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1187423SgonzoHOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
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4213239Sgonzo[press the PageDown key to go to the next screen when you finish
5187456Sgonzo reading this one]
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7188884SgonzoThe following keys are recognized in most of the dialogs you'll
8221252Sadrianencounter during this installation:
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10192161SgonzoKEY             ACTION
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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).
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