Oracle® Solaris 11 Desktop Accessibility Guide

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Navigating Drop-Down Lists

A drop-down list is a control that you use to select one of several available items. The drop-down list contains a button that you use to display the available items.

Figure 4-6  Sample Drop-Down List

image:Sample drop-down list.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate a drop-down list.

Keys
Function
Spacebar
This key performs one of the following functions:
  • If the drop-down list is not open, this key opens the drop-down list.

  • If the drop-down list is open, this key accepts the current selection and closes the list.

Up arrow
Selects the previous list item.
Down arrow
Selects the next list item.
Esc
Closes the list without changing the selection.