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The Tracker - Shortcuts

The following tables describe how various keyboard operations are interpreted by the desktop, the Tracker and the mouse. Most applications in Zeta also have some keyboard shortcuts implemented.

Desktop Shortcuts

Keys: Description:
+ (hold)  

Brings up the Twitcher application.

Use + if is your shortcut key.

+   Cycles through the running applications in the current workspace.
+ +   Cycles through the running applications in the current workspace in reverse order.
+ Fn   Switches to workspace n (function keys to only).


Tracker Shortcuts

Keys:   Description:
+ , , double-click   Open the selected item.
+   Duplicate the selection.
+ double-click   Close the current folder before opening an item.
+ drag   Copy a selection to a new location rather then move it.
+   Close the parent folder
+   Open the selected item
+ +   Close the current folder and open its parent.
+ +   Close the current folder and open the item.
+   Open the Find panel.
+   Resize to fit.


List Control

Keys:   Description:
Click an item   Select the item.
Click and drag across one or more items   Select the items you drag across.
Type one or more letters   Selects the item that starts with that letter or letters, case-insensitive.
arrow   Select he next item in the direction of the arrow.
+ click or drag (release the mouse before releasing shift)   Select or deselect additional items.
+ letter   Select or deselect additional items.
+   Expand a folder, thread, menu, etc.
+   Collapse a folder, thread, menu etc.


or

  Activate the selected ithem(s).
+   Select all.
  Move to the next item.
+   Move to the previous item.


Focus and Control Shortcuts

Keys:   Description:
+   Change keyboard focus to the next item in a window or panel.
+   Force a jump to the next control, if inputting text.
  Activate the default button.
  Activate or toggle the current control (button, checkbox, etc.).


Application Shortcuts

Keys: Description:
  Close the full-screen window, or cancel current operation.
+   Open new application window.
+   Bring up a file panel to open a file.
+   Save your work in it's current file.
+ +   Bring up a file panel to save your work in a new file.
+   Undo last change.
+ +   Redo last undo.
+   Close the active window.
+   Print.
+ +   Open PageSetup prior to printing.
+   Quit the application.


Menu Mode

Keys: Description:
+   Go into "menu mode"; subsequent keystrokes are interpreted as trigger letters.
  In menu mode, the arrow keys navigate the menus.
  Exit menu mode.

 

 

 

 

 



 

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