To Navigate the View Pane (GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Accessibility Guide)

GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Accessibility Guide

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.