Re: keystrokes for gnome menus

[Peter Korn <Peter Korn Sun COM>]

Hi Michael,

Please see the GNOME Accessibility Guide at 
http://www.gnome.org/learn/access-guide/2.14/ and specifically 
http://www.gnome.org/learn/access-guide/2.14/keynav-0.html for keyboard 
navigation of the desktop.


Regards,

Peter Korn
Accessibility Architect,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> Hi Michael,
> To open the Gnome main panel menu, the start menu, use alt+f2. Note, 
> if you don't like alt+f2 and later wish to change it to be 
> control+escape it can be done in your Gnome settings.
> I highly recommend reading the good Gnome documents at gnome.org. It 
> will give you all the hot keys you need to get started in Gnome.
>
>
>
> MICHAEL WEAVER wrote:
> > Someone has helped me get Linux running on my compaq laptop and has 
> > managed to get Gnopernicus starting after loggin.
> > I know I still have a lot of work to get properly going ie getting a 
> > keypad with a USB connection but how do I get to the gnome menus? 
> > what I mean is what is the Linux equivalent keystrokes for navigating 
> > the desktop ie start menu or whatever?
> > I have Ubuntu Beta of Dapper Drake and Gnopernicus seems to be now 
> > coming up after loggin.
> > I would like to at least do some work to familarise myself with the 
> > Gnome environment so I will get an idea of the basics?
> > I assume I can't do CTRL escape to get to the different areas of 
> > Gnome menus like in XP.
> > I need some basics so I can shut down, loggout or whatever so some 
> > information would be useful.
> > I am still a newby to Linux and I can't really ask anyone for help as 
> > regards getting out of my system as I live on my own and my family 
> > don't know their waqy around Linux.
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