3.9 Customizing Your Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool to display the default keyboard shortcuts that you use to navigate the Java Desktop System. You can customize the default keyboard shortcuts to meet your requirements. You can also create hot keys. Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that start applications.

To start the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Desktop Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts. The Desktop shortcuts table lists the keyboard shortcut that is associated with each action.

3.9.1 To Customize Keyboard Shortcuts on a Solaris System

To customize a keyboard shortcut, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the action for which you want to customize the keyboard shortcut. The row is highlighted.

2. Click on the keyboard shortcut in the Shortcut column. The text “Type a new accelerator, or press Backspace to clear” is displayed in the Shortcut column.

3. Press the keys that you want to associate with the action. The new keyboard shortcut is displayed in the Shortcut column.

To disable a keyboard shortcut, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the action for which you want to disable the keyboard shortcut. The row is highlighted.

2. Click on the keyboard shortcut in the Shortcut column. The text “Type a new accelerator, or press Backspace to clear” is displayed in the Shortcut column.

3. Press Back Space. The keyboard shortcut is disabled.