Web-based System Manager Keyboard Basics

Quick Beginnings

Web-based System Manager Keyboard Basics

You can perform many Web-based System Manager actions using key sequences, even though the helps always refer to mouse actions. To use a key sequence described in the form key1+key2, press and hold key1, then press key2.

Note: The keyboardFocusPolicy resource in your .Xdefaults file must be set to explicit so that you can set the input focus using key sequences. When using the keyboard, the focus area is emphasized. Generally, a focus area can be selected or serve as a drop site.

These key sequences are equivalent to mouse actions in Web-based System Manager:

Point	Tab (forward) or Shift+Tab (backward) to move between controls in a Web-based System Manager dialog or Properties Notebook. Use the arrow keys to move from object to object in a Web-based System Manager container. The focus area is emphasized.
Click or Select	Press the spacebar. The selected object appears with a white background outlined in black.
Double-Click	Press the spacebar, then press the Enter key.
Multiselect	Select an object, then use the arrow keys to point to another object and press Shift+spacebar. Continue until you have selected all the desired objects in the area. (You can select all by selecting Ctrl+A, and deselect all by entering Ctrl+Shift+A.)

Key mappings for Web-based System Manager interface
Key	Function
Spacebar	Selects object
Enter	Activates object
Shift+spacebar	Adds object to collection of selected objects
Tab	Moves the focus from current control to next control in a dialog or Properties Notebook
Shift+Tab	Moves the focus from current control to previous control in a dialog or Properties Notebook
Arrow keys	Moves the focus from object to object in a container
F10	Moves the pointer to or from the menu bar (to move from one menu to the next in the menu bar, use the arrow keys)

Key mappings for Web-based System Manager menu selections
Key	Function
Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+W	Close
Ctrl+Q	Exit
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+Shift+A	Deselect all
Ctrl+R	Reload (objects in the container)
Ctrl+N	Open new window
Ctrl+I	Switch icon size
Ctrl+L	Filter objects in the container
Ctrl+S	Sort objects in the container

Key mappings for managing the windows
Key	Function
Ctrl+Q	Close
Alt+Tab	Raises the next window in the stack and moves the input focus to that window
Alt+Shift+Tab	Raises the previous window in the stack and moves the input focus to that window
Alt+Esc	Raises the next window in the stack without changing the input focus
Alt+Shift+Esc	Raises the previous window in the stack without changing the input focus

Note: The Alt+key sequences work for AIX and Windows platforms; the sequences may not work for other platforms.