OpenWindows User's Guide

Keyboard Equivalents

In some cases you can speed up command operations by using a sequence of keystrokes, called keyboard accelerators, that duplicate the operations of the mouse and menus, and of the pre-configured keyboard keys.

The following table lists several command operations and the keyboard equivalents for SPARC, x86, and PowerPC-based machines.

Note -

The Meta key is the <> key on SPARC keyboards and is obtained on x86 and PowerPC keyboards by pressing Ctrl-Alt.

To carry out a keyboard accelerator operation, press and hold the first key (Meta or Control-Alt together) and type the second key. For example, to cut selected text, press and hold the Meta key and press x on a SPARC sytem; on an x86 system, press and hold Control and Alt together and press x simultaneously.

Table 1-5 Keyboard Accelerators


Operation	Keyboard Equivalent	Action
Again	Meta - a	Repeats the previous operation
Copy	Meta - c	Copies the selection to the clipboard
Cut	Meta - x	Cuts the selection and puts it on the clipboard
Find	Meta - f	Finds the selection to the right of the caret
Help	Help or F1	Displays a help window with context-sensitive help for the object at the pointer location
New	Meta - n	Loads a new file
Open (File)	Meta - o	Opens a file (for example, if you've highlighted a file icon in File Manager)
Open (Window)	Meta - w	Opens an icon or closes a window to an icon
Paste	Meta - v	Copies the clipboard selection to the insertion point
Print	Meta - p	Sends the file to the printer (for example, if you've highlighted a file icon in File Manager)
Props	Meta - i	Displays the property window for th application at the pointer location
Redo	Shift-Meta - p	Undoes an Undo
Save	Meta - s	Save the current file
Stop	Stop or Esc	Stops the current operation
Undo	Meta - u	Undoes the previous operation

Note -

For instructions on remapping a SPARC or x86 keyboard, see the Solaris Advanced User's Guide.