Navigating Panels
A panel is an area from which you can run special programs, applications,
and panel applications. The most common panel is the panel that stretches the
full width of the bottom edge of the desktop. The following table lists
the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate panels and panel objects.
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
Gives
focus to a panel. This keyboard shortcut displays a pop-up window with icons
that represent the desktop background, panels, and drawers. Press and hold Ctrl+Alt and continue
to press Tab to switch the focus between the desktop background, panels, and
drawers. You can customize this keyboard shortcut. |
Tab |
Gives focus to the next object
on the panel. |
F10 |
Opens the Applications menu when the focus is on the
top panel. |
Spacebar |
Activates a panel object, for example, open a menu or start
a launcher. |
Shift+F10 |
Opens the panel object pop-up menu. |
Ctrl+F10 |
Opens the panel pop-up menu. |
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To Move a Panel Object
You can move a focused panel object to a different location on a
panel or drawer, or you can move the object to the next
panel.
- Press Tab to give focus to the object.
- Press Shift+F10 to open the panel object pop-up menu.
- Use the arrow keys to select the Move menu item.
- Use the keyboard shortcuts that are listed in the following table to perform
the move operation.
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Arrow keys |
Moves the object left and right on a horizontal
panel or up and down on a vertical panel. |
Shift+arrow keys |
Moves the object and
pushes any object that you encounter in front of the object. |
Ctrl+arrow keys |
Moves the
object and swap position with any objects that you encounter in the move. |
Tab |
Moves
the object to the next panel. |
Spacebar |
Completes the move operation. |
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Example 4-1 Geyes Examples
The following examples demonstrate the effect of different move operations on the objects
in a panel using the Geyes application.
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Shows a panel with three panel
objects before a move operation takes place. |
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Shows the effect of using the arrow
keys to move the Geyes panel application on the panel. You can
use the arrow keys to move the panel application left or right until
you meet the next panel object. |
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Shows the effect of using Shift+arrow keys to move
the Geyes panel application on the panel. You can use the Shift+arrow keys
to push the Volume Control and Help panel objects ahead of the object that you
are moving. |
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Shows the effect of using Ctrl+ arrow keys to move the Geyes
panel application on the panel. You can use Ctrl+arrow keys to swap position with
the Volume Control and Help panel objects as you meet the objects. |
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Navigating Drawers
A drawer is a collapsible extension of a panel. The following table lists
the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate into and out of
drawers. When you open a drawer, you can navigate the contents of the
drawer in the same way as you navigate a panel. See Navigating Panels
for information about how to navigate a panel.
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Spacebar |
Opens or close the drawer that
has focus. |
Arrow keys |
Navigates into the drawer that has focus. |
Esc |
Closes the drawer and
gives focus to the drawer object on the panel. |
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Navigating Menus on Panels
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate
menus on panels.
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spacebar |
Opens the menu that has focus. |
arrow keys |
Navigates the menu. |
spacebar |
Selects a
menu item. |
Shift+F10 |
Opens the pop-up menu associated with a menu item, if one
exists. |
Esc |
Closes a menu. |
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Navigating Panel Applications
A panel application is a small application that resides on a panel. You
can navigate to all panel applications and open the panel application pop-up menu
from the keyboard. However, if the panel application does not contain controls that
you can give focus to, you cannot navigate the controls in the panel
application. The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to
navigate panel applications.
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Spacebar |
Activates the panel application control that has focus, if
applicable. Not all panel applications contain controls that you can activate. If the panel
application does not contain a control that you can activate, the Spacebar does
nothing. |
Arrow keys |
Navigates the controls on the panel application. |
Shift+F10 |
Opens the panel application
pop-up menu. To navigate the menu, use the standard keyboard shortcuts for navigating
menus. See Navigating Menus for information about how to navigate menus. |
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