KDE combo-button delay feature - how to access from kbd?
http://usability.kde.org/activity/completed/combobuttondelay.php describes the combo-button delay feature. Anyone know how I can access the pull-down menu of such command buttons using the keyboard? A point in question is: the reboot button in the logout dialog has many boot options - I would like to select the option I want from this, using the keyboard only. (I can of course navigate to the button using Tab or cursor keys.) Thank you, Shriramana.
On Thursday 13 October 2005 05:03, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
http://usability.kde.org/activity/completed/combobuttondelay.php describes the combo-button delay feature. Anyone know how I can access the pull-down menu of such command buttons using the keyboard?
A point in question is: the reboot button in the logout dialog has many boot options - I would like to select the option I want from this, using the keyboard only. (I can of course navigate to the button using Tab or cursor keys.)
Thank you,
Shriramana.
Navigate to the button and hold down shift. After a second or so you should see the whole list. Then use the arrow keys to select the reboot method you want. To abort, I just hit ESC until the box went away (while still holding down the spacebar). I have just learned this myself, so I may be missing a few things. Alvin -- Please reply to the list.
On Thursday 13 October 2005 07:43, Alvin Beach wrote:
Navigate to the button and hold down shift. After a second or so you should see the whole list. Then use the arrow keys to select the reboot method you want.
To abort, I just hit ESC until the box went away (while still holding down the spacebar).
Just a quick revise of the email I just sent. You do not need to hold down the spacebar the whole time. Just navigate to the Reboot button. Then hold down the spacebar to reveal the list. Then you can let go of the spacebar and simply use the arrows keys to highlight the choice you want. Then use Enter to select it. Sorry for any confusion. Alvin -- Please reply to the list.
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