OSF/Motif Keyboard and Mouse Operations

This appendix contains tables that list the keyboard and mouse operations defined for OSF/Motif Release 1.2 and their default bindings.

Keyboard Operations and their Default Bindings

Activate

<Select>


Activates a control that does not have selections

Back Tab

Navigates to the previous tab stop

Begin Data

Navigates to the beginning of the data

Begin Line

Navigates to the beginning of a line

Cancel

Cancels a DialogBox, Menu, or mouse operation

Clipboard Copy

<Copy>

Copies the current selection to the clipboard

Clipboard Cut

<Cut>
Cuts the current selection to the clipboard

Clipboard Paste

<Paste>

Pastes the clipboard contents

Context Help

Enters context help mode

Default Activate

<Enter>
(not in text)

Performs a default action or activates Menu control

Delete Next Character

Deletes the next character

Delete Prev Character

<BackSpace>
Deletes the previous character

Delete Selection

<BackSpace>
Deletes the current selection

Deselect All

\
Deselects the entire selection

End Data

Navigates to the end of the data

End Line

Navigates to the end of a line

Extend Begin Data

Extends the selection to the beginning of the data

Extend Begin Line

Extends the selection to the beginning of a line

Extend Down

Extends the selection down a line

Extend End Data

Extends the selection to the end of the data

Extend End Line

Extends the selection to the end of a line

Extend Left

Extends the selection to the left

Extend Page Down

Extends the selection down a page

Extend Page Left

<PageLeft>

Extends the selection a page to the left

Extend Page Right

<PageRight>

Extends the selection a page to the right

Extend Page Up

Extends the selection up a page

Extend Paragraph Down

Extends the selection down a paragraph

Extend Paragraph Up

Extends the selection up a paragraph

Extend Right

Extends the selection to the right

Extend Selection

<Select>
(not in text)
Extend the selection to the cursor position

Extend Up

Extends the selection up a line

Extend Word Left

Extends the selection a word to the left

Extend Word Right

Extends the selection a word to the right

Help

Obtains help on the cursored item

Navigate Down

(optional)
Navigates down within and between controls

Navigate Left

(optional)
Navigates to the left within and between controls

Navigate Menu Bar

Navigates to the MenuBar

Navigate Right

(optional)
Navigates to the right within and between controls

Navigate Up

(optional)
Navigates up within and between controls

Next Family Window

Navigates to the next window among a primary window and its secondary windows

Next Field

(where possible)

Navigates to the next field

Next Window

Navigates to the next primary window or root icon

New Line

Inserts a new line in text

Page Down

Navigates downward by a page

Page Left

<PageLeft>

Navigates a page to the left

Page Right

<PageRight>

Navigates a page to the right

Page Up

Navigates up a page

Paragraph Down

Navigates down a paragraph

Paragraph Up

Navigates up a paragraph

Popup Menu

Posts a Popup Menu

Prev Family Window

Navigates to the previous window among a primary window and its secondary windows

Prev Field

(where possible)

Navigates to the previous field

Prev Window

Navigates to the previous primary window or root icon

Primary Move

<Cut>

Moves the primary selection to the cursor position

Primary Copy

<Copy>

Copies the primary selection to the cursor position

Select

<Select>
(not in text)

Makes the selection

Select All

/
Selects an entire collection

Space

Inserts a space in text

Tab

Inserts a tab or navigates to the next tab stop

Toggle Add Mode

In editable components, toggles between normal mode and add mode

Toggle Insert Mode

(optional)
In Text components, toggles between replace mode and insert mode

Undo

<undo>
<Backspace>
Undoes the previous operation

Window Menu

Pulls down the Window Menu

Word Left

Navigates a word to the left

Word Right

Navigates a word to the right

Mouse Operations and their Default Bindings

Activate

Btn1 Click
Activates a control that does not have selections

Default Activate

Btn1 Click2
Selects an item and performs the default action

Drag Copy

Btn2 Motion
Copies dragged item(s) to a pointer location

Drag Link

Btn2 Motion
Links dragged item(s) to a pointer location

Drag Move

Btn2 Motion
Moves dragged item(s) to a pointer location

Drag Transfer

Btn2 Motion
Transfers dragged item(s) to a pointer location

Extend Selection

Btn1 Release
Btn1 Release
Extends a selection range

Extend Word

Btn1 Release2
Extends the selection to a word under a pointer

Move Cursor

Btn1 Click
Moves the cursor to a component or element

Open

Btn1 Click2
Opens a view corresponding to the icon

Popup Menu

Btn3 Press
Pops up a Menu

Post Popup Menu

Btn3 Click
Posts a Popup Menu

Post Pulldown Menu

Btn1 Click
Posts a Pulldown Menu

Primary Copy

Btn2 Click
Btn2 Click
Copies the primary selection to a pointer location

Primary Move

Btn2 Click
Moves the primary selection to a pointer location

Primary Link

Btn2 Click
Links the primary selection to a pointer location

Pulldown Menu

Btn1 Press
Pulls down a Menu from a CascadeButton

Quick Copy

Btn2 Motion
Btn2 Motion
Makes and copies a secondary selection to a destination

Quick Move

Btn2 Motion
Makes and moves a secondary selection to a destination

Quick Link

Btn2 Motion
Makes and links a secondary selection to a destination

Select Item

Btn1 Click
Selects an item

Select Range

Btn1 Motion
Selects a range of items

Select Word

Btn1 Click2
Selects a word

Select Word Range

Btn1 Motion2
Selects a range of words

Toggle Item

Btn1 Click
Btn1 Click
Toggles the selection state of an item

Toggle Range

Btn1 Motion
Btn1 Motion
Toggles items in selection range