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1187423SgonzoHOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM 2187423Sgonzo====================== 3276741Sadrian 4213239Sgonzo[press the PageDown key to go to the next screen when you finish 5187456Sgonzo reading this one] 6191290Sgonzo 7188884SgonzoThe following keys are recognized in most of the dialogs you'll 8221252Sadrianencounter during this installation: 9221254Sadrian 10192161SgonzoKEY ACTION 11192357Sgonzo--- ------ 12202839SgonzoSPACE Select or toggle the current item. 13195514SgonzoENTER Finish with a menu or item. 14188809SgonzoUP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box). 15243177SadrianDOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box). 16243177SadrianTAB Move to next item or group. 17248844SadrianRIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB). 18248844SadrianSHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group. 19248844SadrianLEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB). 20191289SgonzoPAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page. 21198154SrrsPAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page. 22198669SrrsF1 Display associated help text. 23211476Sadrian 24211476SadrianIf you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it 25211503Sadrianmeans that there are more items above or below the current one that 26211502Sadrianaren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). In text 27248844Sadriandisplay boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be 28253511Sadriandisplayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. Using the 29276685SadrianUp/Down arrow keys will cause the object to scroll by line. The 30234485SadrianPageUp and PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens. 31233319Sgonzo 32243179SadrianSelecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling. 33Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to 34the previous menu. Use TAB to move the cursor around and select the 35buttons. 36 37Most screens offer a Help button - USE IT! It generally offers useful 38context-specific hints on what to do and if you're at all unsure about 39what to do at a given configuration menu, choose Help! 40 41 42SPECIAL FEATURES: 43================= 44 45It is possible to select a menu item by typing the first character of 46its name, if unique. This will generally be an item number. 47 48The console driver contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing things 49that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back, press the 50"Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page Up/Page 51Down keys to move through the saved text. To leave scroll-back mode, 52press the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is most useful for 53reading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try it now!) though 54it's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other "expert modes" 55that don't use menus and tend to scroll their output off the top of 56the screen. 57 58FreeBSD also supports multiple "virtual consoles" which you can use 59in order to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to 60switch between screens, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding 61to the screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 8 62virtual consoles enabled - you can enable more by editing the 63/etc/ttys file and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty 64entries (up to 12). 65