From 4aed2c8219774f5d797760606b8489a92ddc5163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdebase@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- doc/kcontrol/keys/Makefile.am | 2 + doc/kcontrol/keys/index.docbook | 191 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 193 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/kcontrol/keys/Makefile.am create mode 100644 doc/kcontrol/keys/index.docbook (limited to 'doc/kcontrol/keys') diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/keys/Makefile.am b/doc/kcontrol/keys/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b4b56825 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/keys/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +KDE_LANG = en +KDE_DOCS = kcontrol/keys diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/keys/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/keys/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6b7d04a6e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/keys/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ + + + +]> + +
+ + + +&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail; +&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail; + + + +2002-02-13 +3.00.00 + + +KDE +KControl +key bindings +bindings +shortcuts + + + + +Shortcuts + + +Introduction + +While most of the functionality offered by &kde; can be accessed +using a simple point and click interface, many people +prefer using the keyboard for some tasks. Pressing something like + &Ctrl;F is often +just faster than moving your hands off the keyboard to the mouse, +opening the Edit menu and selecting +Find. + + As different people have different preferences about keyboard +shortcuts, &kde; offers full customization of key +bindings. A key binding or shortcut is a combination of an +action with a key or a combination of keys. + + + + +Use + +In the Shortcuts control module you'll see a list of key +schemes, a list of key bindings in the currently selected +scheme and a frame where you can customize the currently selected key +binding. Also, you'll see a tab for Global +shortcuts and one for Application +shortcuts. + + +Global Shortcuts and Application Shortcuts + +Global shortcuts and application +shortcuts work just the same. Actually, in a certain way +application shortcuts are global as well. The only +difference is: + + +Global shortcuts are shortcuts for +actions that make sense even when no application is opened. These +shortcuts usually refer to actions like switching desktops, manipulating +windows etc. +Application shortcuts refer to actions +that are often available in applications, such as Save, Print, Copy +etc. + + +Please note, that the application shortcuts configured here are +only the standard actions often found in +applications. Most applications will define their own actions as well, +for which you have to customize key bindings using the application's +key bindings dialog. + + + + +Configuring Key Bindings + +Configuring key bindings is pretty easy. In the middle of the +key bindings control module you'll find a list of available +actions. If there's a key binding configured for that action you'll +find it right next to it. Just select the action you want to +configure. + +After you've selected an action you'll notice that most of the +controls below the action list are enabled. There you can configure a +combination of keys or maybe no key binding at all for the selected +action. + + +No key: the selected action will not +be associated with any key. + +Default key: the selected action +will be associated with &kde;'s default value. This is a good choice +for most actions, as &kde; comes with reasonable key bindings we have +thought about. + +Custom key: if this option is +enabled, you can create a key combination for the selected +action. Just select any modifiers (&ie; &Shift;, &Ctrl;, or &Alt;) and +then select a key: just click on the key symbol and after that press +the key you want to assign to this key combination. + + + +As with all control modules, your changes won't take in effect +until you click OK or +Apply. Click Cancel to +discard all changes. + + + + +Configuring Schemes + +A key binding scheme is a set of key bindings that you can +select by name. &kde; comes with several pre-defined key binding +schemes. In addition to these bundled schemes, you will always see a scheme named +Current scheme that represents the set of key +bindings you are using right now (&ie; not the current settings you +are playing with, but what you've been using up to now). + +When you are playing with the key bindings for the first time +you don't have to be afraid of changing the default bindings: &kde; +won't let you overwrite the defaults, so you can always switch back to +the factory presets. By choosing Current scheme +you can return to the set of key bindings you've been using up to +now. However, be careful not to select a scheme when you've made +changes to the key bindings you don't want to lose. + +When you are satisfied with a set of key bindings you've +created, you may want to save them to a scheme of your own, so that +you can still experiment with the bindings and always return to a +certain scheme. You can always do this by clicking on the +Add button. You will be prompted for a name +and then the new scheme will appear in the key schemes listbox. You +can remove your own schemes again by selecting a scheme and clicking +the Remove button. Click the Save +changes button to save any changes you have made to the +currently selected scheme. Note that you can not remove or save +changes to KDE default or to Current +scheme. + +If you want to save your changes while a read-only +scheme is selected, you always have to add a new scheme first! If you +select one of your own schemes because you want to save the changes to +that one, the control module will switch to the key bindings of that +scheme, discarding your changes. + + + + +Modifier Keys + +Different keyboards offer different sets of modifier keys. A +&Mac; keyboard, for example, does not have a &Ctrl; key, and instead +has an Option key. Here you can see what the +available modifier keys for the current keyboard are. + +If you enable Macintosh keyboard the list +of modifiers will change. + +If you have enabled the &Mac; keyboard, you can further enable +MacOS-style modifier usage, to make &kde; behave +more like &MacOS;. + +Finally, you can change what a keypress sends to the &X-Server; +in the X Modifier Mapping section. A common +example is to reconfigure the Caps Lock key, which is +rarely used, to be another &Ctrl; key. This is especially nice if you +are a touch typist, as Caps Lock is much easier to +reach than either of the &Ctrl; keys on a standard keyboard. + + + + + + + +
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