VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Oracle Administrator's Guide

Appendix D, Accessibility and VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle
Prerelease 8 September 2005, 8:55am Keyboard Navigation and Shortcuts in VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle
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General Keyboard Navigation Within the GUI
You can navigate and use VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle with only the keyboard. In the
GUI, the current active tree or table has a dark blue highlight, and the current active tab, radio
button, or checkbox is enclosed within a rectangle formed by dotted lines. These areas are said to
have focus and will respond to commands.
All VERITAS GUIs use the following keyboard navigation standards:
◆ Tab moves the focus to the next active area, field, or control, following a preset sequence.
Shift+Tab moves the focus in the reverse direction through the sequence.
◆ Ctrl+Tab exits any Console area that you internally navigate with Tab.
◆ Up and Down arrow keys move focus up and down the items of a list.
◆ ALT in combination with the underlined mnemonic letter for a field or command button shifts
the focus to that field or button.
◆ Enter activates your selection. For example, after pressing Tab to select the Next button in a
wizard panel, press Enter to display the next screen.
Keyboard Navigation Within Dialog Boxes
Dialog boxes contain groups of controls necessary to set options or settings for programs. Here are
some general rules about dialog box navigation:
◆ Tab moves focus between controls within the dialog box along a preset sequence.
◆ Controls displaying a mnemonic (an underlined letter) can be selected regardless of focus by
typing ALT and the underlined letter.
◆ A dark border indicates the default command button. Press Enter at any time to choose the
button with a dark border.
◆ ALT C chooses the Cancel button if one exists.
◆ Spacebar chooses a control you select with Tab.
◆ Spacebar changes the state of a checkbox or radio button that has focus. Typing a mnemonic (if
one is available) will move the focus to the checkbox or radio button and change its state.
◆ Arrow keys move focus within listboxes, sliders, groups of option controls, or groups of page
tabs.
◆ Items that cannot be changed are not visited by the Tab key sequence. Options that are
unavailable are grayed-out and can neither be selected nor given focus.
While the controls described here are typically found in dialog boxes, they also can occur in other
contexts. The same navigation standards will apply.