Sun Management Center 3.5 Update 1 Supplement

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are keystroke combinations that activate a menu item from the keyboard even if the menu for that command is not currently displayed. Keyboard shortcuts usually consist of a modifier key and a character key, like Ctrl+Z, or a few special keys, such as F1 and Delete. Unlike mnemonics, keyboard shortcuts do not display menus. They perform the indicated actions directly.

Table 3–1 provides a list of the standard keyboard shortcuts that the Java Console supports.

Table 3–1 Common Java Console Navigation and Activation Keys


Keyboard Operation	Action
Tab	Navigates to the next focusable component
Shift+Tab	Navigates to the previous focusable component
Control+Tab	Navigates to the next focusable component. This works even if the component that previously had focus accepts tabs.
Left Arrow	Moves focus left one character or component
Right arrow	Moves focus right one character or component
Up arrow	Moves focus up one line or component
Down arrow	Moves focus down one line or component
Page Up	Moves up one pane of information
Page Down	Moves down one pane of information
Home	Moves to the beginning of the data; in a table, moves to the beginning of a row
End	Moves to the end of the data; in a table, moves to the last cell in a row
Return	Activates the default command button
Escape	Dismisses a menu or dialog box without changes; cancels a drag-and-drop operation in progress
Spacebar	Activates the component that has keyboard focus