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HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
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KEY ACTION
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UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text field).
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DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text field).
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TAB Move to next item or group.
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RIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB).
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SHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group.
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LEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB).
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RETURN Select item.
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ESC Spawn a sub-shell for diagnostic purposes. Exit returns.
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PAGE UP In text boxes, scrolls up one page.
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PAGE DOWN In text boxes, scrolls down one page.
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SPACE In "radio" or multiple choice menus, toggle the current item.
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F1 Help (in screens that provide it).
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If you also see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu,
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it means that there are more items above or below the current one that
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aren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). Using the
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1995-05-03 17:44:47 +00:00
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up/down arrow keys will cause the menu to scroll. When a symbol
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disappears, it means you are at the top (or bottom) of the menu.
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In text fields, the amount of text remaining will be displayed as a
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percentage in the lower right corner. 100% means you're at the bottom
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of the field.
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Selecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling.
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Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to
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the previous menu.
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1995-05-03 17:44:47 +00:00
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SPECIAL FEATURES:
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1995-05-01 21:57:01 +00:00
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It is also possible to select a menu item by typing the first
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character of its name, if unique. Such "accellerator" characters will
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be specially highlighted in the item name.
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1995-05-03 17:44:47 +00:00
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The console driver also contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing
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things that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back,
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press the "Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or
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Page Up/Page Down keys to move through the saved text. To leave
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scroll-back mode, press the Scroll Lock key again. This feature
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is most useful for dealing with sub-shells or other "wizard modes"
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that don't use menus.
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1995-05-04 13:34:18 +00:00
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Once the system is fully installed and running "multi-user", you will
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also find that you have multiple "virtual consoles" and can use them to
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have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to switch between
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them, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding to the screen you
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wish to see. By default, the system comes with 4 virtual consoles enabled.
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You can create more by editing the /etc/ttys file once the system is up, up
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to a maximum of 12.
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