the tab contents to the tab name. 

arrow keys 

Give focus to the next or previous tab name, when a tab name has focus. 

spacebar

Display or hide the tab that has focus. The tab name remains in focus. 

Tab

Move the focus from the tab name to the tab contents. 

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the History tab in the side pane.

Keys 

Function 

arrow keys 

Give focus to the next or previous file or folder in the history list. 

spacebar

Open the file or folder that has focus in the history list. 

For information about how to navigate the Notes tab of the file manager side pane, see To Navigate Text Boxes for information about how to navigate multi-line text boxes.

For information about how to navigate the Tree tab of the file manager side pane, see To Navigate Trees.