N900 shortcuts and gestures

General shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + C	Copy text
Ctrl + V	Paste text
Ctrl + X	Cut text
Ctrl + A	Select all
Ctrl + O	Open (if available)
Ctrl + N	Create a new item (if available)
Ctrl + S	Save (if available)
Ctrl + Z	Undo (if available)
Ctrl + Y	Redo (if available)
Ctrl + F	Open search bar (if available)
Ctrl + Right arrow	Move the insertion point to the end of the word
Ctrl + Left arrow	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word
FN + Ctrl	symbols and characters missing from keyboard. Symbols on the third row are entered by pressing the symbol followed by the 'Space' key
Ctrl + Backspace	(from within application) brings up the visual task manager
Ctrl + Shift + P	Takes a screenshot. The PNG image file is saved in /home/user/MyDocs/.images/Screenshots/ with a timestamp in the filename.
Ctrl + Shift + X	starts Xterm
Ctrl + Space	Switch between Input languages (Dual Dictionaries)
Double press power button	Locks device
Double press shift	Caps lock on
Double press Fn	Locks Fn
A-Z (on the Desktop)	Start typing the name of a person on the Desktop and your contacts will be filtered with that name
Blue-Arrow + <number> (on the Desktop)	Type any number on the Desktop (Blue-Arrow + <number>) to start Phone

When getting a incoming call, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface = Silence an incoming call

From the phone app drop down menu "turning control" allows you to set orientation, but also set it to launch the phone app when you turn the device to portrait. Seems to only work from the desktop.

Copy & Paste: Press the Selection toggle button (Arrow to left of Ctrl on the keybar), highlight the text with stylus or finger, tap Xterm menu bar, select 'Copy'. To paste text, tap menu bar and select 'Paste'.

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + i	Autocomplete filename (pressing tab does this too)
Ctrl + a	Move cursor to beginning of line
Ctrl + e	Move cursor to end of line
Ctrl + l	Clear screen
Ctrl + w	Delete the last word
Ctrl + k	Delete everything after cursor
Ctrl + u	Delete everything before cursor

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + N	Open a new window
Ctrl + R	Reload the current page
Ctrl + B	Open a bookmark
Ctrl + D	Add a bookmark
Ctrl + Right Arrow	Move cursor to next text-input box. Cursor must be in an input box to begin with
Ctrl + Left Arrow	Move cursor to previous text-input box. Cursor must be in an input box to begin with
Ctrl + Shift + I	Reset zoom to normal or Turn on page reflow for any zoom level.
Backspace	Go back to the previous page
Shift + Backspace	Forward

Gesture	Description
Double tap text/image	Zoom in
Double tap text/image (when already zoomed in)	Zoom out
Clockwise circular inward motion	Zoom in
Counter-clockwise circular outward motion	Zoom out
Swipe finger from the right of the screen (outside of screen), towards left (into the screen)	Browser history
Swipe finger from the left of the screen (outside of screen), towards right (into the screen)	Hover mode. An arrow is diplayed on the left. Clicking the arrow creates a pointer that can be used as a mouse to select text. Deactivate by clicking the arrow on the left. A quick hover can also be performed by swiping-and-holding finger on screen. This keeps the pointer visible until the finger is lifted. Also, pressing space performs a button click while on "quick hover". This can be handy if you just need to access a mouse-hover menu or such.

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + Enter	Send a message
Ctrl + R	Reply to a message