Navigating Paned Windows
A paned window is a window that is split into two or more panes. The
Help browser and the File Manager are examples of applications that use paned
windows.
The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that you can use
to navigate windows with panes.
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F6
| Gives focus to the next pane. The system gives focus to the control
that last had focus in the pane.
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F8
| Gives focus to the first resize handle in the window. The resize handle
is displayed between the panes and enables you to resize the panes. Press F8 again to give focus to the next resize handle.
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When the resize handle has focus, you can use the keyboard shortcuts
that are listed in the following table to modify the paned window.
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Arrow keys
| Moves the resize handle by a small amount.
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Ctrl+Arrow keys
| Moves the resize handle by a large amount.
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Home
| Reduces the size of the pane to the left of the resize handle for vertical
panes, or above the resize handle for horizontal panes, to the minimum size
allowed.
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End
| Increases the size of the pane to the left of the resize handle for
vertical panes, or above the resize handle for horizontal panes, to the maximum
size allowed.
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Spacebar
| Sets the position of the resize handle and returns the focus to the
last control that had focus.
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Esc
| Resets the position of the resize handle to the original position and
returns the focus to the last control that had focus.
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