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Keyboard Commands

Using Keyboard Mnemonics in Windows

Every menu button has a keyboard mnemonic, identified by an underscore. In the menu, the keyboard accelerator for the File menu is F; for the New menu button, it is N, and so on.

To use a keyboard mnemonic, follow these steps:

1. . Select the menu by holding down the Meta or Alt key while you press the mnemonic key. To select the File menu, enter: Meta-f

2. . Select the menu button by pressing the mnemonic key. To select the New menu button, enter: n

Some menu buttons have keyboard accelerators that invoke the command without first opening the menu. To see those commands, click on the items in the following list:

Motif Bindings

Apex supports the following Motif bindings for function keys:

To Use This Command:
Press:
Help
F1
On Item [Help]
Shift-F1
Close
Control-Shift-F4
Next Family Window
Alt-F6
Previous Family Window
Alt-Shift-F6
Toggle Add Mode (list widgets, that is. directory windows)
Shift-F8
Navigate Menu Bar
F10
Invoke popup menu
Shift-F10
Invoke a workspace popup menu
Alt-F10

Default Apex Key Bindings

Most of these bindings apply to the directory window while others, such as search, copy, cut, and undo are valid in editor windows.

To Use This Command:
Press:
Analyze
F8
Clear Messages
Shift —— F3
Copy
Control-Insert
Cut
Shift-Delete
Deselect Window
Control —— x
Edit
F2
Elide
Control —— i
Enclosing
F7
Enclosing in Place
Shift-F7
Expand
Control —— m
Explain
F3
Message ->
F12
Message <-
Shift —— F12
Paste
Shift-Insert
Prompt ->
F11
Prompt <-
Shift —— F11
Save
Control-Return
Search ->
Control —— s
Search <-
Control —— r
Select All
Control —— t
Subdirectories
Control —— Shift —— m
Syntax
F9
Undo
Alt-Backspace
Visit
F5
Visit In Place
Shift —— F5

Ada Editor and C++ Browser Specific Bindings

The following menu keyboard accelerators are specific to the Ada editor and C++ Browser windows.

To use this command:
Press:
Child
Control —— Right Arrow
Next Sibling
Control —— Down Arrow
Parent
Control —— Left Arrow
Previous Sibling
Control —— Up Arrow

Within the editors are Editor Key Bindings that you can use to move within the window and to manipulate text.

Hold Window Specific Bindings

The following keyboard accelerators are specific to the Hold window.

To Use This Command:
Press
Previous Hold Set
Control-p
Next Hold Set
Control -n

Debugger Bindings

Use the following keyboard accelerators in the debugger windows:

To use this command:
Press:
Break Here
Control —— F5
Breakpoints
Control —— F11
Catch
Control —— F6
Continue
Control —— F2
Exceptions
Control —— F12
Propagate
Control —— F7
Repeat Step
Control —— F3
Save To Log
Control —— Return
Show
Control —— F8
Stack
Control —— F10
Stop
Control —— F4


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