VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA 500 Series) Getting Started

Chapter 3, Accessibility
Dialog Boxes
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the default button. Press SPACEBAR to choose the command button you selected with TAB. Use ESC
to immediately choose the Cancel button if there is one. Typing the access key for a command
button will immediately carry out the command.
Check boxes Use
TAB to move between boxes and SPACE to change the check box to the next state.
Typing the access key for a check box also will move the focus to the box and change is state.
Option controls (also known as radio buttons) are used to select only one option from a group of
options. (Like check boxes, option buttons may represent two or three states.) In some applications,
you can add
CTRL to move to the button without selecting it, then use SPACEBAR TO CHOOSE the
currently selected option button. Typing the access key for an option control will also move the
focus to the control and select it.
Tabbed pages are used to fit many options into a single dialog box. They appear visually similar to
dividers from a notebook. Each page contains separate groups of controls such as check boxes or
option controls. Use
TAB to move the focus to the tab for the currently visible page. Typing the
access key for a page tab also will move the focus to the tab and display its page.
The table, “Tabbed Pages,” summarizes the actions for the keys in tabbed pages:
Sliders appear as an indicator on a vertical or horizontal gauge. The slider both displays and sets a
value from a continuous range, such as speed, brightness, or volume. Use
TAB or the appropriate
access key to move the focus to the slider.
Spin boxes appear as a text box with up and down arrows used to select from a list of fixed values.
Use
TAB to move the keyboard focus to the text box, then enter a valid value in the box or use the
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys to select the next higher or lower values.
List boxes display a column of available choices. If there are more choices than can fit in the open
list box, moving the selection through the list will scroll more choices into view. Use
TAB or type
the appropriate access key to move the focus to the list box.
Single selection list boxes allow only one item to be selected from the list at a time. Use the
UP
ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys to select items. Moving to a second item will automatically deselect
all other items.
Tabbed Pages
Keys:
Action:
CTRL+PAGE DOWN OR CTRL+TAB Switches to the next tab and displays the page.
CTRL+PAGE UP Switches to the previous tab and displays the page.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW Chooses the tab in the next or previous row and displays the page.
right arrow or left arrow When the focus is on a tab selector, chooses the next or previous tab
in the current row and displays the page.