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<chapter id="accelerator"><title>Accelerator Keys in the GUI</title>
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<para>You can avoid using a mouse for navigating the EVMS GUI by
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using a series of key strokes, or "accelerator keys," instead.
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The following sections tell how to use accelerator keys
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in the EVMS Main Window, the Selection Window, and the Configuration Options
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Window.
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</para>
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<sect1 id="mainwindow"><title>Main Window Accelerator Keys</title>
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<para>In the Main Window view, use the following keys to navigate:
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<variablelist><varlistentry><term>Left and right arrow keys</term><listitem><para>Navigate between the notebook tabs of the different views.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Down arrow key and <keycap>Spacebar</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Bring keyboard focus into the view.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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</variablelist></para>
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<para>
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Once in a view, use the following keys to navigate:
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<variablelist><varlistentry><term>up and down arrow keys</term><listitem><para>Allow movement around the window.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>"+" key</term><listitem><para>Opens an object tree.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>"-" key</term><listitem><para>Collapses an object tree.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>ENTER</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Brings up the context menu (on a row).</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Arrow keys</term><listitem><para>Navigate a context menu.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>ENTER</keycap></term><listitem><para>Activates an item.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>CANCEL</keycap></term><listitem><para>Dismisses the context menu.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Tab</keycap></term><listitem><para>Gets you out of the view and moves you back up to the notebook tab.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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To access the action bar menu, press the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key and
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then the underlined
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accelerator key for the menu choice (for example, "A" for the
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<guimenuitem>Actions</guimenuitem>
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dropdown menu).
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</para>
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<para>In a dropdown menu, you can use the up and down arrow keys
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to navigate. You could also just type the accelerator key for the menu
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item, which is the character with the underscore. For example, to initiate
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a command to delete a container, type <keycap>Alt</keycap> + "A" + "D" + "C."</para>
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<para>
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<keycap>Ctrl-S</keycap> is a shortcut to initiate saving changes.
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<keycap>Ctrl-Q</keycap> is a shortcut to initiate quitting the EVMS GUI.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="selecwindow"><title>Selection Window Accelerator Keys</title>
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<para>
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A selection window typically contains a selection list, plus four to five
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buttons below it. Use the following keys to navigate in the selection window:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Tab</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Navigate (change keyboard focus) between the list and the buttons.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Up and down arrow keys</term><listitem><para>Navigate within the selection list.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Spacebar</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Select and unselect items in the selection list.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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To activate a button, press the <keycap>Enter</keycap> key on the button or type the accelerator character (if one exists).</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1><title>Configuration Options Window Accelerator Keys</title>
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<para>
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Use the following keys to navigate in the configuration options window:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Tab</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Cycles focus between fields and buttons.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Left and right arrow keys</term><listitem><para>Navigates the folder tabs if the window has a widget notebook.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Spacebar</keycap> key or the down arrow</term><listitem><para>Switches focus to a different notebook page.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Enter</keycap> key or typing accelerator character (if one exists)</term><listitem><para>Activates a button</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>For widgets, use the following keys to navigate:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Tab</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Cycles forward through a set of widgets.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><keycap>Shift-Tab</keycap> key</term><listitem><para>Cycles backward through a set of widgets.</para></listitem></varlistentry></variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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The widget navigation, selection, and activation is the same in all dialog
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windows.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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