Appendix
The appendix describes keyboard bindings, acknowledgments, accessibility references and trademarks.
Keyboard Bindings
Refer to the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines under the Keyboard Interaction section for information about:
- Choosing access keys.
- Choosing shortcut keys.
- Standard GNOME shortcut, access, and navigation keys for applications, the Window Manager, widgets, and Emacs-style navigation. .
GNOME keyboard bindings are very similar to Microsoft Windows key bindings. Here are some common standard key binding differences that you should be aware of:
Function |
Microsoft Windows |
GNOME |
Close document |
None |
Ctrl + W |
Close application |
Alt + F4 |
Ctrl + Q |
Find next |
F3 |
Ctrl + G |
Go to |
Ctrl + G |
None? |
Rename |
None |
F2 |
Repeat |
Ctrl + Y |
None? |
Invert selection |
None |
Ctrl + I |
Refresh/reload |
F5 |
Ctrl + R |
Add bookmark/favorite |
None |
Ctrl + D |
Location (URL address) |
Ctrl + O, or F4 |
Ctrl + L |
Switch panels |
Ctrl + Tab |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
Restore |
None |
Alt + F5 |
Switch secondary windows |
F6 |
Alt + F6 |
Move |
None |
Alt + F7 |
Resize |
None |
Alt + F8 |
Minimize |
None |
Alt + F10 |
Maximize |
None |
Alt + F10 |
Full screen |
F11 |
Ctrl + F11 |
Tooltips/context sensitive help |
F1 |
Ctrl + F1 or Shift + F1 |
Menubar focus |
Alt or F10 |
F10 but not Alt |
Reserved Key Mappings for Mobility Access Features
These keys are reserved for assistive technologies that assist mobility impaired users for desktops like GNOME on top of the XWindows system.
Keyboard Mappings |
Mobility Access Feature |
5 consecutive clicks of Shift key |
On/Off for StickyKeys |
Shift key held down for 8 seconds |
On/Off for SlowKeys |
Others? |
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Table 21: Reserved Key Mappings for Mobility Access Features
For more information, refer to the Keyboard Access Functional Specification for XWindows.