01-03-2020, 01:54 PM
(01-03-2020, 06:58 AM)robinc link Wrote: [quote author=Tyrannocaster link=topic=6968.msg50206#msg50206 date=1577975850]
I looked all over the place yesterday and can't find any explanation at all of these underlined apparent shortcuts. What is their purpose? Some examples:
Open with [whatever]
Cut
Copy
Move to Trash
Delete
Rename
Create archive
Properties
Long ago in a galaxy far far away mice were small furry rodents that squeaked and ran around a lot.
This meant that there had to be a way for computer users to access menus and do things. This was done using key combinations with varieties of Ctrl + key or Alt + key.
The relevant key was and is displayed with and underscore. Hence copy and paste are Ctlr+c and Ctrl+v. Strl+s is usually Save, Ctrl+p is usually Print ....... etc.
The Alt + key functions are for grander operations such as closing an app or window with Alt+f4.
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These underlined letters appear to be meaningless; perhaps they are vestigial, as you say. if so, why are they there? There is no shortcut key that when pressed with P will open the Properties window. R will not rename a file no matter what ctrl key you try it with. All of these underlined examples were taken from the menu you get when you right click a file. The standard Linux key combos ARE listed in the regular menus, but those are different.