Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
To access the Shortcuts preference tool, click Launch,
then choose Preferences -> Desktop Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts.
A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of
keys that provides an alternative to standard ways of performing an action.
Use the Shortcuts preference tool to display
the default keyboard shortcuts. You can customize the default keyboard shortcuts
to your requirements. In addition, you can also set shortcut key preferences
for multimedia functions.
You can also create hot keys on Solaris systems.
Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that start applications.
Table 7–30 lists the keyboard shortcut settings
that you can customize on Linux.
Table 7–30 Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences on Linux
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Dialog Element
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Description
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Text editing shortcuts
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Select
one of the following settings:
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Desktop shortcuts
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This
table lists actions and the shortcut keys that are associated with each action.
To change the shortcut keys for an action, click on the action
to select the action, then click on the shortcut for the action. Press the
keys that you want to associate with the action.
To disable the
shortcut keys for an action, click on the action to select the action, then
click on the shortcut for the action. Press Back Space.
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Table 7–31 lists the keyboard shortcut settings
that you can customize on Solaris.
Table 7–31 Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences on Solaris
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Dialog Element
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Description
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Text editing shortcuts
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Select
one of the following settings:
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Desktop shortcuts
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This
table lists actions and the shortcut keys that are associated with each action.
To change the shortcut keys for an action, click on the action
to select the action, then click on the shortcut for the action. Press the
keys that you want to associate with the action.
To disable the
shortcut keys for an action, click on the action to select the action, then
click on the shortcut for the action. Press Back Space.
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Custom Shortcuts
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To add a hot key,
perform the following steps:
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Click New. A Custom Binding dialog is displayed. Enter the command to associate with the hot
key in the New Command field. Alternatively, to browse
for the command, click on the Browse button. When you
have selected the command, click OK. The command is
added to the Custom Shortcuts section of the Desktop shortcuts table.
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Click in the Shortcut column of the
command in the Custom bindings section of the Desktop shortcuts table. Press the key or key combination that
you want to associate with the command.
To edit a hot key, select the hot key in the Custom Shortcuts section of the Desktop shortcuts
table, then click Edit. Edit the command in the Custom Binding dialog.
To remove a hot key, select
the hot key in the Custom Shortcuts section of the Desktop shortcuts table, then click Delete.
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Use the Multimedia Keys preference
tool to assign shortcut keys to an action.
Table 7–32 lists the shortcut key preferences
that you can set for multimedia functions.
Table 7–32 Multimedia Keys Preferences
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Dialog Element
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Description
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Multimedia keys table
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To add the shortcut keys for an action, click on the action to select the
action, then press the keys that you want to associate with the action.
To disable the shortcut keys for an action, click on the action to select
the action, then press Back Space.
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Use PCM volume instead of Master
volume
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Select this option if you want
to use Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) volume instead of Master volume.
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