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GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Accessibility Guide

To Navigate Drop-Down Combination Boxes

A drop-down combination box is a text box with a drop-down list box attached.

Figure 3–9 Sample Drop-Down Combination Box

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When the text box has focus, use the keyboard shortcuts that are listed in To Navigate Text Boxes to navigate the text box area. When the text box has focus, you can also use the keyboard shortcuts in the following table to navigate the drop-down list area.

Keys 

Function 

up arrow

Select the previous item from the drop-down list without displaying the list. 

down arrow

Select the next item from the drop-down list without displaying the list. 

Ctrl+ down arrow

Open the drop-down list. 

When the drop-down list has focus, you can use the keyboard shortcuts that are listed in the following table to navigate the drop-down list.

Keys 

Function 

up arrow

Select the previous list item. 

down arrow

Select the next list item. 

Home

Select the first item on the list. 

End

Select the last item on the list. 

Page Up

Select the item at the top of the current list view. 

Page Down

Select the item at the bottom of the current list view. 

spacebar

Accept the current selection and close the drop-down list. 

Ctrl+Page Up

Scroll to the left of the list, if required. 

Ctrl+Page Down

Scroll to the right of the list, if required.