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1156283SrwatsonHOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM 2156283Srwatson====================== 3156283Srwatson 4156283Srwatson[press the PageDown key to go to the next screen when you finish 5156283Srwatson reading this one] 6156283Srwatson 7156283SrwatsonThe following keys are recognized in most of the dialogs you'll 8156283Srwatsonencounter during this installation: 9156283Srwatson 10156283SrwatsonKEY ACTION 11156283Srwatson--- ------ 12156283SrwatsonSPACE Select or toggle the current item. 13156283SrwatsonENTER Finish with a menu or item. 14156283SrwatsonUP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box). 15156283SrwatsonDOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box). 16156283SrwatsonTAB Move to next item or group. 17156283SrwatsonRIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB). 18156283SrwatsonSHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group. 19156283SrwatsonLEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB). 20156283SrwatsonPAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page. 21156283SrwatsonPAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page. 22156283SrwatsonF1 Display associated help text. 23156283Srwatson 24156283SrwatsonIf you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it 25156283Srwatsonmeans that there are more items above or below the current one that 26156283Srwatsonaren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). In text 27156283Srwatsondisplay boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be 28156283Srwatsondisplayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. Using the 29156283SrwatsonUp/Down arrow keys will cause the object to scroll by line. The 30156283SrwatsonPageUp and PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens. 31156283Srwatson 32156283SrwatsonSelecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling. 33156283SrwatsonSelecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to 34156283Srwatsonthe previous menu. Use TAB to move the cursor around and select the 35156283Srwatsonbuttons. 36156283Srwatson 37156283SrwatsonMost screens offer a Help button - USE IT! It generally offers useful 38156283Srwatsoncontext-specific hints on what to do and if you're at all unsure about 39156283Srwatsonwhat to do at a given configuration menu, choose Help! 40156283Srwatson 41156283Srwatson 42156283SrwatsonSPECIAL FEATURES: 43156283Srwatson================= 44156283Srwatson 45156283SrwatsonIt is possible to select a menu item by typing the first character of 46156283Srwatsonits name, if unique. This will generally be an item number. 47156283Srwatson 48156283SrwatsonThe console driver contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing things 49156283Srwatsonthat may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back, press the 50156283Srwatson"Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page Up/Page 51156283SrwatsonDown keys to move through the saved text. To leave scroll-back mode, 52156283Srwatsonpress the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is most useful for 53156283Srwatsonreading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try it now!) though 54156283Srwatsonit's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other "expert modes" 55156283Srwatsonthat don't use menus and tend to scroll their output off the top of 56156283Srwatsonthe screen. 57156283Srwatson 58156283SrwatsonFreeBSD also supports multiple "virtual consoles" which you can use 59156283Srwatsonin order to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to 60156283Srwatsonswitch between screens, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding 61156283Srwatsonto the screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 8 62156283Srwatsonvirtual consoles enabled - you can enable more by editing the 63156283Srwatson/etc/ttys file and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty 64156283Srwatsonentries (up to 12). 65156283Srwatson