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* the '''Alt''' key has an open diamond on it (♢);
* the '''Alt''' key has an open diamond on it (♢);
* the '''Esc''' key has a white × inside a black circle ([[Image:Esc.png]]);
* the '''Esc''' key has a white × inside a black circle ([[Image:Esc.png]]);
* the '''Tab''' key has an arrow and a bar on it (⟶|);
* the '''Tab''' key has double arrows on it ();
* the '''Tilde''' key has a tilde on it (~);
* the '''Tilde''' key has a tilde on it (~);
* the '''Frame''' key has an open rectangle on it (☐);
* the '''Frame''' key has an open rectangle on it (☐);
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* the '''F4''' key is the same as the Activity view key ([[Image:Activity key f4 small.png]]);
* the '''F4''' key is the same as the Activity view key ([[Image:Activity key f4 small.png]]);
* the '''Delete''' key is the same as Fn-Erase.
* the '''Delete''' key is the same as Fn-Erase.
* the '''Page Up''' key is the same as Fn-up-arrow (↑).
* the '''Page Down''' key is the same as Fn-down-arrow (↓).
* the '''Home''' key is the same as Fn-left-arrow (←).
* the '''End''' key is the same as Fn-right-arrow (→).


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Revision as of 08:28, 23 December 2007

  This page is monitored by the OLPC team.

This page provides a listing of the agreed upon shortcuts for the system at large and for various controls within the activities, which should be referenced for consistency across them. For a high-level philosophical on the usage of various modifier keys, please refer to the HIG.

Please see cheat codes for a list of boot options.


  For the general public
  • the Ctrl key has a solid diamond on it (♦);
  • the Alt key has an open diamond on it (♢);
  • the Esc key has a white × inside a black circle (Esc.png);
  • the Tab key has double arrows on it (↹);
  • the Tilde key has a tilde on it (~);
  • the Frame key has an open rectangle on it (☐);
  • the F1 key is the same as the Neighborhood view key (Mesh key f1 small.png);
  • the F2 key is the same as the Friends view key (Friends key f2 small.png);
  • the F3 key is the same as the Home view key (Home key f3 small.png);
  • the F4 key is the same as the Activity view key (Activity key f4 small.png);
  • the Delete key is the same as Fn-Erase.
  • the Page Up key is the same as Fn-up-arrow (↑).
  • the Page Down key is the same as Fn-down-arrow (↓).
  • the Home key is the same as Fn-left-arrow (←).
  • the End key is the same as Fn-right-arrow (→).
Keystroke Description
Sugar/System
Ctrl-Tab (Try Alt-Tab) Cycle forward through running activities
Shift-Ctrl-Tab Cycle backward through running activities
Ctrl-Tilde Cycle forward through running instances of the current activity
Shift-Ctrl-Tilde Cycle backward through running instances of the current activity
Ctrl-c Copy to clipboard
Ctrl-v Paste from clipboard
Ctrl-x Cut (and copy to clipboard)
Ctrl-q Quit activity
Ctrl-Esc Quit activity
Alt-Enter Toggle full-screen mode
Alt-Space Toggle tray visibility (works in Browse but not in Record)
Ctrl-u View source in Browse
Fn-Space View source (system wide, although not enabled in all applications yet)
Ctrl-Alt-Erase Restart Sugar
Alt-1 Screen capture saved to Journal
Ctrl-Alt-F1 (F1 is the Neighborhood key) Console 1
Ctrl-Alt-F2 (F2 is the Friends key) Console 2
Ctrl-Alt-F3 (F3 is the Home key) X Windows
Esc-Frame-Right Arrow-Fn (the four corners keys on the keyboard) Recalibrate touchpad (AKA Four finger salute); Fn should be pressed last. Four finger salute.jpg