Oracle® Solaris 11 Desktop Accessibility Guide

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Navigating Trees

A tree is a user interface control that contains sections that you can expand and collapse. A tree usually represents a hierarchical structure.

Figure 4-10  Sample Tree Structure

image:Categories tree from the gedit Preferences dialog. Contains three subcategories.

To navigate trees, you can use the same keyboard shortcuts that are listed in Navigating Lists. In addition, the following table lists the keyboard shortcuts you can use for the tree items.

Keys
Function
+ (plus)
Expands the focused item.
- (minus)
Collapses the focused item.
Back Spacebar
Selects the parent item.
Ctrl+F
Displays a search dialog. You can type the name of the tree items that you want to find.