The Actions menu contains commands that enable you to perform various tasks in the Java Desktop System. Table 3–2 describes the commands in the Actions menu.
Table 3–2 Actions Menu Commands
Menu Item |
Function |
---|---|
Run Application |
Opens the Run Application dialog. Use the Run Application dialog to run commands. For more information, see Using the Run Application Dialog. |
Find Files |
Starts the |
Open Recent |
Displays a submenu of the last ten files which you saved. |
Take Screenshot |
Takes a screenshot of the screen, and opens the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot. |
Lock Screen |
Locks your screen. |
Log Out |
Logs you out of the current session. |
You can access the Actions menu items from the following places:
Launch button
Menu Bar
The Run Application dialog gives you access to the command line. When you run a command in the Run Application dialog, you cannot receive output from the command.
To run a command from the command line, perform the following steps:
Display the Run Application dialog. You can display the Run Application dialog in any of the following ways:
From any panel
Add the Run button to a panel. Right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Run. Click on the Run button.
From the Launch button
Click Launch, then choose Run Application.
From the Menu Bar
Choose Actions -> Run Application.
Use shortcut keys
The default shortcut keys to display the Run Application
dialog are Super + R. You can change the
shortcut keys that display the Run Application dialog
in the Keyboard Shortcuts
preference tool.
From a menu item popup menu
Right-click on an item in a menu, then choose Put into run dialog from the popup menu. The Run Application dialog opens with the command from the menu in the command field.
Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the down arrow button beside the command field, then choose the command to run.
Alternatively, select the Show list of known applications option to display a list of available applications.
You can also use the Run with file button to
choose a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter emacs
as the command, then choose a file to edit.
Select the Run in terminal option to run the application or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or command that does not create a window in which to run.
Click on the Run button on the Run Application dialog.
You can take a screenshot in any of the following ways:
From any panel
Add the Screenshot button to a panel.
Right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Screenshot.
Click on the Screenshot button to take a screenshot of the entire screen.
Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
Use shortcut keys
To take a screenshot, use the following shortcut keys:
Default Shortcut Keys |
Function |
---|---|
Print Screen |
Takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot. |
Alt + Print Screen |
Takes a screenshot of the window to which the mouse points, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot. |
You can use the Keyboard Shortcuts
preference
tool to modify the default shortcut keys.
From Menu Bar
To take a screenshot of the entire screen, choose Actions -> Take Screenshot. A Save Screenshot dialog is displayed. To save the screenshot, select the Save screenshot to file option. Enter the path and filename for the screenshot in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to save the screenshot to another directory, click Browse. When you select a directory, click OK.
You can also save the screenshot to the desktop. To save the screenshot to the desktop, select the Save screenshot to desktop option.
Use a command
You can use the gnome-panel-screenshot command to take a screenshot. The gnome-panel-screenshot command takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
You can also use options on the gnome-panel-screenshot command as follows:
Option |
Function |
---|---|
--window |
Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot. |
--delay=seconds |
Takes a screenshot after the specified number of seconds, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot. |
--help |
Displays the options for the command. |