Basics of working with mouse and keyboard


Generally:

Changing the active part of the window:

 Mouse

 Keyboard

Key combinations Result
Tab changes the active part of the window( filter, directories, files, preview area, selection and button-area)
Cursor up
Cursur down
selects a line from the directories or files subwindow
Cursor left
Cursur right
moves the cursor within the filter and selection line

Move the cursor in textfields:

 Mouse

 Keyboard

Move the cursor to the begining of the line Press Home
end of the line Press End
begining of the text Press Ctrl Home
end of the text Press Ctrl End
Highlight text By pressing Shift and the left mouse button a highlighted text can be resized.

Mark, copy, cut, paste and delete of character strings:

 Mouse

Highlight text Click the left mouse button at the beginning of the text which you want to select and release it at the end.
a word A single word can be selected with a double click.
a line A single line can be selected with a triple click.
the complete text Clicking four times selects the whole text.
Copy text A highlighted text is automatically transfered into the copy buffer.
Paste text With the middle mouse button the copy buffer is added at the current position of the mouse (not the cursor!). Drag and drop with the middle mouse button moves a highlighted text.

 Keyboard


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