N900 shortcuts and gestures

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| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word
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| FN + Ctrl
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| Fn + Ctrl
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| symbols and characters missing from keyboard. Symbols on the third row are entered by pressing the symbol followed by the 'Space' key
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| Symbols and characters. Symbols on the third row are entered by pressing the symbol followed by the 'Space' key
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| Ctrl + Backspace
| Ctrl + Backspace
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| (from within application) brings up the visual task manager
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| Task Manager
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| Ctrl + Shift + P
| Ctrl + Shift + P
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| Ctrl + Shift + X
| Ctrl + Shift + X
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| starts Xterm
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| Starts Xterm
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| Ctrl + Space
| Ctrl + Space
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| Double press power button
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| Double-Press Power Button
| Locks device
| Locks device
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| Double press shift
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| Double-Press Shift
| Caps lock on
| Caps lock on
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| Double press Fn
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| Double-Press Fn
| Locks Fn
| Locks Fn
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| A-Z (on the Desktop)
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| A-Z
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| Start typing the name of a person on the Desktop and your contacts will be filtered with that name
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| Start typing the name of a person to start Contacts App (Desktop Only)
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| Blue-Arrow + <number> (on the Desktop)
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| Fn + <number>
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| Type any number on the Desktop (Blue-Arrow + <number>) to start Phone
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| Type any number to start Phone App (Desktop Only)
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| Shift + Arrow Keys
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| Select Text
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| Volume Keys
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| Zoom In/Out or Volume Level, depending on App
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= Conversations =
= Conversations =
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* Tap and hold on a text message = You get the option to call the person
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* Tap and hold on a text message: You get the option to call the person
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* Swipe-from-left (as in browser) allows selecting and copying of message text.
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* Swipe-from-left (as in browser) allows selecting and copying of message text
= General gestures =
= General gestures =
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* Long press on Task Switch icon = Brings you back to desktop
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* Long press on Task Switch icon: Brings you back to desktop
* When getting a incoming call, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface = Silence an incoming call
* When getting a incoming call, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface = Silence an incoming call
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* 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.
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* 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.
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= Xterm shortcuts =
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* Using the stylus, double tap for a word or triple tap for all words
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= Xterm Shortcuts =
* 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'.  
* 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'.  
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| Ctrl + I
| Ctrl + I
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| Autocomplete filename (pressing tab does this too)
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| Autocomplete Filename (pressing tab does this too)
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| Ctrl + A
| Ctrl + A
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| Volume Keys
| Volume Keys
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| Zoom In/Out
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| Change font size
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= Web browser Shortcuts =
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| Ctrl + Shift + I
| Ctrl + Shift + I
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|Reset zoom to normal or Turn on page reflow for any zoom level.
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|Reset zoom to normal or Turn on page reflow for any zoom level
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| Backspace
| Backspace
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| Go back to the previous page
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| Back
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| Shift + Backspace  
| Forward
| Forward
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| Volume Keys
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| Space
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| Zoom In/Out
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| Page Down
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| Shift Space
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| Page Up
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| Arrows
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| Move around page
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| Swipe finger from the left of the screen (outside of screen), towards right (into the screen)
| Swipe finger from the left of the screen (outside of screen), towards right (into the screen)
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| 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.  
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| Hover mode. An arrow is displayed 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.  
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Revision as of 15:13, 8 January 2010

Contents

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. Symbols on the third row are entered by pressing the symbol followed by the 'Space' key
Ctrl + Backspace 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 Start typing the name of a person to start Contacts App (Desktop Only)
Fn + <number> Type any number to start Phone App (Desktop Only)
Shift + Arrow Keys Select Text
Volume Keys Zoom In/Out or Volume Level, depending on App

Conversations

  • Tap and hold on a text message: You get the option to call the person
  • Swipe-from-left (as in browser) allows selecting and copying of message text

General gestures

  • Long press on Task Switch icon: Brings you back to desktop
  • When getting a incoming call, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface = Silence an incoming call
  • 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.
  • Using the stylus, double tap for a word or triple tap for all words

Xterm Shortcuts

  • 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'.
  • The Xterm keybar can be edited to add more symbols. More info: Keybar for Xterm
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
Volume Keys Change font size

Web browser Shortcuts

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 Back
Shift + Backspace Forward
Space Page Down
Shift Space Page Up
Arrows Move around page

In full screen mode you can start to enter an URL simply by typing a web adress on the hardware keyboard.

Web Browser Gestures

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 displayed 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.

E-mail client

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

RSS Reader

  • Ctrl + R = Refresh the feed
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