A. Keyboard and Mouse¶
The keys and mouse actions of the desktop, in one place. The keys of each program are in its chapter; the table at the end points to them.
The desktop¶
| Keys | What they do | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Super+L | Locks the screen. Super is the key with the Windows logo. | 26 |
| Alt+Tab | Switches between the windows of the workspace; Alt+Shift+Tab goes the other way. | 23 |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | Shows the clipboard history. | 36 |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V | Copy / cut / paste, in the amadeOS programs and most others. | 21 |
| Ctrl+Q | Quits the program, in most amadeOS programs. | 21 |
| F11 | Full screen and back, in the games, Fractals and Firefox. | 23 |
| Alt and the underlined letter | Opens a menu of the menu bar, or presses a button with an underlined letter. | — |
| Esc | Closes a menu, and most dialogs, without choosing. | — |
| Ctrl+Alt+F2 | Switches to a text console, for repairs. | 57 |
| Ctrl+Alt+F7 | Switches back to the graphical screen. | 57 |
Planned
More keys for the windows: moving a window to another workspace, switching workspaces from the keyboard (chapters 21 and 24).
The mouse¶
| Where | Left button | Middle button | Right button |
|---|---|---|---|
| The backdrop | Closes an open menu | — | The Workspace Menu (24) |
| A title bar | Click: makes the window active; drag: moves it | — | — |
| The window menu button | Click: the window menu; double click: closes the window (23) | — | — |
| The edges and corners of a frame | Drag: resizes the window (23) | — | — |
| Inside a window | Select, click, drag | Pastes the text selected last | The program's context menu, if it has one |
| A slot of the Front Panel | Starts its program; the arrow above opens the drawer (22) | — | On the clock: analog or digital (22) |
| A workspace button | Switches to the workspace; on the current one: renames it (24) | — | Rename (24) |
| A minimised window's icon | Brings the window back (23) | — | — |
On a touchpad, the right button is a click at the bottom right or with two fingers; the middle button is often a click with three fingers, or both buttons at once (chapter 21). Left-handed users swap the buttons on the Mouse page of Settings (chapter 33).
Locked screen and clipboard history¶
| Keys | Locked screen (26) | Clipboard history (36) |
|---|---|---|
| Enter | Unlocks with the password typed | Puts the chosen entry on the clipboard |
| Backspace | Deletes the last character | — |
| Esc | Clears what was typed | Closes the window |
| 1 to 9 | — | Chooses the first nine entries |
| Del | — | Removes the chosen entry |
The keys of the programs¶
| Program | Its keys |
|---|---|
| File Manager | Chapter 41 |
| Text Editor | Chapter 42 |
| WritePad | Chapter 43 |
| Calendar | Chapter 45 |
| Audio Station and Video Player | Chapter 46 |
| Fractals | Chapter 47 |
| Books | Chapter 48 |
| Documentation Viewer | Chapter 48 |
| The games | Chapter 49 |
The network settings (nmtui) |
Chapter 54 |