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Oracle Solaris 11 Accessibility Guide for the GNOME Desktop     Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
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Preface

1.  Introduction to Accessibility

2.  Using Assistive Technologies

3.  Configuring the Mouse and Keyboard

4.  Using the Keyboard to Navigate the Desktop

Introduction to Keyboard Navigation

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Global Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigating the Desktop Background

Navigating Panels

To Move a Panel Object

Navigating Drawers

Navigating Menus on Panels

Navigating Panel Applications

Navigating Your Workspaces

Navigating Windows

Giving Focus to a Window

Controlling a Window

Moving a Window

Resizing a Window

Navigating Paned Windows

Navigating Applications

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Applications

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Dialogs

Navigating the File Manager

Navigating Folders

Navigating the Side Pane

Navigating HTML Content in Caret Navigation Mode

Navigating Standard Elements and Controls

Navigating Menus

Navigating Buttons

Navigating Radio Buttons

Navigating Check Boxes

Navigating Text Boxes

Navigating Spin Boxes

Navigating Drop-Down Lists

Navigating Drop-Down Combination Boxes

Navigating Sliders

Navigating Tabbed Sections

Navigating Lists

Navigating Trees

Customizing Your Keyboard Shortcuts

To Customize Keyboard Shortcuts

To Disable a Keyboard Shortcut

5.  Customizing the Appearance of the Desktop

6.  System Administration

Index

Navigating HTML Content in Caret Navigation Mode

Caret navigation is a mode of operation in an application that enables you to use the keyboard to select text. The following table describes how to navigate HTML content in caret navigation mode in the Oracle Solaris Desktop Help browser, Firefox web browser, Thunderbird mail application, and Evolution mail application.

Keys
Function
F7
Switches to caret navigation mode.
Left arrow
Moves one character to the left.
Right arrow
Moves one character to the right.
Up arrow
Moves up one line.
Down arrow
Moves down one line.
Ctrl+left arrow
Moves to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+right arrow
Moves to the end of the next word.
Page Up
Scrolls up one page of content.
Page Down
Scrolls down one page of content.
Home
Moves to the beginning of the current frame.
End
Moves to the end of the current frame.
Shift+any of the keys listed above
Moves from the current position to the destination position and selects all text between the two positions.
Tab
Moves focus to the next focusable control.
Shift+Tab
Moves focus to the previous focusable control.
Enter
Activates a button or submits a form.