1HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
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| 1HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
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| 4The following keys are recognised in most of the dialogs you'll
5encounter during this installation:
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4KEY ACTION
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6UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text field).
7DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text field).
8TAB Move to next item or group.
9RIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB).
10SHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group.
11LEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB).
12RETURN Select item.
13PAGE UP In text boxes, scrolls up one page.
14PAGE DOWN In text boxes, scrolls down one page.
| 7KEY ACTION
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9UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text field).
10DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text field).
11TAB Move to next item or group.
12RIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB).
13SHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group.
14LEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB).
15RETURN Select item.
16PAGE UP In text boxes, scrolls up one page.
17PAGE DOWN In text boxes, scrolls down one page.
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15SPACE In "radio" or multiple choice menus, toggle the current item.
| 18SPACE In "radio" or multiple choice menus, toggle the current
19 item. In help screens, scroll to next page of text.
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16F1 Help (in screens that provide it).
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| 20F1 Help (in screens that provide it).
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18If you also see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu,
19it means that there are more items above or below the current one that
20aren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). Using the
21up/down arrow keys will cause the menu to scroll. When a symbol
22disappears, it means you are at the top (or bottom) of the menu.
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24In text fields, the amount of text above the current point will be
25displayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. 100% means
| 22In text fields, the amount of text above the current point will be
23displayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. 100% means
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26you're at the bottom of the field.
| 24you're at the bottom of the available text.
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| 26If you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it
27means that there are more items above or below the current one that
28aren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). Using the
29up/down arrow keys will cause the menu to scroll. The PageUp and
30PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens.
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32When an arrow symbol disappears, it means you are at the top (or
33bottom) of the menu.
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28Selecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling.
29Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to
30the previous menu.
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33SPECIAL FEATURES:
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36It is also possible to select a menu item by typing the first
37character of its name, if unique. Such "accelerator" characters will
| 35Selecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling.
36Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to
37the previous menu.
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40SPECIAL FEATURES:
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43It is also possible to select a menu item by typing the first
44character of its name, if unique. Such "accelerator" characters will
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38be specially highlighted in the item name.
| 45be specially highlighted in the item name. Unfortunately, the
46accellerators aren't always unique (a shortcoming of the dialog menu
47library) so you'll only be able to get at the *first* unique menu
48entry for a given accellerator.
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40The console driver also contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing
41things that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back,
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50The console driver also contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing
51things that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back,
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42press the "Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or
43Page Up/Page Down keys to move through the saved text. To leave
44scroll-back mode, press the Scroll Lock key again. This feature
45is most useful for dealing with sub-shells or other "wizard modes"
46that don't use menus.
| 52press the "Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page
53Up/Page Down keys to move through the saved text. To leave
54scroll-back mode, press the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is
55most useful for reading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try
56it now!) though it's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other
57"wizard modes" that don't use menus and tend to scroll their output
58off the top of the screen.
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48Once the system is fully installed and running "multi-user", you will
49also find that you have multiple "virtual consoles" and can use them to
50have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to switch between
51them, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding to the screen you
52wish to see. By default, the system comes with 3 virtual consoles enabled.
53You can create more by editing the /etc/ttys file, once the system is up,
54for a maximum of 12.
| 60Once the system is fully installed and running multi-user you will
61also find that you have multiple "virtual consoles" and can use them
62to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to switch
63between them, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding to the
64screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 3 virtual
65consoles enabled. You can create more by editing the /etc/ttys file
66(up to a maximum of 12).
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