freebsd-dev/release/sysinstall/help/usage.hlp
Jordan K. Hubbard 2efff52162 YAMF22
1997-03-07 16:39:32 +00:00

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HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
======================
[press the PageDown key to go to the next screen when you finish
reading this one]
The following keys are recognized in most of the dialogs you'll
encounter during this installation:
KEY ACTION
--- ------
SPACE Select or toggle the current item.
RETURN Finish with a menu or item.
UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box).
DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box).
TAB Move to next item or group.
RIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB).
SHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group.
LEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB).
PAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page.
PAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page.
F1 Display associated help text.
If you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it
means that there are more items above or below the current one that
aren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). In text
display boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be
displayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. Using the
Up/Down arrow keys will cause the object to scroll by line. The
PageUp and PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens.
Selecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling.
Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to
the previous menu.
Most screens have Help - READ IT! It generally offers
context-specific hints on what to do next, and if you're confused at
any point, hit the F1 key for tips on what to do next.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
=================
It is possible to select a menu item by typing the first character of
its name, if unique. This will generally be an item number.
The console driver contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing things
that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back, press the
"Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page Up/Page
Down keys to move through the saved text. To leave scroll-back mode,
press the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is most useful for
reading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try it now!) though
it's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other "wizard modes"
that don't use menus and tend to scroll their output off the top of
the screen.
Once the system is fully installed and running multi-user, you will
find that you have multiple "virtual consoles" which you can use to in
order to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to switch
between screens, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding to the
screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 3 virtual
consoles enabled - you can enable more by editing the /etc/ttys file
and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty entries (up to
12).